"In overtime, the two teams traded chances, without many of them materializing into anything high-danger. That is, until Minnesota Wild defenceman Quinn Hughes took advantage of some space on the ice and wired home the overtime winner at 3-on-3. Matthews picked up an assist on the play, bringing him to six points in four games to lead the United States in scoring at the tournament thus far."
"With the way the rest of the quarter final games shook out, the United States will now face Slovakia in the semi-finals on Friday, with Team Canada set to take on Finland. The losers of said games will face off for the bronze medal on Saturday afternoon, while the winners of them will duke it out for the gold medal at 8 am eastern time on Sunday morning."
"As a result, Auston Matthews remains the last Leaf still in the tournament, as William Nylander and Oliver Ekman-Larsson will head home following the overtime loss."
The United States defeated Sweden in overtime as Quinn Hughes scored the 3-on-3 winner. Dylan Larkin opened scoring midway through the second period with a redirected point shot from Jack Hughes. Lucas Raymond tied the game late with a cross-ice one-timer to send the contest to overtime. Auston Matthews earned an assist on the overtime goal and leads the United States with six points in four games. William Nylander finished with four points in five games. Oliver Ekman-Larsson finished with zero points in five games. The United States will face Slovakia in Friday's semi-final; Canada will face Finland.
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