Penguins' Sidney Crosby, scratched as a game-time decision for US-Canada, out 4 weeks with injury

Team Canada’s Sidney Crosby, who was a game-time determination for the team’s golden medal lucifer against the United States, was placed connected injured reserve by the Pittsburgh Penguins connected Wednesday.

Crosby, 38, volition beryllium retired for astatine slightest 4 weeks. He sustained a lower-body wounded successful Canada’s quarterfinal triumph implicit Czechia and missed the team’s Olympic semifinal triumph implicit Team Finland.

Crosby skated during Team Canada’s signifier connected Saturday, giving fans anticipation that the Penguins' fable mightiness play successful the final, but helium was ruled retired earlier the game.

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Canada's Sidney Crosby (87) reacts aft Canada mislaid to the United States successful the men's crystal hockey golden medal crippled astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics successful Milan, Italy, connected Feb. 22, 2026. (Petr David Josek/AP Photo)

In 4 Olympic games, Crosby scored 2 goals and 4 assists.

Team Canada could person utilized Crosby and his scoring prowess successful their 2-1 overtime nonaccomplishment to the United States, particularly successful overtime, arsenic the three-time Stanley Cup champion is nary alien to scoring large goals. Crosby scored the aureate extremity successful Canada’s 3-2 overtime triumph implicit Team USA successful the 2010 Vancouver Games.

Canada's Sidney Crosby (87) is attended to aft being injured during the 2nd play of a men's crystal hockey quarterfinal crippled betwixt Canada and Czechia astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics. Milan, Italy, connected Feb. 18, 2026. (Hassan Ammar/AP Photo)

Crosby is among 3 NHL players who volition miss clip with their pro clubs owed to injuries sustained during the Olympic Games. The Los Angeles Kings volition beryllium without Swiss guardant Kevin Fiala for the play aft helium sustained a gruesome limb injury, portion the Dallas Stars volition beryllium without Finnish guardant Mikko Rantanen for astatine slightest 2 weeks with a lower-body injury.

The nonaccomplishment of Crosby is simply a large 1 for the Penguins, arsenic they are successful the heavy of a playoff race. The Penguins are 2nd successful the Metropolitan Division with 70 points, 8 points down the Carolina Hurricanes for archetypal spot and 1 constituent up of the New York Islanders for 3rd place.

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Sidney Crosby of Team Canada reacts during the men’s crystal hockey quarterfinal crippled betwixt Canada and Czechia connected time 12 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games astatine the Milan Santa Giulia Ice Hockey Arena. Milan, Italy, connected Feb. 18, 2026. (Stefano Guidi/Getty Images)

Crosby, successful his 21st season, is inactive a force, arsenic helium has scored 27 goals and recorded 32 assists successful 56 games this season, averaging implicit a constituent per game. While the Penguins did nonstop Crosby to wounded reserve, they announced Wednesday that defenseman Kris Letang volition beryllium activated disconnected it.

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