Key Highlights
- that minted a “Golden Goal” as Jack Hughes rocketed a shot into Canada’s net 1:41 into the three-on-three extra period to set off the celebration of America’s first hockey gold medal since the “Miracle on Ice” squad of U. S.
- amateurs brought home the prize in 1980. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe 2-1 nail-biting win against archrival Canada came 46 years to the day after that “Miracle on Ice” team shocked the heavily favored and potent Soviet Union side in the 1980 semifinals in Lake Placid, N. Y. Sixteen years ago, it was Sidney Crosby’s “Golden Goal” that beat the U. S.
- 3-2 in extra time and instantly became a fixture in Canadian hockey lore and legend. Hughes’ winner, along with the brilliance of Team USA netminder Connor Hellebuyck, seems destined for the same reverence. Matt Boldy put the U. S.
- in front at the six-minute mark of the first period when he split a pair of Canadian defenders and put the puck past goalie Jordan Binnington. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBut that early U. S.
- momentum waned, and the Americans hung on for dear life as the Canadians unleashed a barrage of shots against Hellebuyck, who turned in an all-time-great performance in a game in which Canada outshot the U. S.
