Sidney Crosby suffered MCL sprain during Olympics: Mitch Marner
Pittsburgh Penguins’ captain Sidney Crosby suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain while representing Canada’s men’s hockey team at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, according to Vegas Golden Knights’ forward and Team Canada teammate Mitch Marner.
Mitch Marner said on the Penguins' pregame show that Sidney Crosby sustained a grade 2 MCL sprain at the Olympics. -- From Taylor Haase in Las Vegas
Marner revealed the information during the pregame show ahead of Thursday’s game between the Penguins and Golden Knights.
Crosby sustained the injury during Canada’s quarterfinal matchup against Czechia after taking an awkward hit from Czech defenseman Radko Gudas. Crosby ended up heading to the locker room and did not return.
He did not play in Canada’s semifinal win over Finland, nor their gold-medal game loss to the United States.
Earlier this week, Crosby, who is currently on injured reserve, was back on the ice with his teammates, although there’s no timeline for when the Cole Harbour, N.S., native will return.
Before the Olympic break, the 38-year-old Crosby had 27 goals and 32 assists for 59 points in 56 games with the Penguins this season. Now in his 21st NHL campaign, the 2005 No. 1 overall pick has 652 goals and 1,094 assists for 1,746 points in 1,408 regular-season games.
During that time, he’s broken the 100-point mark six times, recorded at least 50 assists 12 times, hit the 30-goal mark 13 times and has averaged more than a point-per-game in every season of his career.
Crosby also has 71 goals and 130 assists for 201 points in 180 career playoff games. He captained the Penguins to three Stanley Cup championships in 2009, 2016 and 2017, and helped them reach the Stanley Cup Final in 2008. He also won the Conn Smythe Trophy in both 2016 and 2017.
Crosby has twice won each of the Hart Trophy, the Art Ross Trophy, the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award.