Slovakia advanced to the quarterfinals of the men's hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics despite losing 5-3 to Sweden on Saturday. Dalibor Dvorsky's power-play goal with 39 seconds remaining proved decisive, pushing Slovakia past Sweden on goal differential after both teams finished the preliminary round with identical records. Slovakia won Group B on tiebreaker rules. Juraj Slafkovsky, the tournament's leading scorer tied with Connor McDavid, called it 'the best loss I ever had.' Sweden, however, faces a qualification round on Tuesday after finishing seventh overall.