Team USA's Matt Boldy makes incredible goal to put team ahead vs Canada in Olympic gold medal game

Tensions were precocious going into the Winter Olympics golden medal men’s crystal hockey crippled betwixt Team USA and Canada connected Sunday and it was the Americans who had the assemblage connected their feet early.

U.S. guardant Matt Boldy received the puck successful the halfway of the ice. He tapped the puck guardant and was capable to divided Canadian defenders Devon Toews and Cale Makar. Neither Canadian defender was capable to halt him.

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United States' Matt Boldy (12) slips the puck past Canada's goalkeeper Jordan Binnington (50) to people a extremity during the archetypal play of the men's crystal hockey golden medal crippled astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.  (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

United States' Matt Boldy, center, celebrates aft scoring the opening extremity during a men's crystal hockey golden medal crippled betwixt Canada and the United States astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.  (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Boldy pulled the puck backmost and got it astir Canadian goaltender Jordan Binnington for the archetypal people of the game. It came connected Team USA’s archetypal shot. Auston Matthews and Quinn Hughes were credited with assists.

The people sent the Milan assemblage buzzing, and the unthinkable extremity drew a ton of societal media reaction.

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The U.S. had a 1-0 pb aft the archetypal period.

Boldy, who plays successful the NHL for the Minnesota Wild, is connected the Olympic roster for the archetypal time. He was a portion of Team USA successful the 4 Nations Face-Off and had a extremity and 2 assists successful the tourney past year. Canada defeated the Americans successful the last of that tourney arsenic the rivalry betwixt the 2 nations was revitalized.

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United States' Matt Boldy (12) celebrates with United States' Jaccob Slavin (74) and United States' Brock Faber (14) aft scoring a extremity against Canada during the archetypal play of the men's crystal hockey golden medal crippled astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.  (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Canada was playing successful the last a small shorthanded. The squad was without Sidney Crosby for the crippled arsenic helium suffered a lower-body wounded earlier successful the Olympics.

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