"That said, Sweden does have the ability to keep pace with the United States. Behind the Americans, who scored twenty goals throughout the group stage (twenty-six total goals in the tournament), Sweden scored the most goals of the remaining nine teams; the Swedes scored eighteen goals in the group stage and twenty goals total. Though they haven't dominated the shot count as they did earlier in the tournament, Sweden has shown their ability to capitalize on their chances and score when needed."
"With a medal on the line, we should see Sweden at their best. But is it enough to beat a United States team that is playing its best hockey in years? A dominant 6-0 scoreline saw the United States easily dispatch the host nation Italy. Despite an early effort from the Italians, the United States were eventually able to break the ice and pull away quickly, something that they've been able to do with relative ease throughout this tournament."
Sweden reached its first Olympic women's hockey medal game in twelve years and stands poised to claim its first medal in seventeen years, with the team's last podium finish in 2009. A victory guarantees Sweden its best Olympic result since 2014, and a semifinal win would match the 2006 silver-medal finish. Czechia failed to reach a medal game berth. The United States dominated Italy 6-0 and scored twenty goals in the group stage (twenty-six total), while Sweden scored eighteen in the group stage (twenty total overall). Sweden has capitalized on scoring chances, but the United States appears likely to pull away and advance to the gold medal game.
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