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Sidney Crosby just keeps adding to his Olympic legend, even if it&#8217;s in ways that might not get nearly as much attention as his famed Vancouver 2010 Golden Goal.
The Canadian captain played a part in a pretty big rout of France on Sunday, a <a href="https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-scores-10-goals-olympic-blowout-perfect-hockey-record" target="_blank">10-2 drubbing</a> that helped his team secure first place overall after the preliminary round.
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&#8217;s sixth score of the day.
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HISTORY!! Captain wanted to join in on the fun and set a record in the process🇨🇦👏
Crosby is now the Canadian NHLer with the most points at the Olympics 👀 <a href="https://t.co/7tVLYZXs0Z">pic.twitter.com/7tVLYZXs0Z</a>
&mdash; CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCOlympics/status/2023083415692546330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2026</a></blockquote>
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And while Junca didn&#8217;t 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.
As it turns out, yesterday&#8217;s game coincided with his 28th birthday, and he felt like he got &#8220;three gifts&#8221; on the day.
&#8220;The first gift is the Olympics, the second is playing Canada, and the third is a little surprise,&#8221; Junca shared via the French team&#8217;s X account.
The third gift, as it turns out, was from Crosby himself, who gifted Junca a stick from the game after scoring on him.
&#8220;It wasn&#8217;t his best goal, but it gave us a chance to chat with him a bit,&#8221; Junca said.
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Julian Junca a eu un sacré cadeau pour son anniversaire 😲🎁<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamFranceHockey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TeamFranceHockey</a> <a href="https://t.co/21g00thTVC">pic.twitter.com/21g00thTVC</a>
&mdash; Équipes de France Hockey 🏒 (@Hockey_FRA) <a href="https://twitter.com/Hockey_FRA/status/2023469488793149593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2026</a></blockquote>
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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.
France went 0-3 in the preliminary round, getting outscored by a 20-5 score by their opponents. But due to the Olympics&#8217; format, they&#8217;ve 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.
&#8220;Now we&#8217;ve turned the page and reset, and we&#8217;re going to prepare for tomorrow&#8217;s match,&#8221; Junca said.
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Sidney Crosby just keeps adding to his Olympic legend, even if it's in ways that might not get nearly as much attention as his Golden Goal.