Crosby Hits IR, Out Minimum 4 Weeks

Sidney Crosby's lower-body injury from Canada's Olympic quarterfinal clash with Czechia lands him on IR for at least four weeks, right as the Penguins dive into a brutal 12-games-in-21-days stretch. The 38-year-old captain, who's pacing the team with 27 goals and 59 points, fought through pain to nearly suit up for the gold-medal heartbreak against the U.S., but doctors pulled the plug.