Short answer
The Olympic Athletes from Russia beat Germany 4-3 in overtime in the final. Canada won bronze, beating Czechia 6-4.
What happened
The NHL did not pause its season for Pyeongchang 2018, so teams were built from players outside the league. Games were played in Gangneung at the Gangneung Hockey Centre and Kwandong Hockey Centre.
Germany led the final 3-2 late in the third period. The Olympic Athletes from Russia tied it with 56 seconds left while short handed and won 4-3 on Kirill Kaprizov's power play goal in overtime. Germany's silver was its best Olympic result. Canada beat the Czech Republic 6-4 for bronze.
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Key facts
- Host
- Pyeongchang, South Korea
- Dates
- 14 to 25 February 2018
- Venues
- Gangneung Hockey Centre and Kwandong Hockey Centre
- Teams
- 12
- Games
- 30
- Goals
- 154 (5.1 a game)
- Attendance
- 138,327
- Top scorer
- Nikita Gusev, 12 points
- MVP
- Ilya Kovalchuk
Final standings
| Place | Team | Record | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 5-1 | 27:9 |
| Silver | Germany | 4-3 | 17:18 |
| Bronze | Canada | 4-2 | 21:12 |
| 4th | Czechia | 4-2 | 16:15 |
| 5th | Sweden | 3-1 | 11:5 |
| 6th | Finland | 3-2 | 16:9 |
| 7th | United States | 2-3 | 11:12 |
| 8th | Norway | 1-4 | 5:18 |
| 9th | Slovenia | 2-2 | 9:14 |
| 10th | Switzerland | 1-3 | 11:11 |
| 11th | Slovakia | 1-3 | 7:12 |
| 12th | South Korea | 0-4 | 3:19 |
More men’s tournaments
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See every podium in the complete results list, or how each country did in the medal finder.
Source for this page
Wikipedia: Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics: Men's tournament (results, standings, scoring leader and awards, read October 29, 2026).
Questions people ask
Who won the 2018 Olympic men’s hockey gold?
The Olympic Athletes from Russia. Germany won silver and Canada bronze.
Who led the 2018 tournament in scoring?
Nikita Gusev, with 12 points.
Sources
Last reviewed October 29, 2026. Spotted an error? Results are checked against the linked sources; tell us through the corrections note on the about page.