Team USA won its first Olympic men’s hockey gold medal since 1980 after beating Canada 2 to 1 in overtime at the Milano Cortina Games. Jack Hughes scored the game winner one minute and 41 seconds into the extra period, finishing a three on one rush to end it.
The U.S. struck first on a goal from Matt Boldy before Canada tied it on a goal by Cale Makar. Goalie Connor Hellebuyck was a difference maker for the Americans, turning aside a heavy stretch of chances to keep it even until the overtime winner.
The win is a milestone moment for USA Hockey and comes with NHL players back on the Olympic stage for the first time in 12 years. The Americans finish the tournament with the gold, capping a run that put them back on top of the world.