USA vs. Sweden box score: Full stats from 2026 Olympic men's hockey quarterfinals originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
After closing out a dominant 3-0-0 run through the preliminary round with a 5-1 statement win over Germany, Team USA enters the knockout stage as the tournament's number two seed. The Americans’ perfect record has earned them a high-stakes quarterfinal date with Sweden, a team that navigated a more turbulent path to reach the final eight. While the U.S. has looked like the most cohesive unit in Milan, they now face a do-or-die scenario where their undefeated start provides no safety net.
The bracket took its final shape after Sweden secured its spot with a convincing 5-1 victory over Latvia in the qualification round. That result set up this clash of styles: the high-speed, aggressive transition game of the United States against the structured, veteran-led defensive systems of the Swedes. While the U.S. cruised through Group C, Sweden finished third in their respective group, but they possess an NHL-heavy roster capable of playing the "spoiler" role that has historically plagued the Americans in this specific matchup.
The breakthrough came at the 4:22 mark of the second period. Dylan Larkin redirected a heavy snap-shot from Jack Hughes past Markstrom to give the Americans a 1-0 lead. Since the goal, Sweden has had to weather several flurries from the American top line, but Connor Hellebuyck has remained perfect.
Here is the box score and live action from today’s quarterfinal.
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USA vs. Sweden Hockey Box Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |
| USA | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Sweden | 0 | - | - | 0 |
USA stats
| Player | Goals | Assists | Points | +/- | TOI |
| Quinn Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 17:16 |
| Charlie McAvoy | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 12:25 |
| Dylan Larkin | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 9:57 |
| Jack Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 9:35 |
| Brock Faber | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 11:52 |
| Auston Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:46 |
| Zach Werenski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:34 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:38 |
| Jaccob Slavin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:58 |
| Jack Eichel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:42 |
| Brady Tkachuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:24 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 10:52 |
| J.T. Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:28 |
| Jake Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:44 |
| Clayton Keller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:22 |
| Matt Boldy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:58 |
| Jake Guentzel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:42 |
| Brock Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:24 |
| Vincent Trocheck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:18 |
| Player | Shots Against | Saves | Goals Against | SV% |
| Connor Hellebuyck | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1.000 |
Sweden stats
| Player | Goals | Assists | Points | +/- | TOI |
| Victor Hedman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:08 |
| Erik Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:32 |
| Gustav Forsling | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:32 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:04 |
| Mika Zibanejad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:58 |
| William Nylander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:44 |
| Jonas Brodin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:28 |
| Filip Forsberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:14 |
| Lucas Raymond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:52 |
| Elias Pettersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:48 |
| Player | Shots Against | Saves | Goals Against | SV% |
| Jacob Markstrom | 30 | 29 | 1 | .966 |