*Olympic men's ice hockey final 2026 Canada vs USA Live Free 22th February 2026
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Team USA faces Canada in a final that can trace its legacy through the history of the Winter Games. Canada defeated the U.S. to win the first Olympic hockey championship in 1920 and also prevailed in the two most recent winner-take-gold matchups between the neighbors in 2002 and 2010.
Sidney Crosby famously scored the game-winner in overtime in the last matchup, and Canada's captain is questionable for this matchup 16 years later after suffering an injury earlier in this year's tournament.
Regardless of his status, though, both teams are stacked with elite players who have turned in one highlight after another during their time in Milan. Will Canada return to the top of the podium for the first time since 2014, or will the U.S. take home its first gold since 1980?
Here's everything you need to know to watch.
Where to watch USA vs. Canada gold medal game
TV channel: NBC
Live streams: Peacock, DIRECTV
The men's hockey gold medal game will be broadcast on NBC and can be streamed on Peacock, which will carry every event of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games live.
Since women’s hockey entered the Olympics in 1998, it’s basically been a two-team era: Canada has reached the gold-medal game every single Olympics, and only Canada or the USA have ever won Olympic gold in the sport. Even when a third team breaks through (like Sweden’s 2006 run), the tournament still tends to snap back to the same gravity well: USA vs Canada with gold on the line, again.
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What time is the Olympic men's hockey gold medal game?
Date: Sunday, Feb. 22
Time: 8:10 a.m. ET
The USA-Canada men's hockey gold medal game will begin at 8:10 a.m. ET on Sunday to close out the 2026 Winter Olympics schedule.
The game will be played at the Milano Santagiulia Arena in Milan.
USA vs Canada for OLYMPIC GOLD. In women’s Olympic hockey, this is basically the sport’s default ending, year after year the bracket eventually funnels into USA–Canada on the biggest stage. And yes, USA already landed a statement earlier in Milan: a 5–0 shutout over Canada in group play (ouch).
But if Olympic history has taught anything, it’s that prelims don’t cash the check: Canada is the reigning champ and has owned plenty of finals, and the gold-medal version of this rivalry is a different animal.
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