Penguins star Sidney Crosby was shaken up after colliding with a linesman in the opening minutes of tonight's game against Nashville.
SportsNet Pittsburgh shared the clip, which showed the veteran going down hard.
The frame shows Crosby, No. 87, down on the ice near the blue line as the official skates past.
He appeared to be okay afterward.
Nobody's fault, but that's the last thing Pittsburgh needs. The Penguins are thin enough without losing their 39-year-old star to an official.
It's like tripping over the crossing guard on the way to school. You never expect the guy keeping you safe to be the one in the way.
Crosby has 6 points on an $8,700,000 cap hit.
Here is the clip :
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Here is another angle :
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Sidney Crosby gets shaken up after colliding with the last person you'd expect
Evgeni Malkin is out until at least Oct. 29 with an illness.
Samuel Girard and Egor Chinakhov are also out until at least Oct. 29.
Crosby also sits at -6, with one of his 3 goals coming on the power play.
Rickard Rakell has 4 points for Pittsburgh.
Erik Karlsson leads Pittsburgh with 11 points, including 4 power-play assists.
Benjamin Kindel is also recovering after a medical emergency on the team's flight earlier this week.
The Penguins are 4-6-1 after Thursday's 4-0 shutout of Florida.
They're 3-1-0 at home but just 1-5-1 on the road.
Pittsburgh has allowed 38 goals in 11 games.
Nashville came in at 3-3-3 after a 6-0 loss in Boston.
The Predators are 1-1-2 on the road.
Steven Stamkos leads the Predators with 10 points, while Roman Josi has 9.
Filip Forsberg has 8 points, and Nashville claimed Daemon Hunt off waivers from Minnesota earlier today.
Andrew Brunette's group needs a response after getting shut out in Boston.
Dan Muse can't afford to lose anyone else, let alone Crosby.
How often does a star go down because of an official?
The Penguins host Utah on Thursday, while Nashville hosts Colorado on Sunday.
Crosby got up, and Pittsburgh exhaled. The Penguins can't afford many more scares like that one.
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