NHL players returned in the Olympics this year -- meaning plenty of big-name stars competed for their country. From Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews on Team USA, to Nathan MacKinnon and Macklin Celebrini on Team Canada, the Winter Olympics' men's hockey event wasn'y shy on talent. The pre sure was on some of those stars to lift their country to medal, as the United States came away with the gold medal. So, which player led the 2026 Winter Olympics in goals scored? Here's a look at the individual scoring leaders in the men's hockey matchups at the 2026 Winter Olympics. MORE 2026 OLYMPICS: | | Olympic hockey top goal scorers 2026 Table updated through Feb. 22. Rank Player Country Goals Points Games 1 Macklin Celebrini Canada 5 10 6 T2 Jack Hughes USA 4 7 6 T2 Adam Kloffenstein Jersey Nick Olesen Denmark 4 5 4 T2 Tim Stutzle Germany 4 6 5 T2 Nathan MacKinnon Canada 4 7 6 T2 Sebastian Aho Finland 4 6 6 T2 Juraj Slafkovsky Slovakia 4 8 6 T8 Auston Matthews USA 3 7 6 T8 Timo Meier Switzerland 3 7 5 T8 Martin Necas Czechia 3 8 5 T8 Eduards Tralmaks Latvia 3 4 4 T8 Mika Zibanejad Sweden 3 6 5 MORE: NHL player with the most goals at a single Olympics With NHL players back in the Olympic spotlight, below is the list of NHL players to score the most goals in a single Olympic tournament. NHL players have participated in the 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 Games. Pavel Bure's nine goals for Ru sia in the 1998 competition lead the way. Rank Player Country Year Goals Games 1 Pavel Bure Ru sia 1998 9 6 2 John Leclair United States 2002 6 6 T3 Olli Jokinen Finland 2006 6 8 T3 Teemu Selanne Finland 2006 6 8 T5 Phillippe Bozon France 1998 5 4 T5 Dominic Lavoie Austria 1998 5 4 T5 Mats Sundin Sweden 2002 5 4 T5 Michael Grabner Austria 2014 5 4 T5 Phil Ke sel United States 2014 5 6 T5 Jarome Iginla Canada 2010 5 7 T5 Marian Ho sa Slovakia 2006 5 6 T5 Daniel Alfred son Sweden 2006 5 8 T5 Alex Ovechkin Ru sia 2006 5 8 T5 Macklin Celebrini Canada 2026 5 6 MORE: NHL player with the most career goals at the Olympics Below are the all-time goal leaders from an NHL player at the Olympics. Rank Player Country Goals 1 Teemu Selanne Finland 17 2 Marian Ho sa Slovakia 14 T3 Olli Jokinen Finland 13 T3 Daniel Alfred son Sweden 13 T5 Pavel Bure Ru sia 11 T5 Mats Sundin Sweden 11 7 Jarome Iginla Canada 10 T8 Ilya Kovalchuk Ru sia 9 T8 Jaromir Jagr Czech Republic 9 T10 Philippe Bason France 8 T10 Alex Ovechkin Ru sia 8 T10 Jere Lehtinen Finland 8 MORE: Jon Lester Jersey