The Sporting News tracked live updates and highlights from Sunday's Olympic men's hockey game between the United States and Germany. Check out the moments you might have missed.

Auston Matthews carries a lot on his shoulders in the NHL as captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs in what’s known as the center of the hockey universe.

Team USA captain Auston Matthews fuels Olympic gold medal hopes after leading the Americans through a successful round-robin stage in Milano.

MILAN — Team USA captain Auston Matthews put forth arguably his best offensive game Sunday night against Germany since the ‘C’ was stitched onto his red, white and blue jersey back at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

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Make no mistake, Matthews is still very, very good. He may even be great. But he’s not what he was. And he hasn’t been for a while now.

There were some questions about who would be the team captain for the 2026 Men's U.S. Olympic Hockey team.  The answer is here as General

Auston Matthews, William Nylander, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson are staying in the athletes' village during the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan instead of opting for hotels. Matthews shares accommodation with Dylan Larkin,