US Books Place in Hockey Semifinals With Overtime Win

The US and Canada are moving on to the semifinals at the Olympics. Quinn Hughes scored in overtime to put the US past Sweden 2-1 after giving up the tying goal to Mika Zibanejad with 91 seconds left in the third period, the AP reports. Dylan Larkin deflected Jack Hughes' shot in for the only US goal in regulation.

• Earlier Wednesday, Nick Suzuki tied it for Canada late in regulation against Czechia, and Mitch Marner won it 4-3 in overtime to avoid what would have been a stunning early exit. "It was just all relief," Canada's Macklin Celebrini said after scoring three minutes in and then assisting on Marner's goal. "A weight lifted off our shoulders, for sure. Just seeing that puck go in, knowing that we won the game. ... It was a good feeling for all of us."

Finland also escaped an upset bid by rallying to beat Switzerland 3-2 in OT. Sweden is going home early from a tournament that did not go as planned for a team with a full roster of 25 NHL players, while upstart Slovakia, which dominated Germany 6-2, is making another improbable run at the Games. After Canada did its part, albeit with a roller coaster of drama and emotion, the US kept alive the possibility of the North American rivals meeting in the gold medal game Sunday by riding goaltender Connor Hellebuyck's solid play past Sweden. The US will face Slovakia in one semifinal on Friday night. Just before that, Canada plays Finland in the other.