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Sidney Crosby being evaluated for upper body injury after Game 5

Sidney Crosby left Game 5 and did not return after taking this shot from Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba in the second period of Pittsburgh’s 5-3 loss.

Unsurprisingly, the Pens did not provide much of an update on their captain following the game with coach Mike Sullivan simply saying Crosby was under evaluation for an upper body injury. Sullivan also wasn’t too thrilled about the high elbow that Trouba drove into Crosby’s head.

Coach Sullivan when asked about Trouba's hit on Crosby: "Did you see the hit?