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Alexandre Texier's career game was more significant than you think

On Wednesday, Alexandre Texier had the game of his life, putting up three points and a goal in the Montreal Canadiens' 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames. That's a performance worth talking about for more reasons than just awesome numbers in the box score.

The performance officially put Texier over the 100-point threshold of his career, and it put him in some rare company. Sean Farrell of NHL.com noted that Texier "became the fourth player from France to record a three-point game in the NHL, joining Antoine Roussel (four), Philippe Bozon (two) and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (one).