The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without star center Evgeni Malkin for at least the first two months of this season as he recovers from offseason knee surgery.
The Pens’ other star center, Sidney Crosby had wrist surgery in early September and is set to miss six weeks as he recovers from that procedure.
By Chris Cerullo 4 weeks ago
Tom Wilson was whistled for a two-minute interference minor in the Capitals’ 5-2 win over the Penguins on Thursday. Wilson was penalized after delivering a late hit to Penguins’ forward Mark Jankowski.
The Capitals screamed from the bench in frustration that officials made a call while the Penguins were furious with what they thought was another dirty hit by Wilson. Penguins center Evgeni Malkin skated over to the penalty box while Jankowski struggled to get up and exchanged words with Wilson.
So what did they say?
Malkin “just came over to have a chat,” Wilson explained. “When it’s that quiet in there, you can have those conversations.”
According to beat writers who were at Capital One Arena, there was a lot more spiciness coming from the chirping hockey players.
By Ian Oland 8 months ago
Despite being on rival teams in the NHL, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Evgeni Malkin are good friends. But that doesn’t mean they don’t get cranky or mess with each other on the ice.
For instance, during a regular-season matchup in 2018, Malkin got ejected after screaming at Kuznetsov because, as Malkin explained later, “Kuzy spoke Russian” to him.
On Tuesday, Kuznetsov went to another level to annoy the second overall pick of the 2004 NHL Draft.
Russian forwards Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin are two of the greatest hockey players of their generation. They have been linked together since childhood. The two played together as teenagers on Russian national teams. They were selected one and two in the 2004 NHL Draft. For nearly two decades, they’ve ferociously competed against each other in one of the biggest rivalries in hockey.
Off the ice, the two have become close friends after some initial tumult in the NHL, and during Ovechkin’s 35th birthday celebration, it was Malkin who had some of the kindest words.
Alex Ovechkin turned 35 last Thursday, but today he celebrated his birthday belatedly in style. And by in style, I mean in fancy suits and someone likely dropped six figures to make this happen.
Ovechkin’s birthday party was held at Orion Hall, a concert venue in his native Moscow. The party featured celebrity appearances by teammates Ilya Kovalchuk and Dmitry Orlov as well as Penguins rival Evgeni Malkin. Malkin even got a hug from Ovi.
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ busy offseason continues.
The team’s two superstars, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, both underwent surgery for minor injuries they suffered during the season.
Ilya Kovalchuk is stepping up his training ahead of the opening of NHL training camps which are set to start (as of now) on July 10.
The Capitals’ third-line winger posted video of himself wilding out on a punching bag, drawing concern from captain Alex Ovechkin for just how violent the workout was.
The NHL hosted a Russian language Zoom call between Evgeni Malkin, Dmitry Orlov, and Tampa Bay’s Mikhail Sergachev on Wednesday.
The call was basically The Evgeni Malkin Comedy Hour as Malkin constantly needled his comrades on the Russian National Team who are also his foes in the National Hockey League.
During one particularly humorous snippet of the call, the interviewer reminded the three players that they all are on Eastern Conference teams and face each other a lot. What do you miss the least about facing each other the interviewer asked.
At the end of the first period, Brenden Dillon *officially* became a Washington Capital when he attempted to punch Evgeni Malkin’s face many times.
Brenden, welcome to the rivalry. You can now stay forever.
The Pittsburgh Penguins, who are first place in the Metropolitan Division (due to a tiebreaker), lost to the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Saturday. The loss prevented the Penguins from putting any distance between themselves and the Washington Capitals, who also have 80 standings points.
After the game, Penguins star Evgeni Malkin spoke to reporters about the loss. At the very end of the chat, he was also asked about Alex Ovechkin, his longtime teammate on the Russian national team. who scored his 700th career goal against the New Jersey Devils.
