Sweden brought Slovenia's fairy-tale run in Sochi to an end with a 5-0 win on Wednesday to become the first team to reach the semifinals of the Olympic men's ice hockey tournament.

Slovenia, playing in their first Olympic ice hockey tournament, did not go out without a fight and battled the top-seeded Swedes all the way to the final buzzer of their quarterfinal.

But goals from Alex Steen, Daniel Sedin, Loui Eriksson and a pair from Carl Hagelin, along with a shutout from netminder Henrik Lundqvist, finally put the brakes on Slovenia's joyride.