Crosby day to day for Penguins with lower-body injury
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Key Points:
- Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins is day to day with a lower-body injury and will not play in Saturday's game against the Dallas Stars, having left early in Thursday's 4-3 shootout win over the Ottawa Senators.
- Crosby, 38, returned from an Olympic injury on March 18 and recorded five points in five games before re-injuring himself; he leads the Penguins with 64 points in 61 games this season.
- Evgeni Malkin, also injured, will miss his third consecutive game and is day to day with an upper-body injury, leaving the Penguins to rely on other players to fill key roles.
- Despite injuries to star players Crosby and Malkin, the Penguins have managed a 5-3-3 record without Crosby and 2-1-2 without both, demonstrating team resilience and depth.
- Crosby, a three-time Stanley Cup champion and multiple award winner, remains confident in the team's ability to compete and secure a playoff spot despite recent setbacks.
