Penguins star Sidney Crosby, who has missed two games with an arm injury, is hoping to play for Team Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off, sources told ESPN.

“Sidney Crosby is traveling to Montreal and hopes to play for Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off…” Kaplan reported. “Crosby…is desperate to play in the tournament, sources told ESPN. The Penguins will leave the decision up to Crosby whether or not he participates, and he will take as much time as he can to decide if he's ready, sources told ESPN.”

The Team Canada captain's status for the tournament has not been determined as he works through an upper-body injury.

Sidney Crosby's status for the 4 Nations tournament is still up in the air as he deals with an injury, and Elliotte Friedman now shed some light on it all.

“With a full slate of games (Saturday) and two tomorrow, it’s believed Winnipeg Jets star Mark Scheifele has been placed on alert by Canada in the event of another injury or Sidney Crosby not being ready for the Four Nations Faceoff,” Dreger posted on X.

According to a new report from NHL insider Darren Dreger, Sidney Crosby is expected to travel to Montreal in preparation to play the 4 Nations Faceoff, but it's not guaranteed he will be named on the final roster.

Crosby missed his first game in over two years Friday but also appeared to take a step toward playing in the 4 Nations next week.

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.