Sidney Crosby’s percent status, per Ryan Rishaug, leaves Canada sweating before gold medal game

Feb 21, 2026 (10:40)

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Sidney Crosby’s Gold medal game status sits at 70 percent, and Team Canada feels the tension in every stride.

TSN’s Ryan Rishaug reported the odds Saturday, with Crosby’s response to a skate today driving the final call.

That lines up with what we already know, this is a lower-body issue that forced him out of the quarterfinal.

Canada even sent him for imaging after the Czechia game, trying to nail down what this actually is.

Crosby has still been a driver in Milan, with a 2-4-6 line through four games before the injury.

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The important part is not “can he play”, it’s “what can he do if he plays.”

Jon Cooper has been clear all week, day to day, no hero stuff if it risks making it worse.

You can feel Canadian fans gripping the remote right now, because it’s USA–Canada for gold and it’s never casual.

If Crosby is limited, it changes everything down the middle and on the man advantage, where his touch slows the game down.

If he is out, it pushes more minutes onto the next wave, and that is a big ask in one game.

Cooper has already leaned on others to keep the room steady, but Crosby is the heartbeat.

Canada and the United States meet Sunday, February 22, and the decision sounds like it lands tonight or Sunday morning.

If the 70 percent holds, Canada gets its captain back, but the real question is whether he can win battles, not just take warmups.

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