After missing Pittsburgh's final two games before the NHL break for the 4 Nations Face-Off, Sidney Crosby took part in Canada's first practice Monday and declared himself good to go. When it comes to a rare chance to play in an international tournament with the best players in the world,

MONTREAL -- The Sidney Crosby watch for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off reached peak level before the Pittsburgh Penguins center practiced with Canada on Monday and was deemed ready to play the best-on-best tournament beginning against Sweden at Bell Centre in Montreal on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS).

Canada's captain Sidney Crosby for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament says he's overcome the upper-body injury that kept him out of the Pittsburgh Penguins' last two games.