Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby missed practice and was being evaluated for an upper-body injury on Wednesday, one day after he was hurt during a 3-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils that ended in a shootout.

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is being evaluated for an upper-body injury. Crosby was held out of practice after colliding with New Jersey’s Luke Hughes and Erik Haula in the third period of a 3-2 shootout loss to the Devils.

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Sidney Crosby missed roughly half of the third period in the Penguins’ 3-2 shootout loss to New Jersey at PPG Paints Arena Tuesday evening after being involved in a multi-player collision.

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is missing practice Wednesday after the awkward hit against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.

CRANBERRY — Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby did not participate in the team’s practice at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex Wednesday and is being evaluated for an unspecified upper-body injury, coach Mike Sullivan said.

It was scary on Tuesday night, but it might be even scarier today. Last night, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby appeared to suffer an injury to his left arm in the game against the New Jersey Devils.

Sidney Crosby did not practice Wednesday and is being evaluated for an upper-body injury. The 37-year-old center left for several minutes after being involved in a collision with New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes and forward Erik Haula midway through the third period of a 3-2 shootout loss on Tuesday,