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.

Crosby suffered the injury during Tuesday’s game against the New Jersey Devils. He briefly left the ice but returned to finish the game. However, he did not participate in practice Wednesday and has missed the Penguins’ last two games against the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers after skating on his own on Thursday and in Friday's practice.

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.

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.

Sidney Crosby missed last night's Penguins game against the Rangers with an injury, and head coach Mike Sullivan provided an update, saying it's 'encouraging'.

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.