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Hughes' OT Goal for Team USA vs Canada in Olympic Final Averages 26M Live Viewers on NBC, Peacock
Jack Hughes scored the overtime winner as Team USA ended a 46-year gold medal drought in men's Olympic hockey with a 2-1 victory over Canada, despite being outshot.
- On Sunday, the United States beat Canada 2-1 in overtime to win the men's Olympic hockey gold at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games, ending a 46-year drought.
- After a brutal contest, Jack Hughes scored the overtime winner despite losing a tooth, while Connor Hellebuyck’s valiant goaltending helped the U.S. prevail despite being outshot and Canada’s missed chances.
- Following the win, players arranged for Johnny Gaudreau's jersey and brought his children on the ice in a postgame tribute, as the final event of two weeks of competition in Northern Italy.
- The result secured a historic U.S. haul as the United States men's and women's hockey teams both won gold and the United States' 12 gold medals at the 2026 Games marked the nation's most ever.
- After the final, the Tkachuk brothers continued taunting opponents, with their Wingmen podcast posting a viral bridesmaids photo targeting Leon Draisaitl shortly after the win.
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Hughes' OT goal for Team USA vs Canada in Olympic final averages 26M live viewers on NBC, Peacock
Jack Hughes’ overtime goal delivered a huge audience for U.S. hockey and NBC. Nielsen said Team USA's 2-1 win over Canada in the gold medal game averaged 18.6 million live viewers on NBC and Peacock.
NEARLY 21 MILLION VIEWERS WATCHED NBCUNIVERSAL’S COVERAGE OF USA-CANADA OLYMPIC MEN’S GOLD MEDAL HOCKEY GAME, PEAKING AT 26 MILLION FOR GAME-WINNING GOAL ON NBC & PEACOCK
Team USA’s 2-1 OT Win Averaged a Combined 20.7 Million Viewers and 18.6 Million Live (8:15-11 a.m. ET) on NBC & Peacock, Marking the Most-Watched Pre-9 a.m. ET Sporting Event on Record in U.S.
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