The Olympic men's hockey gold-medal game between the U.S. and Canada was watched by 20.7 million viewers across NBC, Peacock and USA Network, NBC announced on Tuesday. The average live audience was recorded at 18.

Jack Hughes’ overtime goal, which gave the United States its first Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey since 1980, drew an average audience of 26 million viewers on NBC and Peacock in the U.S., according to Nielsen’s Big Data + Panel ratings and Adobe Analytics digital data.

When the gold-medal game between the United States men’s national ice hockey team and the Canada men’s national ice hockey team dropped the puck at the 2026 Winter Olympics, it carried more than just championship stakes — it carried

Team USA prevailed over Canada in overtime in both the men's and women's Olympic hockey tournaments, igniting the nation's first-ever double-gold celebration.

Team USA finally defeated Canada in overtime on a goal by Jack Hughes. The win comes 46 years to the day since the last US Olympic gold.

Jack Hughes is the poster boy after he scored one of the most dramatic goals in Olympic hockey history, 1:41 into overtime to give Team USA a 2-1 win against Team Canada in the gold medal game of the men's hockey tournament at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 at Santaguilia Arena on Sunday.

We just witnessed two of the best gold-medal games in the history of Olympic hockey, as Team USA defeated Canada in the men's and women's tournaments.

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.