"Wednesday afternoon's Olympic men's hockey match between Team Sweden and Team Italy was a lot closer than people may have predicted it would be. Despite Sweden outshooting the Italians 59-18, the host country kept things close with an eventual 5-2 win for Sweden. Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander scored the game-winner for Team Sweden, scoring the third goal of the game after Italy took an early 1-0 lead and eventually fought back to tie it 2-2."
"Nylander was a game-time decision heading into the tournament-opener for Sweden after missing practice on Tuesday, but he was deemed good to go before the game and ended up with a positive contribution. Sweden's other goals came from Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog, Florida Panthers defenceman Gustav Forsling, New York Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad, and Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Victor Hedman (EN). Luca Frigo and Matt Bradley scored for the Italians."
"The player of the game for either side was undoubtedly Italy goaltender and Anaheim Ducks prospect Damian Clara, who was single-handedly keeping Italy in it before he was injured while making a save on Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson's breakaway attempt. Clara finished the game with 40 saves on 43 shots before leaving the game and being relieved by Davide Fadani."
Sweden defeated Italy 5-2 in the Olympic men's hockey opener despite outshooting the Italians 59-18. William Nylander scored the game-winning third goal after Italy opened 1-0 and later tied the game 2-2. Nylander was a game-time decision after missing practice but was cleared to play and contributed. Sweden's other goals came from Gabriel Landeskog, Gustav Forsling, Mika Zibanejad and Victor Hedman (EN). Italy scored through Luca Frigo and Matt Bradley. Italy goaltender Damian Clara made 40 saves on 43 shots before leaving injured and being relieved by Davide Fadani. Oliver Ekman-Larsson logged only 1:07 of ice time.
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