Malkin posted two assists and six shots in the Penguins' 7-4 loss to the Red Wings on Tuesday.
Malkin picked up helpers on Jason Zucker's goal and Jake Guentzel's power-play goal. This game gives Malkin points in four of his last five games with five points in that span. On the season, the Russian forward has 25 goals and 77 points in 74 games.
Malkin tallied a goal in Pittsburgh's 4-3 victory over the Capitals on Saturday.
Pittsburgh saw its 3-0 lead completely evaporate when Dylan Strome tied the contest late in the third period. Malkin salvaged the situation by scoring with just 80 seconds remaining in the frame. It was his third game-winning goal of the season and the 81st of his career. Malkin is up to 25 markers and 75 points in 73 appearances in 2022-23. Although he's having a great campaign, the 36-year-old has been a bit cold recently with a goal and three points over his last six outings.
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Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Posts 50th helper
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Malkin provided a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Avalanche.
Malkin set up Jake Guentzel's goal in the second period. The helper was Malkin's 11th in as many games in March, though he has just one goal this month. The 36-year-old center has reached 50 assists for the seventh time in his career, and he's at 74 points, 203 shots on net, 33 power-play points, 50 PIM and a minus-8 rating through 71 outings this season.
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Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Garners assist Monday
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Malkin earned an assist in Monday's 2-1 loss to the Senators.
Malkin has scored just one goal in his last 11 contests but has racked up 10 helpers over that stretch, including six power-play points. The Russian center needs just six more markers to reach the 30-goal mark for the first time since 2017-18 when he racked up 42.
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Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Extends streak in loss
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Malkin tallied a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Canadiens.
Both of Malkin's points came on the power play, extending Pittsburgh's lead to 2-0 in the first period before adding an assist on Jake Guentzel's tally in the second. Malkin now has points in six straight games, with a goal and nine assists in that span. The 36-year-old forward is up to 72 points (24 goals, 48 assists) through 67 contests this season.
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Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Two PP helpers against Blueshirts
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Malkin collected two power-play assists in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over the Rangers.
After having a hand in Rickard Rakell's first-period tally, Malkin set up Kris Letang for the OT winner. Malkin extended his current point streak to five games, and over his last 12 contests, he's piled up four goals and 16 points -- reaching 70 points on the season in the process, a mark the 36-year-old hasn't been healthy enough to attain since 2019-20.
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Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Three helpers against Columbus
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Malkin collected three assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.
Columbus grabbed a 4-0 lead early in the second period before Pittsburgh even really woke up, but Malkin got to work soon after and wrapped up his night by setting up Sidney Crosby for the OT winner. It's Malkin's seventh multi-point performance in 14 games since the All-Star break, a stretch in which the 36-year-old has four goals and 16 points.
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Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Gets two points Sunday
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Malkin collected a goal and an assist in Pittsburgh's 7-3 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday.
Malkin found the back of the net at 6:17 of the second period to tie the game at 2-2. He's up to 23 goals and 62 points in 59 games this season. The 36-year-old is red hot with four goals and eight points over his last five outings.
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Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Another multi-point effort
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Malkin had a goal and his assist in a 3-2 overtime win over St. Louis on Saturday.
He tied the game 1-1 early in the second period, finishing off a passing play with Bryan Rust. And he set up Rust in overtime for the win. Malkin has six points (three goals, three assists) in his past four games, which includes three two-point games.
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Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Hits 20-goal mark for 14th time
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Malkin scored twice Saturday in a 5-2 loss to New Jersey.
Malkin reached the 20-goal plateau early in the first on the power play. It's the 14th season he has hit that mark. At 36, Malkin continues to deliver star-quality production. He has 21 goals and 35 assists (56 points) in 55 games this season. Almost half (25) of his points have come with the man advantage.
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Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Distributes pair of helpers
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Malkin logged two assists and three shots on goal in Friday's 6-3 win over the Ducks.
Malkin set up tallies by Pierre-Olivier Joseph and Bryan Rust as the Penguins solidified their lead in the contest. It's been all or nothing for Malkin lately -- he has six multi-point efforts and three scoreless outings in his last nine games, amassing five goals and 10 helpers in that span. The 36-year-old is up to 54 points (24 on the power play), 152 shots on net, 30 hits, 30 PIM and a minus-5 rating through 51 games this season.
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Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Another multi-point effort
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Malkin garnered a pair of assists in Tuesday's 2-1 overtime victory over Colorado.
Malkin has been boom or bust of late, recording either multiple or zero points in 11 straight contests. Over that stretch, the veteran center has racked up seven goals and 10 assists, including eight power-play points. The three-time Stanley Cup champion should continue to produce at a point-per-game pace the rest of the way.
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Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Six points in last three games
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Malkin had two goals and an assist in a 6-4 loss to San Jose on Saturday.
He scored on a tap-in on the power play in the first period and then knotted the game 4-4 at the mid-point of the third. Malkin has 50 points (19 goals, 31 assists) in a 49 games this season. He also has two, three-point games in his last three games. Hot is hot.
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Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Three points in OT win
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Malkin scored a power-play goal and added two assists, one also coming with the man advantage, in Tuesday's 7-6 overtime win over the Panthers.
After helping set up Rickard Rakell midway through the first period, Malkin blasted home his own tally late in the third before setting up Kris Letang for the OT winner. Malkin has been running hot and cold lately, posting four multi-point performances and four goose eggs in his last eight games, and on the season the 36-year-old has 17 goals and 47 points through 47 contests.
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Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Averaging point per game
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Malkin scored a power-play goal and added two assists in Wednesday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Senators.
One of the assists also came on the man advantage, and Malkin rounded out his stat line with four shots on goal, two PIM and one hit. The 36-year-old center's still capable of generating points in bunches, as he's used three multi-point performances to pile up four goals and five assists over the past five games. This surge has bumped Malkin up to exactly a point per game, with 44 in 44.
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Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Gets two points vs. Ducks
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Malkin had a goal and assist in Monday's 4-3 overtime win against Anaheim.
Malkin's marker came at 8:46 of the second period to put Pittsburgh ahead 2-1. He has 15 goals and 41 points in 43 games in 2022-23. Malkin had two markers and two assists against Vancouver on Jan. 10, but then he was held off the scoresheet in two straight games.
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Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Grabs four points in win
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Malkin recorded two goals and two assists in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Canucks.
Malkin got Pittsburgh on the board with a power-play goal midway through the first period. He'd add an assist on Jason Zucker's goal later in the frame before adding another goal and an assist in the second. Malkin had cooled off a bit recently, tallying just two points in his previous seven contests, so Tuesday's performance is certainly encouraging. The 36-year-old center has been particularly effective on the man advance this season, where he's logged 18 of his 37 points. Malkin now has 14 goals and 25 assists through 40 games this season.
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Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Generates helper in win
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Malkin recorded an assist and two shots on goal in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Coyotes.
This was Malkin's second point in his last six games, and he's also gone minus-4 in that span. His drop in production has largely correlated with the Penguins' six-game losing skid, which ended Sunday, and the absence of Kris Letang (personal/lower body). Despite the slump, Malkin still has a formidable 35 points (16 on the power play) with 111 shots on net and a minus-2 rating through 39 outings this season.
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Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Breaks away for marker
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Malkin scored a first-period goal during a 4-2 loss to the visiting Devils on Friday.
Executing a turnover, Malkin scored his first goal in four games on a breakaway, giving the Penguins a 1-0 lead. The 36-year-old center was coming off a shotless outing against the Red Wings on Wednesday, marking the second time in five games he was denied a shot on goal. Malkin on Friday contributed three shots and two hits in 22:01 of ice time, including 12:28 on the power play.
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Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Scores in win
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Malkin tallied a power-play goal in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Rangers.
Malkin got the Penguins on the board in the second period, beating Igor Shesterkin with a wrist shot through traffic to even the score 1-1. The goal extends Malkin's point streak to nine games, as he's logged three goals and 10 assists in that span. The 36-year-old center now has 11 goals and 22 assists through 32 games this season.
