The Penguins, just a couple of days after beating the best team in the NHL 7-2, will get their captain back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Head coach Dan Muse confirmed that when the Penguins take on the Carolina Hurricanes tonight in Raleigh, Sidney Crosby will be back in the lineup.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dan Muse confirms that Sidney Crosby returns to the lineup tonight against Carolina after missing 11 games with a lower-body injury.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Crosby has missed the last 11 games with a lower-body injury he sustained in the quarterfinals of the Olympics when Team Canada was playing Czechia.\u00a0<\/p>\n So far this season for the Penguins, Crosby leads the team in all offensive categories, scoring 27 goals, 32 assists, and 59 points in 56 games.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the 11 games since returning from the NHL’s Olympic pause, the Penguins have compiled a record of 4-3-4, and currently sit second in the Metropolitan Division with 83 points.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Penguins have 15 games remaining in the season and are looking to return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n Crosby placed on IR after Olympics<\/p>\n After returning from Milan, the Penguins announced Crosby was placed on injured reserve and would miss “a minimum of four weeks.”<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Today has been four weeks to the day since Crosby was injured at the Olympics.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the second period of Team Canada’s matchup against Czechia, Crosby left the game after taking a hit from defenseman Radko Gudas<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Crosby attempted to return in the gold medal game against the United States<\/a>, but ultimately did not play.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n