Canada needed a last-gasp powerplay goal to edge past Finland (Hassan Ammar/AP)It will be the first gold medal match between the two countries since Canada beat the United States on home ice in Vancouver in 2010. Canada completed their win without star man Sidney Crosby, who was ruled with a lower body injury. Dylan Larkin gave the United States an early lead against Slovakia (Petr David Josek/AP)“We have 48 hours to decide that, but I will tell you he’s got a better chance of playing in the gold medal game than he had playing in tonight’s game,” said Cooper. Vice president JD Vance and secretary of state Marco Rubio attended the United States’ opening match against the Czech Republic. Vance was subsequently booed when his face appeared on a giant screen at the opening ceremony.

Source: Express February 20, 2026 23:16 UTC