BEJING, Feb 16 The Swedish men's ice hockey team defeated the Canadian team in the 1/4 final match of the Olympic tournament in Beijing. The meeting ended with a score of 2:0 (0:0, 0:0, 2:0). The pucks were thrown by Lukas Wallmark (51st minute) and Anton Lander (59th), who hit an empty net. In the semi-finals of the Olympic Games in Beijing, the Swedish team will meet with the Russian team. The match will take place on February 18. Start — at 16:10 Moscow time. In another meeting of the 1/2 finals, the teams of Finland and Slovakia will play. The Swedish team is a two-time Olympic champion. At the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, the Swedes failed to reach the semi-finals of the tournament.
