Miracle in Milan: Team USA beats Canada in overtime for men’s hockey gold

Team USA got a miracle in Milan.

The U.S. men’s hockey team defeated Canada 2-1 in the gold medal game at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday, which marked the 46th anniversary of the “Miracle on Ice.” Jack Hughes scored the overtime winner for Team USA in 3-on-3 play.

Team USA now has three Olympic gold medals in men’s hockey and its first since pulling off a miracle at the 1980 Winter Games. This is the team’s first gold off home ice, as it won its first Olympic title at the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics and its second 20 years later in Lake Placid.

This year’s gold medal tilt was yet another USA-Canada game to go to overtime with a championship on the line. On top of the 2010 gold medal game, Connor McDavid played the hero last time for Canada with the overtime winner against the U.S. in the 4 Nations Face Off last year.

Matt Boldy opened the scoring for Team USA just six minutes into the game. He broke through the Canadian defense and beat goalie Jordan Binnington for the Americans’ first goal — and first shot — of the game.

Canada finally broke through with less than two minutes remaining in the second period when Cale Makar drilled a shot past American goalie Connor Hellebuyck.

Both teams had power play chances in the third period, but Hellebuyck kept the puck out of the net to send the game to overtime tied 1-1.

In overtime, Hughes stepped in his brother’s footsteps with a game-winning goal. Quinn Hughes was the hero in Team USA’s quarterfinal win against Sweden, and it was the younger brother who scored the winner in the gold medal game.

Hellebuyck was the key reason Team USA even made it to overtime. The 2025 NHL

The men’s hockey gold medal game was the final event of the Milan Cortina Games. All that remains is the Closing Ceremony at 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. PT.

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