Sidney Crosby skates with Penguins days after his concussion
Sidney Crosby was in full pads and skating with his Pittsburgh Penguins teammates during Thursday’s off-day skate, days after he sustained the fourth reported concussion of his career.
Crosby was forced out of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal on Monday after he was hit in the head by the stick of Caps star Alex Ovechkin and then crosschecked high by defenseman Matt Niskanen. The team announced on Tuesday that Crosby had sustained a concussion in the 3-2 overtime loss.
The Penguins won Game 4, 3-2, to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-7 series without Crosby in the lineup. The Pens can eliminate the Capitals with a victory in Game 5 on Saturday in Washington.
Crosby missed a good chunk of two seasons after he battled post-concussion syndrome from a collision, also against the Capitals, in 2011. The Pens were also without Crosby for the first game of this regular season due to a concussion.