Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby returned to the ice on Wednesday night for the first time in four weeks. He was out with a lower-body injury since the Winter Olympics. This was also Crosby's first game with Pittsburgh since February 5 against the Buffalo Sabres.

The Penguins take on the Colorado Avalanche on March 16, but one major storyline surrounds Sidney Crosby. His status has drawn attention ahead of the matchup as Pittsburgh prepares for a challenging road game in Denver.

Canada has not decided whether injured captain Sidney Crosby will play in the gold medal game at the Olympics against the U.S., coach Jon Cooper said.

MILAN — Canada is not closing the door on the possibility of Sidney Crosby playing Friday against Finland in the semifinals at the Olympics after leaving the team's quarterfinal game with an apparent right-leg injury that is still being evaluated.

The injury happened around five minutes into the second period when Czech defenseman Radko Gudas delivered a heavy check on Crosby near the red line.