Jack Hughes Teeth: jack hughes teeth and the overtime gold winner
Jack Hughes scored the overtime winner as the United States beat Canada 2-1 to take Olympic men’s hockey gold, and he did it with a bloody mouth — a detail now central to the story of jack hughes teeth. The goal came at the Milan Cortina Games on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, and capped a dramatic finale to the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Jack Hughes Teeth in Overtime
Devils forward Jack Hughes, wearing No. 86, ripped a shot past Canadian goalie Jordan Binnington in overtime to complete a 2-1 victory and give the United States its first Olympic men’s hockey gold since the 1980 Miracle on Ice. One account notes the goal came less than three minutes into 3-on-3 overtime; another notes Hughes struck after a little more than 1 1/2 minutes of extra time.
High-stick and bloody mouth
Hughes, 24, played through a mouth injury sustained earlier in the game when Sam Bennett’s stick struck him in the mouth in the third period. He showed up postgame with a bloody mouth and two of his front teeth missing. He said, “I looked on the ice and saw my teeth. ” He also said, “I love the USA. I love my teammates. It's unbelievable. ” Hughes had previously had one tooth knocked out in an NHL game a few years ago.
Hellebuyck's 41-save night
While Hughes finished the job, goalie Connor Hellebuyck was named the game’s star after stopping 41 of 42 shots. The three-time Vezina Trophy winner made a sequence-defining stick save on Devon Toews at the doorstep, a stop singled out as one of his biggest of the night.
Family and teammate reactions
Jack’s older brother, Quinn Hughes, 26, a defenseman for the Americans, praised him: “No one loves the game more than him. He’s got so much passion. He’s a gamer. He made it happen. ” Teammates celebrated the gold ceremony — Jack Hughes and Clayton Keller, No. 91, were shown reacting as they received their medals in Milan, Italy, on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.
Honoring Johnny Gaudreau
The U. S. team also used its moment to honor Johnny Gaudreau, who would have been part of the roster if not for a horrible tragedy that cost him and his brother their lives. Former teammates skated with his jersey in a tribute and brought out his children for the team photo.
Wider reflections after the win
One speaker at the celebration reflected on the continuity of American hockey, referencing teams that had been defined by near-misses — the 2010 team in Vancouver that lost to Sidney Crosby’s overtime goal and the 2014 squad buoyed by T. J. Oshie’s shootout performance — and saying, “What you saw today was the build of a generation, inspired perhaps by that team that lost in 2010 in Vancouver to the Sidney Crosby golden goal in overtime. Or the team where T. J. Oshie had all those shootout goals in 2014. That's when these guys were doing what you're doing — watching on TV. ” The same speaker added: “So for all the young people out there — not just hockey but all the Olympics you've watched — those dreams are formed now. Go chase them and go get them, because our country loves sports and it brings us together unlike anything else. ” (Speaker: unclear in the provided context. )
Other headlines from the weekend
Weekend sports items ran wide: Vikings wide receiver Rondale Moore, a former Purdue standout, was found dead on Saturday with a gunshot wound suspected to be self-inflicted; he was 25 years old. Jacob Bridgeman avoided a Sunday collapse to hold off Rory McIlroy and secure a one-shot victory at the Genesis Invitational, his first win on the PGA Tour. Curt Cignetti signed a new contract with Indiana that will pay him $13 million per season through 2033; the only other college coaches earning that much annually are Lane Kiffin of LSU and Kirby Smart of Georgia. The Lakers unveiled a bronze statue of Pat Riley outside their arena on Sunday, placed between statues of Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Riley won four championships as head coach of the "Showtime" Lakers. Tyler Reddick, after going winless in 2025, opened 2026 with two straight victories — Sunday’s double-overtime thriller added to last week’s Daytona 500 — becoming the first driver since 2009 to win the first two races of the NASCAR Cup Series season.
Olympic closing note
Forty-six years to the day after a group of unheralded amateurs stunned the heavily favored Soviet Union in 1980, Team USA engineered another epic victory to close out the Games. Two weeks and 116 medal events later, the 2026 Winter Olympics have concluded. A line in one summary reads: "Norway: The Norwegians dominated the medal table to extend their lead as the all-time winningest nati" — the rest of that sentence is unclear in the provided context.
Jack Hughes’s overtime goal and the image of his bloody mouth — the detail now central to jack hughes teeth — will be replayed as the U. S. celebrates an improbable Olympic gold.
