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USA grabs gold on Jack Hughes’ OT tally: Men’s Olympic recap
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Feb 22, 202644:59
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Team USA struck gold for the third time in Men’s Olympic hockey history on Sunday, triumphing over Canada on the strength of a Jack Hughes winner less than two minutes into overtime. The guys break down all the action from an excellent gold medal game, and recap the first Olympic hockey tournament to feature NHL players in the last 12 years, including thoughts on the tournament MVP vote, players who changed opinions with their play, and what this all means for the future of best-on-best hockey.
Hosts: Max Bultman, Sean Gentille, and Jesse Granger
With: Mark Lazerus
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery
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"USA grabs gold on Jack Hughes’ OT tally: Men’s Olympic recap" is an episode of The Athletic Hockey Show. Runtime 44 min. Published February 22, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
