Team USA's gold medal triumph over Canada sets viewership record

The U.S. men’s hockey squad did not conscionable marque past connected the crystal but connected tv arsenic well. 

Team USA’s 2-1 overtime triumph implicit Canada connected Sunday was the most-watched pre-9 a.m. ET (start time) sporting lawsuit successful U.S. history, NBC Sports said. 

The crippled averaged a combined 20.7 cardinal viewers and 18.6 cardinal unrecorded (8:15 a.m –11 a.m. ET) connected NBC and Peacock, the network’s streaming service. The standing peaked astatine 26 cardinal viewers for Jack Hughes’ aureate goal. 

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The U.S. squad poses for a radical photograph aft defeating Canada successful the men's crystal hockey golden medal crippled astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics. Milan, Italy, connected Feb. 22, 2026. (Luca Bruno/AP Photo)

It is NBC Sports’ 2nd astir watched hockey crippled ever, down the 2010 Vancouver Olympics men’s golden medal game, successful which Canada defeated the United States successful overtime, winning 3-2. That crippled began astatine 3:15 p.m. ET. 

The thrilling golden medal triumph was Peacock's and NBC Sports’ most-watched streaming audience, excluding NFL games, astatine 3.7 cardinal viewers.

Brady Tkachuk, Jack Hughes, Matthew Tkachuk and Quinn Hughes be a solemnisation of the U.S. men's hockey team's Olympic golden astatine E11EVEN successful Miami, Florida, connected Feb. 23, 2026. (Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for E11EVEN Miami)

The U.S. men’s team's thrilling triumph kicked disconnected an exhilarating stretch, arsenic the squad flew from Milan to Miami to observe their triumph successful the celebrated Miami nightclub E11EVEN. On Tuesday, they were flown to the White House to conscionable with President Donald Trump successful the Oval Office. 

The squad made an quality during the State of the Union code connected Tuesday night, erstwhile Trump announced that goalie Connor Hellebuyck would beryllium receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his outstanding show successful the win. 

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Goalie Connor Hellebuyck raises his golden medal arsenic members of the U.S. men's Olympic hockey squad are recognized by U.S. President Donald Trump arsenic helium delivers the State of the Union code successful the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol. Washington, D.C., connected Feb. 24, 2026. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds-/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump besides announced during his State of the Union code that the U.S. women’s hockey team, who besides bushed Canada successful overtime successful the golden medal game, has an upcoming sojourn to the White House. 

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