Crosby leaves Penguins practice with apparent injury

UPDATE: While captain Sidney Crosby joined the Pittsburgh Penguins for practice this morning, he left the team early and didn't complete the full practice with his team. He later returned to the ice once practice was over to take some solo skating reps, but notably he didn't take any shots on goal.

It's suspected that Crosby suffered an injury to his left arm on Tuesday evening after a collision with New Jersey Devils defensman Luke Hughes and forward Erik Haula.

UPDATE 2: An update from head coach Mike Sullivan:

Read below for our earlier report on Crosby's suspected injury.

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. During the third period of the contest, Crosby awkwardly collided with Devils defenseman Luke Hughes and forward Erik Haula, and sort of got sandwiched between them. Crosby looked in visible pain as he skated off the ice and into the dressing room.

It was a huge sigh of relief when the star forward returned to the game and finished it, with the Penguins losing 3-2 in a shootout.

When speaking with reporters, Crosby downplayed any injury and said he “just got tangled up.”

However, he was missing from practice on Wednesday and the team has made an update, saying that Crosby is getting “evaluated for an upper-body injury.”

Head coach Mike Sullivan did not provide any more specifics as of now.

"I don't have any more specifics. Once we have more specifics, I'll let you know," the Penguins head coach said.

Maybe he needed time to recuperate on Wednesday as more updates are likely to come today or later this week. Pittsburgh is back in action on Friday night when they face the Rangers in New York City.

Crosby is set to captain Team Canada in the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, taking place in Montreal and Boston from Feb. 12-20. When he left the Pens’ game last night, most fans got worried about his condition ahead of the tournament and what it could mean for the Canadian squad.

Crosby has 17 goals and 41 assists over 55 games and the Penguins, and Team Canada, cannot afford to lose him at this time.