Usa Canada Hockey Game: U.S., Canada Headed to Olympic Men’s Final After Semifinal Wins
The Usa Canada Hockey Game is set after Team USA delivered a dominant semifinal win over Slovakia and Team Canada staged a last‑minute rally to beat Finland, setting up the Olympic men’s gold medal matchup. The game matters now both for its historical stakes and because NHL players are back in the Olympics for the first time since 2014, shaping deeper rosters on both sides.
Usa Canada Hockey Game set for Sunday, Feb. 22 at 8: 10 a. m. ET
The men’s hockey final will start at 8: 10 a. m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 22. U. S. viewers can watch on NBC at 8: 10 a. m. ET / 5: 10 a. m. PT and can stream the game on Peacock. DirecTV carries NBC across its streaming packages and is offering a five‑day free trial; packages start at $90 per month with a discounted first month at $50. Peacock, the official streaming home of the Olympics, has no free trial and its ad‑supported tier begins at $10. 99 per month.
Team USA and Team Canada semifinal results and immediate lineup notes
Team USA reached the final after a dominant semifinal performance over Slovakia. Team Canada advanced after a late rally against Finland. Both teams’ rosters this year include NHL players—rosters that draw heavily from last year’s 4 Nations Face‑Off—because the NHL returned to the Olympics for the first time since 2014. The league had skipped the 2018 Games over disputes about insurance costs and did not send players to the 2022 Games because of the Covid pandemic.
Broadcast and viewing specifics from NBC, Peacock and DirecTV
For viewers weighing options, the game airs live on NBC and streams on Peacock. DirecTV carries NBC across streaming packages and is offering a five‑day free trial; its packages start at $90 per month with an introductory $50 first month. Peacock offers live coverage of every Olympic event and carries recaps and highlights, with ad‑supported plans starting at $10. 99 per month.
Historical record: Olympic meetings, gold games and best‑on‑best series
The United States and Canada have met 19 times at the Olympics, with Canada winning 12 of those meetings. The neighbors have contested eight Olympic gold medal games: 1920, 1924, 1932, 1952, 1960, 2002, 2010 and the upcoming meeting; the only American Olympic gold victory in that span came in 1960. Canada won gold in the 1920, 2002 and 2010 gold medal games. In the modern best‑on‑best era, the U. S. record is 5‑15‑1 while Canada leads the best‑on‑best series 15‑5‑1. Since 1998, Canada has gone 7‑2 against the United States. The U. S. only wins in the more recent span cited came during group play at the 2010 Olympics and in last year’s 4 Nations Face‑Off.
4 Nations Face‑Off legacy and on‑ice tensions involving players
Last year’s 4 Nations Face‑Off, which included Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States, ended with Canada beating the U. S. 3‑2 in a final that featured three fights within the first nine seconds. That bruising finish and the wider tournament were marked by sharply raised tensions—partly traced to political friction stemming from President Donald Trump’s "51st state" comments and subsequent tariffs—which helped make last year’s meetings unusually volatile. The two countries arrived at the Olympics with rosters largely composed of the same players who faced off in that tournament. Images from the 4 Nations show Brandon Hagel fighting with Matthew Tkachuk during a Feb. 15, 2025 game in Montreal, and Matt Boldy shaking hands with Sidney Crosby after the Feb. 20, 2025 final at TD Garden in Boston. The history of physical altercations and national friction is a direct contributor to expectations that the Olympic final will be tense.
Rule differences, past Olympic outcomes and what’s at stake
Olympic hockey differs from the NHL in several measurable ways: roster sizes at the Games are smaller, penalties for fighting are stricter, rink dimensions are slightly different and shootout and overtime procedures vary. Both the United States and Canada were knocked out in the quarterfinals at Beijing 2022; Canada won bronze at the 2018 Games. What makes this notable is that a win for Team USA would be the program’s first Olympic men’s hockey gold since the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" victory over the Soviet Union, underscoring how this matchup is weighed both by present rosters and long memories of past results.
The matchup follows the women’s gold medal game earlier in the week, when the United States beat Canada after Hilary Knight scored an overtime goal to secure the title. With NHL players back in the field, a recent history of physical confrontation in the 4 Nations Face‑Off and narrow semifinal outcomes for Canada and a dominant U. S. semifinal, the stage is set for a high‑stakes final that will resolve a long, uneven rivalry and add a new chapter to both countries’ Olympic histories.
