Crosby's Injury: Penguins' Playoff Push

0:00It's March 28th, I'm Cory with the story, and this is NHL News today, your AI-powered team report. Sydney Crosby, the penguins captain, tweaked a lower body injury Thursday night, and he's day-to-day, sitting out Saturday's home game against the Ures, Dallas stars at 5 p.m. Eastern time, the 38-year-old center bounced early from a 4-to-3 shootout win over Ottawa. He'd just come back strong from another lower body hit during the Olympics on February 18th, missing 11 games before racking up five points, in five outing since March 18th. Now the team's leading the charge with 64 points in 61 games this season, but Pittsburgh sits second in the Metro division at 36 wins, 20 losses, and six overtime losses, clinging to a one-point lead over Columbus and the Islanders after missing playoffs. Three years running. Coach Dan Mew says it's all about the group stepping up. No single replacement for Sid and Geno Malkin, who's also day-to-day with an upper body.

1:02Issue, missing his third straight, the penguins are 5-3-3 without Crosby this year, two in one in two sands, both stars. Defencement Eric Carlson nailed it, either hang heads, or grind harder. With Crosby's legacy, three cups, two hearts, top 10 all-time points, the squads built to battle back, staying confident in their depth for that. Playoff push.