The Pittsburgh Penguins confirmed on Wednesday that celebrity captain Sidney Crosby has been placed on injured reserve and can miss not less than 4 weeks as a result of lower-body damage he suffered on Feb. 18 whereas that includes for Canada throughout the Milan Cortina Olympics males’s hockey event.
Crosby beforehand said he did not play on this previous Sunday’s gold-medal matchup in opposition to the USA as a result of he didn’t need “to compromise our staff.” On Wednesday, he steered his damage is not as unhealthy as Penguins followers first feared.
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“It feels good,” Crosby defined, per Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins’ web site. “Clearly, I need to be again on the market as quickly as potential. Simply have to determine what that appears like, how lengthy it’s going to be, and discover a solution to ensure that I’m at my greatest once I come again.”
Crosby’s absences come at a brutal time for a Penguins facet that entered the Olympic break as arguably the highest constructive shock of the 2025-26 NHL season. Whereas 29-15-12 Pittsburgh at the moment sits within the second playoff spot within the Metropolitan Division standings, Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now famous that the Penguins have 19 video games in 34 days.
Pittsburgh’s marketing campaign resumes with a house sport versus the New Jersey Devils on Thursday. The 28-27-2 Devils host the Buffalo Sabres (32-19-6) on Wednesday night.
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Crosby might solely watch as the USA earned a 2-1 additional time win over Canada in Sunday’s gold-medal sport. On Wednesday, he indicated that he was almost in a position to give it a go on the ultimate day of the Olympics.
“A day or two after, I did not suppose it was essentially going to be an possibility,” Crosby said about probably enjoying in opposition to Group USA. “So, the truth that I even had an opportunity, or was near it, the employees there was unbelievable. [Penguins head team physician Dr. Dharmesh Vyas] right here was actually useful, too, in making an attempt to undergo that complete course of. However sadly, it wasn’t one thing I might do.”
ESPN stats present that Crosby leads the Penguins with 59 factors and 27 objectives throughout his first 56 video games of the season. On Wednesday, he supplied considerably of a problem to his teammates concerning the contests he’ll miss.
“To get to the place we’re at this level, it’s due to our staff play,” Crosby added throughout his feedback, per Chris Johnston and Josh Yohe of The Athletic. “I don’t suppose it’s been due to anyone individual. It’s as a result of collectively as a gaggle, we’ve discovered other ways to win, and totally different guys have stepped up. So long as we proceed that and perceive that, then I believe we give ourselves a superb probability.”
