US EditionPenguins place Sidney Crosby on injured reserve after missing Olympic final
Sidney Crosby will miss at least four weeks following a lower-body injury sustained during the Olympic quarterfinals, impacting the Penguins' playoff push, the team said.
- On Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins confirmed captain Sidney Crosby will miss a minimum of four weeks after a lower-body injury at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.
- During Canada’s quarterfinal vs Czechia, Crosby was hurt late in the second period after tangling along the boards during a puck battle and did not return.
- The 38-year-old, a two-time Olympic gold medalist , finished the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan with six points in four games.
- The absence meant Canada played the semifinal without Crosby, who missed both the semifinal vs Finland and gold-medal game vs the United States after Hockey Canada ruled him out the next morning.
- Canada went on to lose the final 2-1 in overtime, and the Penguins said Crosby returned to Pittsburgh earlier this week for further evaluation.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby, scratched as a game-time decision for US-Canada, out 4 weeks with injury
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed Sidney Crosby on injured reserve with a lower-body injury sustained during the Olympics, the same injury that sidelined him for the U.S.-Canada game.
After the Canadian team, Sidney Crosby will also be missing some time from the Pittsburgh Penguins in the decisive Olympic phase. The captain of the National Hockey League (NHL) club will be missing at least four weeks, the club announced on Wednesday. Crosby had scored a lower body injury on February 19th at 4:3 after an extension in the quarterfinals over the Czech Republic, thus missing the semi-final and the lost final against the USA.The 38…
Sidney Crosby will be out of action for at least four weeks due to an injury.
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