Evgeni Malkin entered 2024-25 having appeared in all of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ games the last two seasons, achieving perfect attendance in back-to-back campaigns for only the second time in his 19-year career.
Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin tallied four points during their overtime victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday evening. In the second period, Malkin tallied two helpers, the primary assist on Philip Tomasino's strike and the secondary assist on Erik Karlsson's goal.
Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin is set to return to the lineup after missing the past six games due to a lower-body ailment, reports Rob Rossi of The Athletic.
Bryan Rust also said he expects to play Saturday. The forward missed a 3-2 loss at the Philadelphia Flyers on Feb. 8 with a lower-body injury and has 42 points (20 goals, 22 assists) in 48 games, third on the Penguins behind Crosby (58 points) and Rickard Rakell (48).
The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Colorado Avalanche after Rickard Rakell scored two goals in the Penguins' 6-5 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Evgeni Malkin has a deep connection to his hometown team, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, where he played for three seasons from 2003 to 2006 and returned during the NHL lockout in 2012-13.