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Sidney Crosby will represent Team Canada at the 2026 IIHF World Championship in Zurich/Fribourg, Switzerland, marking his fourth World Championship and 11th international appearance, as part of Canada’s leadership group for the May 15-31 tournament, which will be broadcast on NHL Network and ESPN+.
The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Philadelphia Flyers for Game 4 of the Round One Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 8:00 PM ET puck drop, TV/streaming on SportsNet Pittsburgh, TBS, truTV and HBO Max, and radio on 105.9 The X. The teams split their 2025-26 regular-season series 2-0-2 and Pittsburgh holds a 19-16 all-time playoff edge in the first round. Coach Dan Muse named Arturs Silovs to start in goal, as Pittsburgh relies on Crosby and Malkin alongside two playoff-debuting rookies, Ilya Solovyov and Jack St. Ivany, as they chase a 3-1 series lead. Crosby and Malkin also continue to chase historic playoff milestones against the Flyers.
Penguins host the Flyers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round, renewing the long-running Pennsylvania rivalry as Crosby leads a veteran lineup against a Flyers squad making its first playoff appearance since 2018. Pittsburgh will rely on goaltending by Stuart Skinner for Game 1, with Arturs Silovs in the mix, while Philadelphia aims to fix a league-worst power play (15.7%) and middling penalty kill (77.6%) as it challenges a Penguins team built for a deep postseason run.
The 100th all-time meeting between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin is on as Crosby returns for Pittsburgh against Washington, with Malkin, Letang and Karlsson back in the lineup. Pittsburgh has clinched a playoff spot, while Washington’s captain Ovechkin has not an yet decided if he’ll return next season, making this possibly the Capitals’ final home game against their longtime rivals. Washington won the first weekend meeting 6-3, and the puck drops at 3 p.m. at Capital One Arena.
Sidney Crosby reflects on a 20-year rivalry with Alex Ovechkin as Ovechkin weighs retirement, noting their evolving friendship, the weekend Penguins–Capitals games that could cap off Ovechkin’s career, and Crosby’s gratitude for competing against the greatest goal scorer of all time while eyeing the playoffs.
Penguins head to the Prudential Center for a 7:00 PM ET game against the Devils, broadcast on SportsNet Pittsburgh with radio coverage on 105.9 The X and the Penguins app. Pittsburgh (40-22-16) has fared well against New Jersey in recent years and sits amid a high-scoring season (277 goals, second in the NHL) under coach Dan Muse. Key players to watch include Rakell on an eight-game point streak (10G-3A in that span), Crosby nearing 30 goals, and Erik Karlsson heating up with 29 points in the last 21 games, with Chinakhov contributing 33 points since joining the Penguins as Pittsburgh eyes a strong stretch run.
Sidney Crosby is day-to-day with a lower-body injury and will not play Saturday for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who face the Dallas Stars; Evgeni Malkin is also day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Crosby leads Pittsburgh with 64 points this season, and the 36-20-16 Penguins sit third in the Metropolitan Division.
Sidney Crosby left the Penguins’ game against the Ottawa Senators with a lower-body injury after briefly returning from a month-long layoff caused by an Olympic knee injury; Pittsburgh beat Ottawa 4-3 in a shootout without Crosby or Evgeni Malkin, and the team awaited medical updates on Crosby before their next game.
Sidney Crosby left the Penguins' 4-3 shootout win over the Senators with a lower-body injury and did not return; coach Dan Muse said Crosby is day-to-day. Evgeni Malkin was also out, and Crosby had recently returned from a prior lower-body injury. Pittsburgh sits second in the Metropolitan Division with 88 points with 10 games remaining.
In their first game back from the Olympic break, the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 to show off depth and a relentless front-of-net presence even with Sidney Crosby sidelined for a month with a knee injury. The Devils pressed early, but Pittsburgh pulled away in the third as Connor Clifton and Ryan Shea scored, Evgeni Malkin chipped in with two assists, and the penalty kill went 5-for-5. The win keeps the Penguins rolling (15-3-3 since Christmas) and sets up a big test vs. the Rangers, illustrating how the team’s depth and gritty play can carry them in Crosby’s absence.
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was placed on injured reserve after a lower-body injury sustained during the Milan Cortina Olympic tournament, sidelining him for at least a week (potentially longer) as Pittsburgh pursues its playoff push after the Olympic break.
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was placed on injured reserve with a minimum four-week absence after injuring his knee at the Olympics, leaving Pittsburgh to navigate a grueling schedule without their leading scorer.
Crosby suffered an injury in Canada’s quarterfinal and was ruled out of the semifinal; Canada then lost to Team USA in overtime as Jack Hughes scored the OT winner, earning the Americans Olympic gold. Crosby emphasized his decision was for the team’s benefit, praised the group’s leadership and effort, and the Penguins’ circle celebrated the USA victory and the broader Olympic moment.
Sidney Crosby, possibly facing his final Olympic Games, sat out Canada’s 2-1 overtime loss to the United States in the gold-medal game, a move framed as leadership and humility that underscored his team-first ethos as the U.S. captured Olympic gold in Milan.
Sidney Crosby will miss Canada’s gold-medal men’s hockey game against the United States at the Milan 2026 Winter Olympics due to a knee injury, a huge blow as Crosby’s absence leaves Canada to rely on captain Connor McDavid while the United States, at full strength, pursues Olympic gold in a highly anticipated showdown.