USA beats Canada in OT to win first hockey gold since 1980 'Miracle on Ice' [View all]

Source: Yahoo Sports

Jack Hughes wins it with a rocket shot to give the U.S. just its third-ever gold medal in men's hockey

Jeff EisenbergSenior writer
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 10:16 AM CST

MILAN — This wasn’t a miracle. It was a moment of magic.

Forty-six years to the day after a bunch of unheralded amateurs stunned the heavily favored Soviet Union en route to winning Olympic gold, the U.S. men’s hockey team engineered another epic victory. The Americans won a battle of the sport’s superpowers on Sunday, toppling longtime nemesis Canada 2-1 in overtime to win their country’s first Olympic gold in men’s hockey since the famed 1980 “Miracle on Ice.”

Jack Hughes scored the decisive goal, ripping a shot past Jordan Binnington less than three minutes into 3-versus-3 overtime.

The Americans only forced overtime because Connor Hellebuyck withstood target practice from Canada’s all-world forward corps. Hellebuyck made incredible save after incredible save against constant Canadian pressure, turning away 41 of the 42 shots he faced.

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