Jack Hughes Scores Overtime Goal to Secure USA Olympic Hockey Gold

Jack Hughes scored the overtime winner as the USA defeated Canada 2-1 to claim the Olympic men's ice hockey gold medal.The victory during the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina marks the first American gold since the 1980 Miracle on Ice.Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck recorded 41 saves to withstand a Canadian offensive led by captain Connor McDavid in the final.Zach Werenski provided the primary assist for the championship goal that ended a forty-six-year drought for the national team.