MILAN — Welcome to the men’s hockey gold medal game of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 between the U.S. and Canada.
NHL.com Editor-in-Chief Bill Price is inside Santagiulia Arena to provide all the sights, sounds and action from this massive game.
7 a.m. ET
Good morning, world. I hope everyone has had their coffee, tea or whatever jolt of caffeine needed to wake up and get ready for this hockey showdown.
Actually, I’m not sure if any help is needed to be pumped up for this game. It’s the United States vs. Canada for Olympic gold.
On onr way to the arena today, we saw plenty of fans pregaming at some local eateries. I have to say, from what I saw, there appears to be a lot more Canada fans, but we’ll see once the doors open.
Will Canada continue to be the best of the best on the world’s biggest stage, or can the U.S. finally win gold in an Olympics with NHL players?
It’s the matchup pretty much everyone in North America has dreamed of since the end of the 4 Nations Face-Off last year.
We’re still waiting to see if Sidney Crosby will play for Canada. He missed the semifinal game on Friday against Team Finland after getting injured against Team Czechia in the quarterfinals. He skated on Saturday and teammates said he looked good, but his status is still up in the air.
However, Team Canada sent out a tweet a few hours ago advancing the game with a photo of Crosby, so you can count on him playing.
Here is Dan Rosen’s story from Saturday on Crosby.
That’s really the only potential lineup change we are expecting.
The fans are filing into the arena, and we have about an hour to go before puck drop.
Buckle up.
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