The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without their captain for a second straight game when they take on the Philadelphia Flyers in a Metropolitan Division showdown. The superstar center missed the team's most recent contest against the New York Rangers due to an upper-body injury and will now be out again.

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'.