USA vs Canada men's hockey history: Complete Olympic results of every game, head-to-head record, more from rivalry.
The Arch-rivalry between the United States and Canada sometimes goes beyond hockey, but the ice is where it's at its best.
There's no doubt Canada has historically had the upper hand over the U.S. when it comes to hockey, at least on the men's side. The United States men haven't won Olympic gold since 1980, while Canada has routinely competed for gold on the Olympic stage when it's been best-on-best.
Over the course of history, though, both the USA and Canada have had moments of glory against one another.
Here's what you need to know about the history of the rivalry between the United States and Canada and their head-to-head results against one another.
How many times has the Team USA played agaist Canada in Ice hockey Overall?
The historic matchups numbers between the United States and Canada is unclear because their history goes back more than a century, but the two have faced off 19 times at the Olympics, 14 times in the World Cup of Hockey (formerly known as the Canada Cup) and twice in the 4 Nations Face-Off in 2025.
The USA and Canada have also routinely faced off in the IIHF World Championship, which first became an annual tournament in 1930.
The United States and Canada have faced off in a best-on-best game 19 times, including two matchups at the 4 Nations Face-Off in 2025.
Complete List Every USA vs. Canada men's hockey Matchups: Head-to-head Olympics record, past results
Canada has faced the United States 19 times in Olympic men's hockey and holds a 12-4-3 head-to-head record. Here's a look at every game, from 1920 to 2025:
Year Round Location Winner Score
1920 Premier prix Antwerp Canada 2-0
1924 Final tournament Chamonix Canada 6-1
1932 Final tournament Lake Placid Canada 2-1
1932 Final tournament Lake Placid Tie 2-2
1936 Final round Garmisch-Partenkirchen Canada 1-0
1948 Round-robin St. Moritz Canada 12-3
1952 Round-robin Oslo Tie 3-3
1956 Final Round Cortina d'Ampezzo USA 4-1
1960 Final round Squaw Valley USA 2-1
1964 Group A Innsbruck Canada 8-6
1968 Group A Grenoble Canada 3-2
1984 Group B Saravejo Canada 4-2
1994 Group B Lillehammer Tie 3-3
1998 Group D Nagano Canada 4-1
2002 Gold medal game Salt Lake City Canada 5-2
2010 Group A Vancouver USA 5-3
2010 Gold medal game Vancouver Canada 3-2
2014 Semifinals Sochi Canada 1-0
2022 Group A Beijing USA 4-2
Team USA vs. Canada men's hockey Olympic gold medal history
The Olympic men's hockey tournament usually a simple round-robin format for much of its history, so the United States and Canada have faced off in an actual gold medal game only twice before 2026, doing so in 2002 and 2010.
Year Round Location Winner Score
2002 Gold medal game Salt Lake City Canada 5-2
2010 Gold medal game Vancouver Canada 3-2
Canada is 2-0 head-to-head in Olympic gold medal matches, winning 5-2 in Salt Lake City in 2002 and winning in overtime on a goal from Sidney Crosby in Vancouver in 2010.
Canada vs. USA men's Ice hockey all-time head-to-head record
Excluding the long history of the IIHF World Championship, Canada is 23-8-4 against the United States between the Olympics, World Cup of Hockey and 4 Nations Face-Off.
Event Record
Olympics Canada, 12-4-3
World Cup/Canada Cup Canada, 10-3-1
4 Nations Face-Off Canada, 1-1
Total Canada, 23-8-4
Canada vs USA men's ice hockey all-time gold medal history
Here's a look at the gold medal and championship breakdown between the United States and Canada, by even:
United States Event Canada
2 Olympics 9
3 IIHF World Championship 28
1 World Cup/Canada Cup 6
0 4 Nations Face-Off 1
The U.S. is 0-2 in Olympic gold medal matchups against Canada and lost a championship matchup to Canada 8n the 4 Nations Face-Off in 2025.
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