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The Pittsburgh Penguins have benefited all season long from a potent campaign by their captain, Sidney Crosby.
His status going forward, though, is in question. Crosby was injured while playing for Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan on Wednesday during a quarterfinal matchup with Czechia.
Canada is still hoping to chase a gold medal, although Czechia was putting up quite a fight on Wednesday.
The Penguins will be just as concerned about what this means the rest of the season for Crosby.
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Crosby, 38 years old, has turned back the clock this season. He has 27 goals and 32 assists (59 points) in 56 games for the Penguins.
He and Evgeni Malkin have both found a time machine and are a key reason the Penguins are playing above expectation.
What now?
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How long is Sidney Crosby out?
As of the time of Crosby's injury Wednesday, all that was known for sure was that he wouldn't return to the Olympic quarterfinal.
Hockey Canada announced that Crosby was out for that game with a lower-body injury.
It had appeared to be a right leg injury sustained on a shift in which Crosby took three separate hits.
Crosby hasn't missed any NHL games with an injury termed a lower-body injury since 2019, although that was eventually specified as a core muscle injury, which isn't what happened to Crosby on Wednesday.
The Penguins return to action eight days after the quarterfinal. They're home on Thursday, Feb. 26 against the New Jersey Devils.
Crosby's chances of playing that night, as of Feb. 18, are unknown.
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