Tre Kronor suffered a heavy defeat in the quarterfinals against the USA in sudden-death overtime. After Sweden's elimination from the Olympics, team captain Gabriel Landeskog criticized the overtime format. "It's scary to think that an Olympic final will be decided three-on-three," he said after the 1–2 loss.
Ice hockeyPushed to the brink and heading for a huge fiasco, Canada then tied with the Czech Republic and finally advanced in the Olympic hockey tournament. However, star Sidney Crosby is a question mark for the rest of the tournament.
Ice hockeyThe heavy favorite, Canada, entered the men's hockey tournament at the Olympics in Italy - with a bang. The Czech Republic was routed 5–0.
Ice hockeyAfter two straight Olympic tournaments without NHL players, they're back. The last time that happened, twelve years ago, Canada beat Sweden in the Olympic final - Finland is the reigning champion.
Ice hockeyErik Karlsson had two points in Pittsburgh's 4-3 victory over Detroit. The defenseman became the eighth Swede to reach 900 points in the NHL.
Ice hockeySuperstars like Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, and Sidney Crosby were joined by several other big-name players when Canada's Olympic ice hockey squad was unveiled in full on Wednesday.
Ice hockeyOn Friday, national team captain Sam Hallam will announce the Swedish squad for the Olympics in Milan and Cortina. The Swedish NHL stars are working hard to secure spots. Here are the Swedish points from the night.
Ice hockeyThe legendary Mario Lemieux long held the scoring record in Pittsburgh. Now another player is the best in the history of the NHL club: Sidney Crosby. "I've been eyeing that number for a while," says the star after two points in the 4-3 win after penalties against Montreal.
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