Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby left in the first period of the team's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning Friday night with a high right ankle sprain.
With the Penguins down 1-0 in the first period, Crosby skated down the right side towards the Lightning net and was pulled down from behind by defencemanPaul Ranger . Crosby and Ranger became tangled near the right circle in the Lightning end, with Crosby swiping at the puck as he fell on his behind.
He hit the boards with his right leg and his left leg raised and immediately held his right leg in pain. Crosby had to be helped to the runway by a team trainer.
The injury will be re-evaluated Saturday by team doctors, which all but rules him out for Pittsburgh's Saturday night matchup against the Montreal Canadiens.
Crosby, the NHL's scoring champion and Hart Trophy winner at age 19 last season, went into the game tied for the league scoring lead with Tampa Bay'sVincent Lecavalier and Atlanta's Ilya Kovalchuk (63 points).
Details to follow.
With the Penguins down 1-0 in the first period, Crosby skated down the right side towards the Lightning net and was pulled down from behind by defencemanPaul Ranger . Crosby and Ranger became tangled near the right circle in the Lightning end, with Crosby swiping at the puck as he fell on his behind.
He hit the boards with his right leg and his left leg raised and immediately held his right leg in pain. Crosby had to be helped to the runway by a team trainer.
The injury will be re-evaluated Saturday by team doctors, which all but rules him out for Pittsburgh's Saturday night matchup against the Montreal Canadiens.
Crosby, the NHL's scoring champion and Hart Trophy winner at age 19 last season, went into the game tied for the league scoring lead with Tampa Bay'sVincent Lecavalier and Atlanta's Ilya Kovalchuk (63 points).
Details to follow.
