Team Russia played Team Sweden on Tuesday, and Alex Ovechkin scored his second goal of the 2019 IIHF World Championship during the second period.
Pittsburgh Penguins’ center Evgeni Malkin tallied the primary assist.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 weeks ago
Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin have a storied history together as friends and enemies. They were drafted one-two in the 2004 NHL draft, were teammates on the Russian National squad, and also had a storied beef that carried to the ice after Ovi punched Geno’s agent in a nightclub.
But Tuesday nights game in Pittsburgh could cement another link between the two, as both are gunning for historic point totals. Malkin needs two points to reach 1,000, while Ovi needs one to hit 1,200.
By Julia Karron 3 months ago
Earlier this season, Evgeni Malkin hit TJ Oshie high in the head and didn’t receive additional punishment from the league. He also got mad last year at Evgeny Kuznetsov for talking to him in Russian.
Monday evening, Malkin’s taste for retaliation reared its ugly head again, this time against the Philadelphia Flyers’ Michael Raffl.
By Julia Karron 4 months ago
ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski is reporting that the NHL’s Department of Player Safety will not suspend or discipline Evgeni Malkin for his shoulder to the head of TJ Oshie.
The hit sent Oshie to concussion protocol, but the Osh Babe returned and you know what happened next.
By Ian Oland 7 months ago
On Monday, Caps’ Russians Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dmitry Orlov participated in From Pure Heart – a charity hockey game first started in 2009 by Ilya Kovalchuk and Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin, who’s in South Florida with his wife Nastya and one-week-old baby Sergei, was unable to participate.
This year’s game took place at Shayba Arena in Sochi and featured some new international firepower. Hockey Hall of Famers Teemu Selanne and Jari Kurri joined Russian national stars Kovalchuk, Pavel Datsyuk, Evgeni Malkin, and Alexander Radulov on the ice to help raise nearly $294k for charity.
Kuznetsov and Orlov, who played on the same team as Selanne, won 10-8. Orlov registered three assists while Kuznetsov went point-less.
On Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins held morning skate ahead of Game Three. Brian Dumoulin, Carl Hagelin and Evgeni Malkin – who are all in varying stages of returning from injury – were on the ice. Malkin and Dumoulin wore regular contact jerseys while Hagelin rocked a no-contact sweater.
According to Penguins coach Mike Sullivan, all three players are considered game-time decisions for Game Three.
By Donya Abramo 1 year ago
Despite returning to practice on Saturday in a full-contact jersey, Mike Sullivan confirmed that Penguins center Evgeni Malkin will not be playing in Game Two
By Donya Abramo 1 year ago
Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin returned and practiced fully Saturday for the first time since suffering a lower-body injury during Game Five against the Philadelphia Flyers on April 20. The Penguins announced he was a game-time decision for Game Two.
Malkin injured his leg while in a puck battle with Flyers forward Jori Lehterä. The Russian superstar finished the game, but did not play in the team’s clinching Game Six win against the Flyers and missed the Penguins opening game of the second round against the Washington Capitals.
“You always hope [the injury] is not bad,” Malkin said. “You hope it’s like small things but sometimes you need time for recovery. I try to do my best. I can’t play [Thursday], maybe tomorrow.”
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Evgeni Malkin and Carl Hagelin both missed practice on Wednesday and will not suit up for Game One against the Washington Capitals.
“I don’t think either one of them will play,” Pierre McGuire said to Pittsburgh’s 93.7 The Fan Wednesday morning.
Later, Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan confirmed the news. Both players will be out of the lineup Thursday night.
For The Win’s Hemal Jhaveri summed it up best after Sidney Crosby tallied his third career postseason hat trick, Wednesday night.
I have seen the future and it looks a lot like the past
— Hemal Jhaveri (@hemjhaveri) April 12, 2018
The Pittsburgh Penguins, who are looking to three peat, were on another level in their 7-0 Game One win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
