There is a “better chance” Sidney Crosby plays for Canada against the United States in the men’s hockey gold medal game of the Olympic tournament, his coach said.<\/p>\n
Crosby\u00a0was injured<\/a> during his team’s quarterfinal win over Czechia on Wednesday. He left the ice in the second period after a hit from defenseman Radko Gudas. Crosby,\u00a0Canada’s captain<\/a>, remained on the bench for a couple of minutes before heading to the locker room. He was favoring his right leg on the ice before being ruled out.\u00a0<\/p>\n Here’s what we know about his status for Sunday morning’s gold medal game.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sidney Crosby injury update<\/p>\n Jon Cooper, Canada’s coach, addressed Crosby’s status after his team beat Finland 3-2<\/a> in the semifinals on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n “He’s got a lot better chance of playing in the gold medal game than he did today,” Cooper said, according to ESPN<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n Crosby reportedly skated<\/a> in a closed session before Friday’s game against Finland, but he was ruled out about 60 minutes before the puck dropped.\u00a0<\/p>\n Cooper has previously said that Crosby and Canada are taking the lower-body injury\u00a0“day-by-day,”<\/a> adding that Crosby is “by no means ruled out of the tournament.”\u00a0 <\/p>\n The 38-year-old star for the Pittsburgh Penguins has two goals and four assists for Canada at the Milan Cortina Olympic Games.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sidney Crosby’s status for gold medal game\u00a0<\/p>\n The\u00a0USA beat Slovakia 6-2<\/a> in the semifinals on Friday, setting up Sunday’s colossal matchup between the two rivals.\u00a0<\/p>\n The last time the U.S. and Canada played in an Olympic men’s hockey final was Vancouver 2010, when Crosby scored<\/a> the game-winning goal in overtime.\u00a0<\/p>\n While it remains to be seen if Crosby plays on Sunday, Cooper said Canada has “the best of the best” experts<\/a>\u00a0trying to get Crosby back on the ice safely.\u00a0<\/p>\n