During Team Canada’s 10-2 win over France on Sunday, Sidney Crosby added another milestone to his illustrious resume. One of many storylines coming out of the game against France. The biggest one is that Crosby became the all-time points leader for Team Canada at the Olympics.
Crosby registered three points (a goal and two assists) during Canada’s preliminary-round matchup against France at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. Those points make him Canada’s all-time leading scorer in Olympic Games featuring NHL players. Despite Crosby being 38 years old, he shows no signs of slowing down. He’s having a good NHL season (27 goals and 32 assists for 59 points in 57 games) with the Pittsburgh Penguins. So, it should be no surprise that he continues his dominant play on the international hockey stage.
His recent performance gives him a career total of 16 points in the NHL-era of Olympic competition (dating back to 1998). He moves past Jarome Iginla, who previously held the record with 14 Olympic points. Crosby entered the game on Sunday within striking distance of the record, and he wasted little time breaking it.
Team Canada Has a New Record Holder
Crosby assisted on Devon Toews’ first-period goal. He got another assist on Cale Makar’s goal just seconds into the second period. Then, his goal in the second period put him in the record books. That would be it for Crosby on Sunday, but Team Canada scored four more times in a 10-2 rout over France.
The newest achievement for Crosby adds another chapter to his remarkable international career. He already owns two Olympic gold medals, which include his unforgettable “Golden Goal” in overtime at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. It just so happens that Iginla was the one to set up Crosby for the Golden Goal.
Crosby now sits 15th in scoring among NHL players at the Olympics. He needs another 17 points to break Teemu Selanne’s record of 32 points. Something that seems impossible to beat. Selanne participated in five winter Olympic tournaments. Sadly, this would have been Crosby’s fifth tournament, but the NHL did not participate in 2018 and 2022.
The NHL pulled out of the 2018 tournament due to a series of disputes between the league and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the costs incurred by NHL athletes and who would cover them. Then the uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022 caused them to pull out of that tournament at the last minute.
