Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby will not play against the New York Rangers on Friday night due to an upper-body injury, according to coach Mike Sullivan. On Tuesday night, Crosby collided with Luke Hughes and Erik Haula of the New Jersey Devils.

Sidney Crosby will not be in the Pittsburgh Penguins lineup on Friday night against the New York Rangers. The star center was ruled out of the game

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was on the ice Thursday after he missed practice Wednesday, which came in the aftermath of him leaving Tuesday’s game vs. New Jersey with an apparent arm injury.

Rangers failed with a late attempt to sign one-time Manchester United winger Omari Forson, who has struggled for game time at Italian club Monza. (Revelo via Daily Record)

The Rangers displayed some of the old comeback wizardry from last season in a promising win against the Bruins.

The cap going up leaves room for the Rangers to aim high as GM Chris Drury identifies the team’s future direction.

New York Rangers welcome the Boston Bruins to Madison Square Garden in New York. The Bruins have won two straight to get to 27-22-6, with 60 points on the season. The Rangers are at 54 points at 25-23-4.