Crosby scores an absolute BEAUTY in his return from injury

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby made his return to action tonight after being sidelined for the past week with an upper body injury and… well let’s just say that the superstar isn’t taking his time easing back into things.

Check out this goal Sid the Kid potted against Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin in the first period:

What a beauty!

Safe to say that Crosby is happy to be back… but probably not quite as much as his head coach and teammates are happy for him to be back. 

"I feel good," Crosby said prior to the game. "I'm glad. I'm excited to get back in the lineup and get out there."

"It certainly will help," Pens head coach Mike Sullivan said. "When we have the full complement of the centers we think we're strong up the middle. That's one of the strengths of our group. Certainly, when those three guys are in the lineup we're a better hockey team."

As Crosby noted this morning, it's honestly tough for everyone to stay positive with how things are going right now.

"It's never easy when you're losing games," Crosby said. "I think guys get frustrated and I think it's a matter of getting through that. Obviously, we did a lot of good things last game so we got to build off of that. It's always a better feeling when you're winning than when you're losing."