2 seed but winner of Group C, the United States still gets a bye into the quarterfinal. However, instead of a second-tier opponent, it will likely draw Sweden, which surprisingly fell to the No. Matthews’ line keeps getting betterTo be blunt, the Americans’ worst line in a tournament-opening win over Latvia was the top line of Jake Guentzel-Matthews-Boldy. He has allowed two goals in two games and has surely earned the right to be the Americans’ No. Two games into the tournament, however, Connor has no shots on goal and was replaced by Clayton Keller Sunday night for his Olympic debut.

Source: International New York Times February 17, 2026 06:32 UTC