Amid growing cross-border political animosity, the game meant even more than usual to Canadian fans who had flown in for one of the marquee events of the Winter Games.

Of the 25 members of the gold medal-winning USA men's hockey team, 20 will be in attendance in the nation's capital on Tuesday evening, with five returning home in preparation for the resumption of the NHL season on Wednesday.

Hilary Knight tied it late in regulation and Megan Keller won it in OT as USA women's hockey beat Canada 2-1 to claim gold at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

The preliminary Olympics matchup between Finland and Canada was been postponed due to a norovirus outbreak among the Finnish team.

“Get off your f**king knees, you f**king c**ksucker!” Gudas reportedly yelled at Swedish referee Mikael Holm while protesting a two-minute roughing penalty he received against Canadian player Brandon Hagel, according to Outsports.

The Santa Monica staple threw its doors open at 5 a.m. to host a rowdy, bleary-eyed crowd of hockey die-hards for the Winter Olympics men’s ice hockey gold medal match.

Canada takes on Finland in a men’s hockey semifinal matchup at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Friday, Feb. 20, at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.