Mika Zibanejad steps off the practice ice and straight into the media scrum, fresh from carrying Sweden deep into the Milano Olympics with a key third-period goal against Team USA. Rangers fans know the bounce-back season he's pieced together amid the Olympic chaos, and now he opens up on the highs of international play while J.T. Miller and Vincent Trocheck still chase gold in Italy.

Rangers' plans for Mika Zibanejad crystalize after the Olympic pause, with front office signals pointing to big moves. New York's cap crunch and playoff urgency force tough calls on a franchise cornerstone. Deadline watchers circle as Broadway weighs loyalty against contention windows.

Quinn Hughes, the Canucks captain who's been shredding defenses all tournament, buries the overtime winner to punch Team USA's ticket to the Olympic semifinals against Slovakia. Post-game, he doesn't hold back, declaring America the greatest country in the world amid the chaos of a 2-1 thriller where Connor Hellebuyck stonewalled Sweden until Mika Zibanejad's late equalizer.

Team USA grinds out a nail-biting quarterfinal win over Sweden in Milan, with Quinn Hughes burying the overtime winner after his brother Jack set up Dylan Larkin's regulation tally. Connor Hellebuyck stands tall with 28 saves, stonewalling point-blank bids from the Swedes who pushed hard late with Mika Zibanejad's equalizer. These NHL stars - from Wild defensemen to Jets netminders and Leafs snipers - remind everyone why the league's best dominate international ice when the stakes climb.

Quinn Hughes waves off the bench in overtime and buries the game-winner against a stacked Swedish squad, dragging Team USA into the semis for the first time in years. The Canucks star, now thriving with the Wild after that blockbuster trade, turns a late Zibanejad dagger into just another chapter in his takeover. With Larkin and Jack feeding him chances all tournament, Hughes embodies why GMs covet that elite D-man pedigree.

Team USA men's hockey clings to a narrow lead deep into the third before Sweden yanks the goalie and claws back late, forcing a three-on-three overtime showdown that every puckhead knew could swing on a dime. Quinn Hughes, the Canucks captain who's been a quiet force all tournament, channels that Norris pedigree to deliver in the clutch against a Swedish squad loaded with NHL stars like Zibanejad and Raymond.