"He stopped 41 of 42 shots against Canada, 27 of them coming from the slot and 17 of them coming from the inner slot according to Hockey Stats. His paddle save on Devon Toews on a point-blank chance was the best stop by a goalie in the tournament. His breakaway stop on Macklin Celebrini was equally as clutch. The Americans have had great performances from goalies in their history, from Jim Craig in the Miracle to Ryan Miller in Vancouver."
"Following goals by Team USA's Matt Boldy and Canada's Cale Makar in regulation -- and a slew of incredible saves by USA's Connor Hellebuyck and Canada's Jordan Binnington -- the game went into overtime. In that extra session, Jack Hughes took a pass from Zach Werenski and buried it past Binnington, giving the U.S. its first gold medal in men's hockey since 1980."
Team USA defeated Canada in the 2026 Olympic men's hockey gold medal game in overtime when Jack Hughes scored on a pass from Zach Werenski, securing the United States' first Olympic men's hockey gold since 1980. Matt Boldy and Cale Makar scored in regulation while both goalies, Connor Hellebuyck and Jordan Binnington, produced numerous highlight saves. Hellebuyck stopped 41 of 42 shots with several critical stops, including a paddle save on Devon Toews and a breakaway stop on Macklin Celebrini. Canada carried play late with a 33-18 shot advantage in the final two periods and both teams leaned heavily on goaltending and special teams.
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