The Olympic break ended with Golden Knights fingerprints on both sides of the podium.
Team USA beat Canada 2-1 in overtime Sunday at Milano Cortina 2026. Jack Hughes scored 1:41 into three-on-three overtime, and the Americans claimed their first men’s Olympic gold since 1980.
For Vegas, it meant gold for Jack Eichel and Noah Hanifin. It also meant silver for Mark Stone and Shea Theodore, who came up one goal short with Canada.
Now the switch flips fast. The NHL schedule is not easing anyone back in.
No soft landing back
Vegas comes out of the break with a road-heavy reset, starting Wednesday.