Ekman-Larsson, Johansson, Karlsson and Landeskog were part of the team that won silver for Sweden at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, the last Olympics to include NHL players. They had waited 12 years to get back. The rest had waited their entire lives for their first opportunity.

USA's Dylan Larkin, Germany's Moritz Seider and Sweden's Lucas Raymond will all be in the quarterfinals of Olympics men's hockey

Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins loses to Sweden, finishes Winter Olympics 0-2-0 after facing Latvia's two toughest opponents.

The odds, the forward says, are stacked against Team Latvia when it faces Team Sweden in the win-or-go-home qualification round of the men's hockey tournament at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 at Santaguilia Arena on Tuesday (3:10 p.m. ET; Peacock, USA, ICI Télé, CBC Gem).

The Buffalo Sabres star stands out as the x-factor as Sweden takes on Latvia.

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