USA vs. Sweden box score: Full stats from 2026 Olympic men's hockey quarterfinals
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 . In a historic clash in Milan, Team USA secured a 2-1 overtime victory against Sweden, marking the first time the Americans have defeated the Swedes in Olympic play since the 1960 Squaw Valley Games.
The win, sealed by Quinn Hughes' extra-session heroics, snaps a nine-game Olympic winless streak against Sweden that had spanned 66 years. The breakthrough for the U.S. came at the 4:22 mark of the second period when Dylan Larkin redirected a heavy snap-shot from Jack Hughes past Jacob Markstrom. The Americans held that 1-0 lead for nearly the rest of regulation until Mika Zibanejad silenced the U.S.
bench with a tying goal with just 91 seconds remaining. However, the resilient U.S. squad dominated the three-on-three overtime, culminating in Quinn Hughes weaving through the slot to fire home the winner and punch a ticket to the semifinals.
After closing out a dominant 3-0-0 run through the preliminary round with a 5-1 statement win over Germany, Team USA entered the knockout stage as the tournament's number two seed. Their perfect record earned them this 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 faced a do-or-die scenario where their undefeated start provided no safety net. When it mattered most, the Americans showed why they're considered one of the best rosters assembled. It was Hughes' goal that got them the 2-1 win and provided American fans a moment to last a lifetime. Here is the box score and live action from today’s quarterfinal.
MORE 2026 OLYMPICS: Live medal tracker | Viewer's guide | Day-by-day schedule USA vs. Sweden Hockey Box Score 1 2 3 OT F USA 0 1 0 1 2 Sweden 0 0 1 0 1 USA stats No.
Player G A Pts +/- TOI 43 Quinn Hughes 1 1 2 +1 27:31 21 Dylan Larkin 1 0 1 +1 14:58 12 Matt Boldy 0 1 1 +1 18:36 34 Auston Matthews 0 1 1 +1 17:59 86 Jack Hughes 0 1 1 +1 13:14 19 Jack Eichel 0 0 0 0 21:24 25 Charlie McAvoy 0 0 0 0 19:22 14 Brock Faber 0 0 0 0 19:20 74 Jaccob Slavin 0 0 0 0 18:10 8 Zach Werenski 0 0 0 0 17:45 25 Matthew Tkachuk 0 0 0 0 17:25 59 Jake Guentzel 0 0 0 0 17:10 9 Brady Tkachuk 0 0 0 0 15:36 72 Tage Thompson 0 0 0 +1 13:34 91 Clayton Keller 0 0 0 -1 12:57 29 Brock Nelson 0 0 0 -1 12:32 85 Jake Sanderson 0 0 0 0 11:04 16 Vincent Trocheck 0 0 0 -1 8:33 15 Noah Hanifin 0 0 0 0 5:46 10 J.T.
Miller 0 0 0 0 4:44 Player SOG GA Saves SV% Connor Hellebuyck 29 1 28 96.55% Sweden stats No.
Player G A Pts +/- TOI 93 Mika Zibanejad 1 0 1 +1 19:44 23 Lucas Raymond 0 1 1 0 21:08 92 Gabriel Landeskog 0 1 1 0 20:28 88 William Nylander 0 0 0 +1 17:42 65 Erik Karlsson 0 0 0 -1 27:26 6 Philip Broberg 0 0 0 0 24:57 14 Joel Eriksson Ek 0 0 0 0 19:24 42 Gustav Forsling 0 0 0 -1 19:42 26 Rasmus Dahlin 0 0 0 0 19:19 19 Adrian Kempe 0 0 0 0 18:05 28 Elias Lindholm 0 0 0 0 15:48 3 Oliver Ekman-Larsson 0 0 0 0 14:28 9 Filip Forsberg 0 0 0 +1 13:44 67 Rickard Rakell 0 0 0 -1 13:22 40 Elias Pettersson 0 0 0 0 9:53 29 Pontus Holmberg 0 0 0 -1 9:36 9 Victor Hedman 0 0 0 0 0:00 27 Hampus Lindholm 0 0 0 0 15:48 Player SOG GA Saves SV% Jacob Markstrom 39 2 37 94.87% MORE: USA beats Sweden in overtime The Sporting News brings you the full box score and stats from Team USA's quarterfinal game vs.
Sweden The Sporting News brings you the full box score and stats from Team USA's quarterfinal game vs. Sweden