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Hilary Knight continues to further her mark as one of the greatest players ever in women’s hockey — especially at the Winter Olympics.
With her second goal of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games, the captain of the U.S. women’s hockey team moved into a tie with Natalie Darwitz and Katie King for the most goals by a U.S. women’s hockey player at the Winter Olympics.
Knight’s 14th career goal came on the power play in the second period against Finland in Group A Play. Her goal put Team USA up 4-0 in their second game of these Games.
With her appearance at the 2026 Winter Games, Knight is the first hockey player – woman or man – to play in five Winter Olympics. However, as USA TODAY’s Mike Brehm noted, she’ll soon share that feat once the men’s portion of ice hockey gets underway in Milan.
Her first goal in Milan came in the second period of Team USA’s 5-1 opening win against the Czech Republic on Thursday, Feb. 5. Her goal on Saturday puts her within three points of Jenny Potter’s U.S. Olympic record for most points in a Winter Olympic Games of 32.
Knight debuted on the Olympic Stage back at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. She is a four-time Olympic medalist, with a gold medal at the 2019 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, and is competing in her final Winter Games.
‘Whenever we sign up to play for Team USA, it’s to win a gold medal, and that mindset hasn’t changed,’ Knight said back in October at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic media summit. ‘If you can get to the Olympics first, that’s a cherishable moment in itself. If you can get on a podium, that’s a huge honor. And then, if you can win a gold medal, it’s equal in honor. ‘I think we have such a fantastic team. I want our legacy to be cemented on that world stage and I want people to know the names that are in the room and part of that is winning a gold medal.
She now looks to hold the record solely, which could either come as soon as the third period against Finland or in Team USA’s next game against Monday, Feb. 9 at 2:40 p.m. ET against Switzerland.
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The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are off and running with 16 sports taking over 25 different venues. The games are exclusively airing across NBC’s suite of networks with many events airing live on its streaming service, Peacock, which you can sign up for here.
Feb. 7 Winter Olympics TV Schedule
All times Eastern and accurate as of Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, at 8:01 p.m.
- 4:05 AM – CURLING: Great Britain vs Canada (LIVE) Mixed Doubles Preliminary Round USA NETWORK, PEACOCK
- 4:30 AM – FREESTYLE SKIING (LIVE) Women’s Slopestyle Qualification USA NETWORK, PEACOCK
- 5:30 AM – ALPINE SKIING (LIVE) (Medal Event) Men’s Downhill USA NETWORK, PEACOCK
- 7:00 AM – CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (LIVE) (Medal Event) Women’s 10km Skiathlon NBC, PEACOCK
- 8:00 AM – FREESTYLE SKIING (LIVE) Men’s Slopestyle Qualification NBC, PEACOCK
- 9:30 AM – CURLING: Great Britain vs United States (LIVE) Mixed Doubles Preliminary Round USA NETWORK
- 10:00 AM – SPEED SKATING (LIVE) (Medal Event) Women’s 3000m NBC, PEACOCK
- 10:40 AM – ICE HOCKEY: United States vs Finland (LIVE) Women’s Preliminary Round USA NETWORK, PEACOCK
- 11:30 AM – FREESTYLE SKIING (REPLAY) Women’s Slopestyle Qualification NBC
- 12:45 PM – LUGE (LIVE) Men’s Singles: Run 2 NBC
- 1:00 PM – FREESTYLE SKIING (REPLAY) Men’s Slopestyle Qualification USA NETWORK
- 1:30 PM – 2026 Winter Olympics Coverage (LIVE) NBC
- 1:30 PM – SNOWBOARDING (LIVE) (Medal Event) Men’s Big Air Final USA NETWORK, PEACOCK
- 1:45 PM – FIGURE SKATING (LIVE) Team Event: Men’s Short Program NBC, PEACOCK
- 3:10 PM – ICE HOCKEY: Switzerland vs Canada (LIVE) Women’s Preliminary Round USA NETWORK, PEACOCK
- 3:15 PM – SNOWBOARDING (REPLAY) (Medal Event) Men’s Big Air Final NBC
- 4:00 PM – FIGURE SKATING (LIVE) Team Event: Free Dance NBC, PEACOCK
- 5:00 PM – CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (REPLAY) (Medal Event) Women’s 10km Skiathlon NBC
- 5:00 PM – CURLING: Great Britain vs United States (REPLAY) Mixed Doubles Preliminary Round CNBC
- 5:30 PM – SPEED SKATING (REPLAY) (Medal Event) Women’s 3000m USA NETWORK
- 6:00 PM – ICE HOCKEY: United States vs Finland (REPLAY) Women’s Preliminary Round USA NETWORK
- 8:00 PM – PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY) Figure Skating, Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding NBC, PEACOCK
- 11:30 PM – OLYMPIC LATE NIGHT (REPLAY) Freestyle Skiing and more NBC, PEACOCK
Feb. 7 Winter Olympics Streaming Schedule
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- 4:05 AM – CURLING: Switzerland vs Sweden (LIVE) Mixed Doubles Preliminary Round PEACOCK
- 6:10 AM – ICE HOCKEY: Germany vs Japan (LIVE) Women’s Preliminary Round PEACOCK
- 8:00 AM – GOLD ZONE: DAY 1 (LIVE) Digital Exclusive PEACOCK
- 8:35 AM – CURLING: Sweden vs Italy (LIVE) Mixed Doubles Preliminary Round PEACOCK
- 8:35 AM – CURLING: Estonia vs Norway (LIVE) Mixed Doubles Preliminary Round PEACOCK
- 8:35 AM – CURLING: Great Britain vs United States (LIVE) Mixed Doubles Preliminary Round PEACOCK
- 8:35 AM – CURLING: Czechia vs South Korea (LIVE) Mixed Doubles Preliminary Round PEACOCK
- 8:40 AM – ICE HOCKEY: Sweden vs Italy (LIVE) Women’s Preliminary Round PEACOCK
- 11:00 AM – LUGE (LIVE) Men’s Singles: Run 1 and 2 PEACOCK
- 12:45 PM – SKI JUMPING (LIVE) (Medal Event) Women’s Normal Hill PEACOCK
- 1:05 PM – CURLING: South Korea vs United States (LIVE) Mixed Doubles Preliminary Round PEACOCK
- 1:05 PM – CURLING: Czechia vs Switzerland (LIVE) Mixed Doubles Preliminary Round PEACOCK
- 1:05 PM – CURLING: Norway vs Italy (LIVE) Mixed Doubles Preliminary Round PEACOCK
- 1:05 PM – CURLING: Canada vs Estonia (LIVE) Mixed Doubles Preliminary Round PEACOCK
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