Team USA prevailed over Canada in overtime in both the men's and women's Olympic hockey tournaments, igniting the nation's first-ever double-gold celebration.

Jack Hughes skated to the penalty box late in Sunday’s third period, panicked that he had cost him and his teammates the biggest game of their lives. The American forward had just accidentally hit a Canadian player in the face with his stick while fighting for a loose puck in the corner.

16 years after Sidney Crosby's overtime goal won gold for Canada in Vancouver, the United States made sure history didn't repeat itself. Jack Hughes, who was only eight years old when the Americans suffered heartbreak in 2010, won it for the USA with a laser into the net.

Jack Hughes is an American hero after scoring the game-winning goal in overtime of Sunday's men's hockey gold-medal match between the United States and Canada at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics, and he was just happy he gave his country a chance to celebrate.

Hughes scored the 'Golden Goal' 46 years in the making 1:41 into overtime, giving Team USA a 2-1 overtime win against Team Canada in the gold medal game of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 at Santagiulia Arena on Sunday. It is the United States’ first gold medal in men’s hockey since the Miracle on Ice in 1980.

Zach Werenski and Dylan Larkin did good work to make sure they entered the offensive zone with numbers, and after winning an open-ice puck battle with Nathan MacKinnon, Werenski passed to Hughes cruising into the slot. Hughes wound up a wrist shot and let fly past Jordan Binnington's glove to win the game.

No miracle needed. The United States is on top of the hockey world for the first time in nearly a half-century.

The United States won the gold medal in men’s hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics, beating Canada 2-1 on Jack Hughes' overtime goal.