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Crosby left Monday's game of the NHL's Eastern Conference
semi-final after being hit in the head twice during a matter of
seconds and was forced to sit out Wednesday's contest, which the
Penguins won to move within one game of advancing.
"Sid skated this morning. He is in the process of rehabbing.
We'll leave it at that. It's a day-to-day process," Penguins
coach Mike Sullivan told reporters.
Crosby was skating to the Washington Capitals' net when he was
clipped on the arm and helmet by the stick of Alex Ovechkin, and
then lost his balance just as he took a cross-check to the head
by defenseman Matt Niskanen in the first period.
Washington went on to win that game to cut Pittsburgh's lead in
the best-of-seven series to 2-1 but the Stanley Cup champions
struck back on Wednesday for a 3-1 series lead.
Game Five is scheduled for Saturday in Washington.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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