Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will miss Friday's game against the New York Rangers due to an upper-body injury. Coach Mike Sullivan said Crosby's skating participation in the optional practice was encouraging but the team is taking his status day by day. The Penguins recalled forward Samuel Bemstrom from the AHL as Crosby's absence is felt.
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without captain Sidney Crosby for Friday's game against the New York Rangers , head coach Mike Sullivan confirmed. Crosby took part in the team's optional skate Friday, which Sullivan said “is encouraging from our standpoint.' Sullivan added the team is'taking it one day at a time” with the status of their star centre. Earlier on Friday, the Penguins recalled forward Samuel Bemstrom from the AHL, with Crosby's status already in doubt.
Bemstrom, 25, has 19 goals and 41 points in 37 games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this season. He has three goals and five points in 24 games with the NHL Penguins.Crosby missed practice on both Wednesday and Thursday while being evaluated for an upper-body injury. He skated Thursday on his own, but appeared not to be shooting the puck. 'Obviously, he skated on his own today. That was pre-planned,' Sullivan said of that session.'He's continuing to be evaluated. We'll probably have more information on his status tomorrow.' Crosby sustained the injury in Tuesday's game against the New Jersey Devils. He left the game in the third period after an awkward collision near the Devils' blueline, but returned 10 minutes later. Pittsburgh has back-to-back games against the Rangers and the New York Islanders
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