PITTSBURGH — Finally, a new twist on Sidney Crosby vs. Ovechkin: One of them may have injured the other.
Crosby left Game 4 of Penguins-Capitals after Ovechkin caught him on the hand in the third period ...
Ovechkin with the nice little chop on Sid pic.twitter.com/Qlvbmn0da8
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) May 5, 2016
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... and came back a few minutes later. We'll know what did or didn't happen to Crosby whenever Pittsburgh's season ends.
Crosby nearly scored the first goal of the series for either in the first period; he originally got credit for tipping Trevor Daley's shot, but that was reversed.
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The Eastern Conference second-round series, which Pittsburgh leads 2-1, has been a mess so far; Kris Letang and Brooks Orpik have both been suspended, and Evgeni Malkin is at the center of the latest debate for his hit on Daniel Winnik.