{"id":508690,"date":"2026-02-18T19:34:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T23:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=508690"},"modified":"2026-02-18T19:35:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T23:35:17","slug":"usa-eliminates-sweden-after-hughes-overtime-goal-in-the-olympics","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/usa-eliminates-sweden-after-hughes-overtime-goal-in-the-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"USA eliminates Sweden after Hughes\u2019 overtime goal in the Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. men are advancing to the \u00bd finals at the Olympics, after winning in overtime to get through the \u00bc finals today.<\/p>\n<p>Quinn Hughes notched in the OT to send the U.S. past Sweden 2-1, this after the Americans gave up an evening goal to Mika Zibanejad with less than 2 minutes until the end of the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> period.<\/p>\n<p>Dylan Larkin deflected Jack Hughes&#8217; shot for the only U.S. goal during the regular time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SOMEONE TURN ON FREE BIRD \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83e\udd85 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WinterOlympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#WinterOlympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fNTceaeVCp\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/fNTceaeVCp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; USA Hockey (@usahockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usahockey\/status\/2024253823720530251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After Canada also won its match earlier today after a lot of drama, the chances remain that the final could be between 2 North American countries at the end of the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The USA will play against Slovakia in 1 of the \u00bd finals on Friday. The other \u00bd final will be between Canada and Finland.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. is the 2nd seed, while its opponent in the semifinals, Slovakia, is the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> seed.<\/p>\n<p>The American team has been led in scoring by captain Auston Matthews with 3 goals and 2 assists. The Maple Leafs superstar will need to be at his best level until the end of the tournament to be able to help his country win the gold medal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">QUINN FOR THE WIN \ud83d\udea8 <\/p>\n<p>USA MEN&#39;S HOCKEY IS ONE WIN AWAY FROM REACHING ITS FIRST GOLD MEDAL GAME SINCE 2010 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PAVdjTRIMv\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/PAVdjTRIMv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/2024257429182013460?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. men are advancing to the \u00bd finals at the Olympics, after winning in overtime to get through the \u00bc finals today. 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