"Not long after he delivered the golden goal - the kind of play that makes young kids dream and old men cry - Jack Hughes wandered through the bowels of the hockey rink, not looking much like a man who had just made history, who had sent Americans back home into coast-to-coast celebration and their neighbors to the north into stunned silence."
"He wore ski goggles flipped backward on his head and carried a beer in his hand, the smell of champagne trailing behind him. When he smiled - and he couldn't help but smile - the gap where his front teeth had been only hours earlier gave away his unabashed joy. "No one loves the game more than him," said brother Quinn Hughes, his American teammate and Olympic roommate."
"The storied history of U.S. hockey has a new golden chapter, all thanks to the heroics and chutzpah of 24-year old Jack Hughes, who delivered an overtime goal that lifted the United States to the top of the Olympic podium. The Americans defeated Canada in thrilling fashion Sunday - a 2-1 nail-biter - and captured their first Olympic gold in men's hockey since 1980, ending a 46-year drought."
Milan hosted the final where 24-year-old Jack Hughes scored a three-on-three overtime goal 1:41 into the period to lift the United States to a 2-1 victory over Canada. The New Jersey Devils center took a pass from Zach Werenski and placed the winning shot five-hole on Canadian goaltender Jordan Binnington. The victory ended a 46-year Olympic gold drought for U.S. men's hockey dating to 1980. Hughes celebrated wearing flipped ski goggles and missing front teeth, with teammates and fans erupting. Teammates praised Hughes's love of the game and instinctive finishing.
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