Team USA has flipped the script since the last Winter Olympics.

The Americans expect to be among the favorites to win gold at the Sochi Games in six months' time after winning silver and coming within a goal of knocking off Canada at the 2010 Vancouver Games.

"The only people that thought we had a chance were probably the guys in the locker room, or our coaches and management of USA Hockey," Chicago Blackhawks star forward Patrick Kane said on Tuesday. "This time, it's gonna be different."