Sidney Crosby leaves Penguins-Senators game, will not return

Sidney Crosby left the Pittsburgh Penguins’ sport in opposition to the Ottawa Senators on the Canadian Tire Center on Thursday and will not return.

The Penguins introduced the information in a post on. The crew did not reveal why Crosby would not return to the sport. Crosby left the ice early within the second interval with the sport tied 1-1. The Penguins and Senators are tied 2-2 with underneath 6 minutes remaining within the second body.

Crosby returned to Pittsburgh’s lineup on March 18 in opposition to the Carolina Hurricanes after lacking 4 weeks as a result of a lower-body injury suffered through the Olympic event. He was then positioned on injured reserve.

In the 5 video games since returning to the lineup, Crosby has tallied 5 factors. This season, the 38-year-old star for the Penguins has a team-high 28 targets, and he’s third on the crew with 36 assists.

Heading into Thursday’s sport, the Penguins (35-20-16) have been third within the Eastern Conference’s Metropolitan Division with 86 factors, one level behind the second-place Columbus Blue Jackets.