The Pittsburgh Penguins have finally made their game-time decision and Sidney Crosby will make his season debut tonight against the Florida Panthers.

Crosby, 29, missed Pittsburgh’s first six games (3-2-1) of the season after being diagnosed with a concussion on Oct. 10. He did not appear in a preseason game and has not played in a competitive environment since capturing the MVP award of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey on Sept. 29 after toppling Team Europe.

This was Crosby’s first diagnosed concussion in nearly five years, since Dec. 2011. If he returns against the Panthers at PPG Paints Arena, he will have sat out 17 days since reportedly sustaining the concussion on Oct. 7 in practice.

- With files from TSN senior hockey reporter Frank Seravalli