The US men’s hockey team won its gold medal game 2-1 against Canada in overtime Sunday.
It was the final matchup everyone expected.
The game between two powerful rivals caps the NHL’s return to the Games following a 12-year absence. The Americans and Canadians both went into the gold medal game undefeated.
The last U.S. men’s squad to win it all at the Olympics was the “Miracle on Ice” team in Lake Placid. New York, in 1980. The only other gold was 1960.
The U.S. last reached the final in 2010 in Vancouver, losing to Canada on Crosby’s golden goal in overtime. Canada has won Olympic gold a record nine times, including three in the first five Games with NHL players.
The final was a repeat of the women’s gold medal match, during which the U.S. beat Canada in a thrilling overtime encounter Thursday.
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