Sidney Crosby nearing a Canadian Olympic record after strong start to the 2026 Olympic Games

Sidney Crosby and Team Canada are off to a fantastic start in the 2026 Olympic Games with a pair of wins over Czechia and Switzerland.

Earlier this week, Crosby climbed the all-time assist leaderboard for Canada approaching Jonathan Toews’ record.

In the win over Switzerland, Crosby tallied a goal for Canada, which was his first of this year's games and his third point overall, placing him in the top five in tournament scoring while having played one less game than most of the other players ahead of him to this point.

Now, three points in the tournament, Crosby is at 13 points overall during his Olympic career and is approaching a Canadian record with several more games on the horizon for the Canadians.

According to the NHL Public Relations on X, Sidney Crosby is just two points away from passing Calgary Flames legend Jarome Iginla for the most points in Canadian Olympic history that featured NHL players.

Crosby has now played 13 Olympic Games between his three total appearances at the competition, spanning from 2010 to 2026, while playing in vastly different roles throughout each of those competitions.

At 38 years old, this will likely be Crosby's final Olympic Games, meaning he has just a few opportunities left to rack up points and pass Iginla, placing himself firmly as the best Canadian NHLer at the Olympics.

Crosby's next opportunity to pass Iginla in the history books will come tomorrow as Canada takes on France with a face-off set for 10:40 a.m. Eastern.

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