Sidney Crosby just keeps adding to his Olympic legend, even if it\u2019s in ways that might not get nearly as much attention as his famed Vancouver 2010 Golden Goal.<\/p>\n
The Canadian captain played a part in a pretty big rout of France on Sunday, a 10-2 drubbing<\/a> that helped his team secure first place overall after the preliminary round.<\/p>\n Crosby ended up with a goal and two assists on the day, putting the puck past French goalie Julian Junca late in the second period for the team\u2019s sixth score of the day.<\/p>\n HISTORY!! Captain wanted to join in on the fun and set a record in the process\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6\ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n Crosby is now the Canadian NHLer with the most points at the Olympics \ud83d\udc40 pic.twitter.com\/7tVLYZXs0Z<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) February 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n And while Junca didn\u2019t exactly have a performance to remember, getting yanked before the start of the third period he still was quite in good spirits when talking about it Monday.<\/p>\n As it turns out, yesterday\u2019s game coincided with his 28th birthday, and he felt like he got \u201cthree gifts\u201d on the day.<\/p>\n \u201cThe first gift is the Olympics, the second is playing Canada, and the third is a little surprise,\u201d Junca shared via the French team\u2019s X account.<\/p>\n The third gift, as it turns out, was from Crosby himself, who gifted Junca a stick from the game after scoring on him.<\/p>\n \u201cIt wasn\u2019t his best goal, but it gave us a chance to chat with him a bit,\u201d Junca said.<\/p>\n Julian Junca a eu un sacr\u00e9 cadeau pour son anniversaire \ud83d\ude32\ud83c\udf81#TeamFranceHockey<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/21g00thTVC<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 \u00c9quipes de France Hockey \ud83c\udfd2 (@Hockey_FRA) February 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The gesture sounds like classic Crosby, and it also sounds pretty on-brand that the move seemed to have gone unnoticed by the media, until now.<\/p>\n France went 0-3 in the preliminary round, getting outscored by a 20-5 score by their opponents. But due to the Olympics\u2019 format, they\u2019ve still got a chance to compete for a medal, as they take on Germany on Tuesday in the qualification round. The winner moves on to play Slovakia for a spot in the semifinal.<\/p>\n \u201cNow we\u2019ve turned the page and reset, and we\u2019re going to prepare for tomorrow\u2019s match,\u201d Junca said.<\/p>\n You might also like:Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir reunite at Winter Olympics in Italy<\/a>
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