Sidney Crosby left the Pittsburgh Penguins’ sport in opposition to the Ottawa Senators on the Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday and will not return.
The Penguins introduced the information in a post on X. The workforce did not disclose why Crosby would not return to the sport. Crosby left the ice early within the second interval with the sport tied 1-1. The Penguins and Senators are tied 2-2 after two durations of play.
Pittsburgh can be with out Evgeni Malkin, who missed Thursday’s sport attributable to an upper-body damage. It stays unclear how lengthy he will be out, with the workforce solely saying Malkin is “day-to-day,” based on a post on X from March 24.
Crosby returned to Pittsburgh’s lineup on March 18 in opposition to the Carolina Hurricanes after lacking 4 weeks attributable to a lower-body injury suffered in the course of the Olympic match. He was then positioned on injured reserve.
In the 5 video games since returning to the lineup, Crosby has tallied 5 factors. This season, the 38-year-old star for the Penguins has a team-high 28 objectives, and he’s third on the workforce with 36 assists.
Heading into Thursday’s sport, the Penguins (35-20-16) have been third within the Eastern Conference’s Metropolitan Division with 86 factors, one level behind the second-place Columbus Blue Jackets. Pittsburgh has 10 video games remaining after the completion of Thursday’s sport in opposition to the Senators.
