Crosby Placed on Injured Reserve, Out Minimum Four Weeks

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has been placed on injured reserve and is expected to be out for a minimum of four weeks. The injury occurred during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games, where he was unable to play in the gold medal match.

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has been placed on injured reserve and is expected to be out for a minimum of four weeks.

His absence means the Penguins will play a significant portion of their remaining regular season games without their leading scorer. The team is scheduled to play 15 games over the next four weeks and 19 games in the next five weeks, with a total of 26 games remaining in the regular season.