Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby left the playoffs on Wednesday in the second period due to injury after taking a blow to the head.
Crosby did not play after making a 24-second substitution that ended with 6 minutes and 50 seconds left in the second period of game 5 on Wednesday in a series of playoffs in the first round of the Penguins-New York Rangers.
The Penguins lost the game 5-3, but lead in the best series of seven with 3-2.
Asked after the game if there was an update on Crosby’s injury, coach Mike Sullivan said: “No, he is being evaluated right now.”
Sullivan later admitted that it was an “upper body injury.”
Crosby left the game after New York defender Jacob Trumpet elbowed Crosby’s head while Crosby fired.
The game was not penalized.
Sullivan was asked for his opinion on the Trumpet hit.
“Did you see the blow?” He asked rhetorically, asking the reporter a pause.
“You probably have the same opinion as me.”
Rangers inflicted several heavy blows during Crosby’s game, which had nine points in the first four games of the series and took the lead in the post-season league result (then surpassed) by three points during the Penguins’ 4-game victory. home Monday. Rangers center Mika Zibanedjad raised Crosby in the second leg.
Crosby missed the second half of the 2010-11 season and approximately three-quarters of the following season due to concussion problems. He has not had any serious head injuries since.
Crosby missed the first seven games of last season after undergoing wrist surgery in September. He missed six other games for other reasons this season, including joining the covid-19 roster.
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Chris Adamski is a full-time writer for Tribune-Review. You can contact Chris by email at cadamski@triblive.com or via Twitter.
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