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Penguins place Sidney Crosby on injured reserve after missing Olympic final

Penguins place Sidney Crosby on injured reserve after missing Olympic final | iNFOnews.ca
Canada's Sidney Crosby (87) leaves the ice after warm up before taking on Switzerland during a preliminary round men's hockey game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins placed Sidney Crosby on injured reserve Wednesday and said the captain is expected to miss at least a month with a lower-body injury.

Crosby was hurt at the Olympics and sat out Canada’s 2-1 overtime loss to the United States in Sunday’s gold-medal game in Milan, saying he couldn’t play “without compromising the team.”

The 38-year-old was injured in the quarterfinals when his leg bent awkwardly on a hit from Czechia defenceman Radko Gudas.

He watched the final from the trainer’s room before joining teammates for the medal ceremony.

The Penguins also activated defenceman Kris Letang from injured reserve.

Pittsburgh hosts the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 25, 2026.

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