Team Sweden was probably one of the bigger disappointments of the group stage, finishing in third place behind Slovakia and Finland. Crosby, meanwhile, is just three wins away from winning his third Olympic gold medal and adding another major accomplishment to his resume. If he gets it, he will be the first player to ever win three Stanley Cups and three Olympic gold medals. The sub-plot to that game, as if it needed one, would be the Erik Karlsson revenge game against Mike Sullivan. Will the United States win its first Olympic gold medal since 1980?

Source: New York Times February 17, 2026 00:55 UTC