Penguins’ Sidney Crosby ruled out of Game 6 against Rangers

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is not going to play in Recreation 6 Friday night time towards the New York Rangers.

Coach Mike Sullivan dominated out Crosby following the crew’s morning skate. Sullivan mentioned Crosby was on the ice earlier with skating and abilities improvement coach Ty Hennes.

Crosby departed after a excessive hit from New York’s Jacob Trouba in Recreation 5 on Wednesday and didn’t return. The crew has mentioned solely that Crosby, who has a historical past of concussions, has an upper-body harm.

The Penguins have performed solely two playoff video games without Crosby since he entered the NHL. They’re 2-0 in these video games, with Evgeni Malkin recording three assists.

Pittsburgh leads the collection 3-2.

With Crosby out, Drew O’Connor is anticipated to slip into the lineup. Evan Rodrigues skated in Crosby’s previous spot between Danton Heinen and Kasperi Kapanen on Friday morning.

With 9 factors, Crosby leads all scorers within the collection and is tied for fourth within the playoffs. Lacking Crosby for greater than half the sport, the Penguins misplaced at Madison Sq. Backyard on Wednesday with the possibility to get rid of the Rangers and transfer on to the second spherical.

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