Although they started the World Cup tournament with a real bottom line when they were beaten by the bottom gang Latvia with 3-2, but since then the Small Crowns have gone from strength to strength.
A 6-2 victory against Switzerland was followed by a stable 4-3 win in the group final against Finland.
Something that has worked really well throughout the tournament is the powerplay game - and it would prove to be decisive even in Thursday's quarter final against the home nation Germany where five of Sweden's seven goals were produced in numerical superiority.
In the semi-final, which is played on Saturday, Finland is waiting, which a little surprisingly beat Canada, with the big star Connor Bedard in the team, after Joakim Kemell completed a hat trick when he decided the match 28 seconds into extra time.
In the second semester, the USA and the Czech Republic meet.