By Amy Tennery
MILAN, Feb 18 (Reuters) – The United States beat Sweden in overtime 2-1 in the men’s Olympic ice hockey quarter-final on Wednesday.
U.S. defenceman Quinn Hughes delivered the decisive blow with a powerful blast from the slot, setting up a trip to the semi-final stage on Friday.
Sweden were among the favourites to challenge United States and Canada for the top of the podium but were drawn into a tricky quarter-final after finishing a surprise third in their group and will leave Milan empty-handed.
The game capped a riveting men’s ice hockey quarter-final round in Milan, where Finland beat Switzerland and Canada topped the Czech Republic with both contests decided in overtime.
Finland will play Canada in the one semi-final on Friday and the U.S. face off against Slovakia, which beat Germany in the lone quarter that did not need extra time.
(Reporting by Amy Tennery in MilanEditing by Bill Berkrot)
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