NHL Hockey 3d Briefing
×Olympic Finale
Team USA espn.com captured the men's hockey gold with an overtime winner from Jack Hughes, ending a 44-year drought. The victory triggered massive praise espn.com from athletes like Tom Brady, while Canada's quest ended without captain Sidney Crosby espn.com, who was a healthy scratch for the gold medal game. Earlier, Finland's bronze espn.com medal win capped the Olympic tournament with a decisive 6-1 victory over Slovakia.
NFL & NHL Implications
With the Olympics concluded, attention shifts to the NHL playoff race espn.com, where the Stars face a setback as star forward Mikko Rantanen espn.com will miss time with a lower-body injury sustained in Italy. The tournament also served as a showcase, with Olympic standouts espn.com emerging from all 32 NHL teams, though some players will depart Milan frustrated with their performance.
Fantasy & Off-Ice
For fantasy managers, the post-Olympic schedule brings key pickup targets espn.com like Dostal and Laferriere. Separately, the Hughes brothers publicly addressed the political controversy espn.com sparked by President Trump's comments about the U.S. women's team.