Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and teammate Brian Dumoulin are struggling with COVID-19 and must comply with National Hockey League protocol in the matter, their head coach Mike Sullivan said on Wednesday. .
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He clarified that number 87 is experiencing mild symptoms. For his part, Dumoulin is asymptomatic. The two players concerned must be declared negative for the coronavirus before meeting the other hockey players of the club and participating in training or matches.
Crosby is going through a lot of trouble this year, having had surgery on his left wrist in September and missed the first few weeks of the regular schedule. He made his debut in 2021-2022 on Saturday, in a 4-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils.
The striker did not deliver his best performance on this occasion either, finishing with a differential of -3 and being unable to obtain a single point. His poor defensive coverage on one play was the source of a penalty shot awarded to Jesper Bratt late in the third period and the Devils player took the opportunity to score the decisive goal.
As for Dumoulin, he registered an assist in eight outings and posted a differential of -4.
The Penguins host the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.