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Auston Matthews Aims for Gold at 2026 Olympics

9/5/2025

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Auston Matthews targets gold at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics after a loss to Canada.
As a key player for Team USA, he values the Olympics for national pride.
He achieved 78 points in the 2024-25 NHL season, despite a career-low in goals.
Matthews leads with 401 goals since joining the NHL in 2016.
NHL players will participate in the Olympics for the first time since 2014.

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Story summary

Auston Matthews targets gold at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics after a loss to Canada.
As a key player for Team USA, he values the Olympics for national pride.
He achieved 78 points in the 2024-25 NHL season, despite a career-low in goals.
Matthews leads with 401 goals since joining the NHL in 2016.
NHL players will participate in the Olympics for the first time since 2014.