Coach Sullivan confirms that Crosby has an upper body injury

In case you missed it last night, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby left his team's Game 5 loss against the New York Rangers after taking a high, hard hit from Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba.

Here's the hit in question:

Crosby left the game at that point and didn't return. Following the game Pens head coach Mike Sullivan refused to comment on his captain's status but today he did in fact confirm that Crosby has an upper body injury and that his status for Game 6 will be evaluated ASAP.

Check it out:

Sullivan also said it's "not (his) responsibility" to comment on whether or not the hit warrants suspension, but it's pretty clear from his body language and his tone that he's expecting supplemental discipline for Trouba. Stay tuned.