The 2026 Winter Olympics are coming to a close, and the United States hockey team will face off with Canada with a gold medal on the line.
These teams have not faced off yet in this tournament, but did play in the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off last year. The United States won the round-robin matchup in a 3-1 victory, but Canada secured the victory in the final to emerge as the tournament winner.
The two North American countries have faced off five times in the Olympics before, and this will be the third time in the Gold Medal match. Canada is 4-1 in these matchups, with the last taking place in 2014.
Canada is a -1.5 favorite on the puck line with -120 odds to win on the moneyline on DraftKings Sportsbook. The USA is +100 with the game total set at 5.5 combined goals.
It is worth noting that Sidney Crosby is a game-time decision for the matchup with a lower-body injury. He was injured during the quarterfinal victory over Czechia and did not play in the previous matchup against Finland. You can check the pick and prediction on DraftKings Network here. But let’s take a look at how DraftKings users are currently backing the gold medal event.
USA vs. Canada betting splits
You can check back on the current betting splits on DraftKings as puck drop gets closer.
Currently 87% of DraftKings users are backing the United States on the moneyline, and 85% are backing the +1.5 puck line. This leaves 13% of users backing Canada to win outright and 15% on the -1.5 puck line. 65% are backing the total to go over 5.5 goals, while 35% remain on the under.
These were the two favorites entering the Olympic tournament, and they will now face off with everything on the line. Both rosters are loaded with NHL stars and have played high-level hockey in this tournament.
Visit DraftKings Sportsbook to get in on the betting action for the gold medal game before puck drops at 8:10 a.m. ET on Sunday morning.
