Tom Wilson picked up his first Olympic point and Logan Thompson turned aside 24 of the 25 shots he faced as Canada rolled to victory over Sweden... [NHL, THN] ...while Martin Fehervary and Team Slovakia picked up their second win of the tournament, holding on to defeat the host country and improve to 2-0-0. [NHL, Sportsnet, THN] Meanwhile, the American women are moving on to the semifinals after a dominant 6-0 win over Italy in which they outshot the Italians 51-6. [NBC Olympics, Sportsnet]
Jacob Chychrun has looked even better than he did last year when he signed his $9M extension. Well, Chychrun hasn't regressed at all, already surpassing his goals and points totals from last year; and he looks more comfortable defensively this season. Any fears people had that the Caps were buying high on an unproven player should be allayed by now.