A day of Winter Olympics men’s hockey quarterfinals comes to a close with two teams made entirely of NHL players: USA vs. Sweden.
It marks Team USA’s first elimination game of the Olympics after going 3-0 in the opening group round and finishing atop Group C. In their last game, they defeated Germany handily, 5-1, thanks in part to captain Auston Matthews‘ three-point night.
Sweden finished third in Group B with a 2-1 record, but a big win in the playoff round propelled them into today’s quarterfinal. Lucas Raymond, Mika Zibanejad and captain Gabriel Landeskog were all on the scoresheet multiple times in the 5-1 win over Latvia.
olympics 2026 men’s hockey: what to know
- What: United States vs. Sweden (Quarterfinal)
- When: Feb. 18, 3:10 p.m. ET
- Where: Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena (Milan, Italy)
- Channel: NBC
- Streaming: DIRECTV (try it free)
Team USA head coach Mike Sullivan confirmed that Connor Hellebuyck will start in goal today.
Addressing the media, Sullivan said, “A lot of these players on this team are selected to this team because of this environment and how they’ve shown an ability to thrive.”
The winner of today’s quarterfinal will advance into the Feb. 20 semifinals against an opponent to be determined after the quarterfinals are reseeded.
USA vs. Sweden start time
United States vs. Sweden is scheduled to start at 3:10 p.m. ET today, Feb. 18.
How to watch USA vs. Sweden for free
If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the Olympics live for free.
DIRECTV is our top pick for watching TV live for free — its five-day free trial includes NBC (plus every other channel you’ll need for the rest of the Winter Olympics). When the trial is over, you’ll pay as low as $49.99/month and gain access to over 90 live channels.
You can also catch every minute of the Olympics with a subscription to Peacock, which starts at $10.99/month.
United States and Sweden men’s hockey team rosters
Below, check out the rosters for Team USA and Sweden, along with each player’s NHL team.
United States
- Jackson LaCombe (D) – Ducks
- Zach Werenski (D) – Blue Jackets
- Brock Faber (D) – Wild
- Noah Hanifin (D) – Golden Knights
- Charlie McAvoy (D) – Bruins
- Quinn Hughes (D) – Wild
- Jaccob Slavin (D) – Hurricanes
- Jake Sanderson (D) – Senators
- Brady Tkachuk (F) – Senators
- Jack Eichel (F) – Golden Knights
- J.T. Miller (F) – Rangers
- Matt Boldy (F) – Wild
- Vincent Trochek (F) – Rangers
- Matthew Tkachuk (F) – Panthers
- Dylan Larkin (F) – Red Wings
- Brock Nelson (F) – Avalanche
- Auston Matthews (F) – Maple Leafs
- Jake Guentzel (F) – Lightning
- Tage Thompson (F) – Sabres
- Kyle Connor (F) – Winnipeg Jets
- Jack Hughes (F) – Devils
- Clayton Keller (F) – Mammoth
- Jeremy Swayman (G) – Bruins
- Jake Oettinger (G) – Stars
- Connor Hellebuyck (G) – Jets
Sweden
- Oliver Ekman-Larsson (D) – Maple Leafs
- Rasmus Andersson (D) – Golden Knights
- Philip Broberg (D) – Blues
- Rasmus Dahlin (D) – Sabres
- Hampus Lindholm (D) – Bruins
- Gustav Forsling (D) – Panthers
- Erik Karlsson (D) – Penguins
- Victor Hedman (D) – Lightning
- Filip Forsberg (F) – Predators
- Alexander Wennberg (F) – Sharks
- Joel Eriksson Ek (F) – Wild
- Adrian Kempe (F) – Kings
- Lucas Raymond (F) – Red Wings
- Elias Lindholm (F) – Bruins
- Pontus Holmberg (F) – Lightning
- Elias Pettersson (F) – Canucks
- Jesper Bratt (F) – Devils
- Rickard Rakell (F) – Penguins
- William Nylander (F) – Maple Leafs
- Marcus Johansson (F) – Wild
- Gabriel Landeskog (F) – Avalanche
- Mika Zibanejad (F) – Rangers
- Jacob Markström (G) – Devils
- Jesper Wallstedt (G) – Wild
- Filip Gustavsson (G) – Wild
When do the Winter Olympics end?
The 2026 Winter Olympics end with the closing ceremony on Feb. 22 at 2:30 p.m. ET.
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