Sore right ankle forces Pens' Crosby to miss game tonight

From: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Date: March 12, 2008| Author: Rob Rossi | Copyright information

Captain Sidney Crosby will not play for the Penguins against the Buffalo Sabres at Mellon Arena tonight.

Crosby left the team's morning skate early after feeling soreness in his right ankle. He had played in three previous games after missing 21 consecutive due to a high right ankle sprain -- an injury that occurred when he crashed skates first into the south end-zone boards at Mellon Arena in a game against Tampa Bay on Jan. 18.

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