USA Battles Sweden For Group A Title Tonight at 5 p.m. in St. Paul
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Key Points:
- Both the U.S. and Sweden enter their final preliminary round game unbeaten, with the winner securing the top spot in Group A and a quarterfinal match against the fourth-place finisher from Group B on January 2.
- Historically, the U.S. leads the all-time series against Sweden 17-2-1-16-2 and has won seven of the last ten matchups, including the recent 6-2 gold-medal game victory in the 2024 tournament.
- The U.S. recently overcame two two-goal deficits to defeat Slovakia 6-5, with James Hagens scoring twice and Will Zellers netting the game-winning goal for the third consecutive game.
- Sweden has demonstrated strong form
