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The Pittsburgh Penguins are trailing the opposing team 5-0 in the third period when a chaotic scene unfolds in front of the net. Pittsburgh superstar Sidney Crosby finds himself at the center of the action as he gets tangled up with an opposing player. Crosby is caught in an awkward position, tucked into a fetal position on the ice. An opposing player then collides with and trips over Crosby, causing a scrum to break out. Penguins forward Jake Guentzel and the opposing player exchange shoves and cross-checks, drawing the officials' attention. Referee Tim Peel skates over and assesses matching 10-minute misconduct penalties to Crosby and the opposing player, much to Crosby's bewilderment. "What? For what?" Crosby asks the referee, clearly confused by the call. Peel insists Crosby needs to leave the ice, but Crosby lingers, protesting the decision. "It's fucking embarrassing," Crosby says in frustration. When Crosby refuses to leave, Peel adds another 10-minute misconduct, resulting in a game misconduct and Crosby's ejection from the game. Pittsburgh head coach Mike Sullivan looks on in disbelief as his star player is forced to exit the game. The Penguins will have to try to mount a comeback without Crosby, their leading scorer and one of the best players in the NHL. This chaotic sequence comes with the Penguins already down 5-0 in the third period, leaving them in a precarious position. Pittsburgh and their opponent have a long-standing rivalry, adding extra intensity to the matchup. The Penguins will need to regroup quickly if they hope to overcome the large deficit and pull off an improbable comeback without their captain.

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the penguins are getting absolutely destroyed five nothing in the third and oh no crosby goes

down guy goes on top of them this breakdown is brought to you by draft kings watch this

hits his ankle a little bit anderson says don't like that perfect fetal position by sid and then

he's going to go down and then he gets tripped over and it's a whole mess of the situation in

front of the net so you got a little cross check push to the back fetal position trip everyone's