U.S. Olympic golden goal-scorer Jack Hughes was back on the ice in the morning after he and brother Quinn appeared with women's captain Hilary Knight on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” The whirlwind tour over — for now — Hughes is ready to get back to work at his day job in the NHL with the New Jersey Devils.
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United Stated hockey player Jack Hughes poses with fans after arriving at Miami International Airport after the team won the gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Miami. United States’ Jack Hughes reacts after receiving his gold medal after the USA defeated Canada in the men’s ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. New Jersey Devils’ Jack Hughes walks toward the ice to warm up before an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Newark, N.J. New Jersey Devils’ Jack Hughes walks toward the ice to warm up before an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Newark, N.J. United States’ Jack Hughes celebrates with United States’ Brady Tkachuk after scoring the game-winning goal against Canada in sudden death overtime during the men’s ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. United States’ Jack Hughes celebrates with United States’ Brady Tkachuk after scoring the game-winning goal against Canada in sudden death overtime during the men’s ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. United Stated hockey player Jack Hughes poses with fans after arriving at Miami International Airport after the team won the gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Miami. United Stated hockey player Jack Hughes poses with fans after arriving at Miami International Airport after the team won the gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Miami. United States’ Jack Hughes reacts after receiving his gold medal after the USA defeated Canada in the men’s ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. United States’ Jack Hughes reacts after receiving his gold medal after the USA defeated Canada in the men’s ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. Hughes skated Tuesday morning in the aftermath of appearing on Fallon’s show, which is expected to be the last stop on his whirlwind media tour since becoming a national star in Milan — for now. His work“The best couple weeks of my life and just a lot of fun celebrating with the guys and enjoying it,” Hughes said. “Now, after all this, it’s in the rearview mirror for a little bit. We’ll pull it out back in the summer. But yeah, it’s back to Devils and locking back in here and trying to win some games.” A little over a week removed from scoring one of the biggest goals in U.S. hockey history, the next step in Hughes’ return to normalcy is a matchup against Olympic teammate Matthew Tkachuk and the“Now we have that special bond of just accomplishing something so special that we’re linked together forever,” Matthew Tkachuk said. “We’re brothers forever, champions forever.”knows a thing or two about champions from hoisting the Cup each of the past two years and isn’t sure how this star turn will affect Hughes, other than noticing the 24-year-old’s face on every billboard on the way from the team’s hotel in New York to the arena across the river in New Jersey. Maurice contrasted Hughes’ moment with that of Sidney Crosby, who scored the golden goal for Canada — against the U.S. — in the Olympic final in Vancouver in 2010. Crosby had already won the Stanley Cup by then, and given the Devils’ place in the standings, Hughes will have to wait at least another year to chase hockey’s hallowed trophy. “If he becomes part of Stanley Cup champions, it will be as it was with Mr. Crosby: It’ll be a wonderful thing to add,” Maurice said. “Wonderful for our game. We should all celebrate that. How it impacts him, I think he’s got lots of years to write a longer story.”“Obviously he’s really been around the map lately,” younger brother and Devils teammate Luke said. “I don’t think one goal changes you. ... I think he was just really happy to be a part of it.”
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