Team USA men's hockey wins gold medal in overtime against Canada at Winter Olympics

Team USA was capable to unit overtime successful the men’s crystal hockey golden medal crippled against Canada connected Sunday and Jack Hughes sent them location with a golden medal astatine the Winter Olympics.

Hughes scored aboriginal into the overtime period, getting the puck past Canadian goaltender Jordan Binngton. The U.S. won the game, 2-1, picking up the archetypal extremity since the "Miracle connected Ice" squad did it successful 1980. It besides came connected the 46th day of the U.S. upsetting the Soviet Union successful the Olympic semifinal.

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United States' Jack Hughes (86) reacts aft scoring the winning extremity successful abrupt decease overtime against Canada during the men's crystal hockey golden medal crippled astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.  (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

United States' Jack Hughes (86), right, celebrates with teammates aft scoring the crippled winning extremity against Canada successful abrupt decease overtime during the men's crystal hockey golden medal crippled astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.  (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

American goaltender Connor Hellebuyck’s play was equally, if not more, important successful the win. He stopped 40 shots and survived onslaughts successful the 2nd and 3rd periods.

Canada’s Devon Toews had a changeable to hide 1 down Hellebuyck but the American netminder tapped the puck away. Canada’s discourtesy turned up a notch aft that arsenic Nathan MacKinnon had a accidental for a top-shelf extremity and missed.

Team USA and Canada past cleared six minutes’ worthy of penalties. Sam Bennett received a treble insignificant for a precocious sticking of Jack Hughes. But the U.S. couldn’t capitalize. Hughes was past called for his ain punishment and Canada couldn’t people contempt much large chances.

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United States' Matt Boldy, left, celebrates aft scoring the opening extremity during a men's crystal hockey golden medal crippled betwixt Canada and the United States astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.  (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Matt Boldy enactment the U.S. connected the committee successful the archetypal play erstwhile helium tapped the puck to himself and divided Toews and Cale Makar to get past Jordan Binnington. The U.S. had a 1-0 pb going into the archetypal intermission.

Canada failed to people connected the U.S. connected a 5-on-3, but Makar buried 1 past Hellebuyck minutes later.

American players held up the jersey of Johnny Gaudreau arsenic they honored the precocious NHL prima who died past year.

Team Canada players observe a extremity by Cale Makar during the 2nd play of the men's crystal hockey golden medal crippled against the United States astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics successful Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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It’s the 3rd golden medal for U.S. men’s hockey.

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