"Slovakia follows shortly 2 minutes later at 29:48, tying the scores once again with another goal from Martin Gernát, assisted by Peter Čerešňák and Adam Ružička. Sweden dominated the boards once again from Elias Pettersson, recording his first ever WInter Olympics goal, assisted by Filip Forsberg and Victor Hedman, as fans cheered in the stands with Sweden making the scores 3-2."
"Third period started with a penalty to Martin Marinčin for holding. 6 minutes later, Sweden once again dominates and adds another score to the boards by Elias Pettersson, assisted by Lucas Raymond and Erik Karlsson 4 minutes later at 51:38, Sweden once again finds the back of the net with a goal from Lucas Raymond, assisted by Erik Karlsson and Mika Zibanejad. Throughout 51:55 to 57:22, it was back to back penalties: 51:55 to Slovakia's"
Sweden defeated Slovakia 5-3 to secure a spot in the Men's Ice Hockey tournament quarterfinals at Milano Cortina 2026. Joel Eriksson Ek opened the scoring with a shorthanded goal at 07:17, and Juraj Slafkovský tied the score at 08:59. Adrian Kempe restored Sweden's lead on a power play after a Lucas Raymond hooking penalty, and Martin Gernát twice answered for Slovakia. Elias Pettersson recorded his first Winter Olympics goal and added another in the third, while Lucas Raymond also scored, sealing Sweden's 5-3 victory amid late-period penalties.
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