 Crosby also sustained a high ankle sprain on January 18 against the Tampa Bay Lightning and was ruled out for six to eight weeks . Crosby returned on March 4 , playing in three games before being removed from the lineup again on March 12 . After missing the next seven games , Crosby returned against the New York Islanders on March 27 , after missing 28 games . The injury forced Crosby to miss the All @-@ Star Game , where he was the leading vote @-@ getter for the second year in a row . Teammate Evgeni Malkin was selected to play for the Eastern Conference team in place of the injured Crosby . 
