Malkin says '100 percent' he'll play for Penguins on Saturday after lower-body injury
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).
Evgeni Malkin won’t retire after this season, will play only for Penguins: ‘This is my only team’
Evgeni Malkin spent the NHL’s break for 4 Nations Face-Off in South Florida enjoying quality time with family, swimming and sneaking in a dinner with longtime frenemy Alex Ovechkin. He returned to Pittsburgh with no lingering pain from a knee injury that caused him to miss six consecutive games and a hope to spark the Penguins on a push for the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Set to return Saturday
Malkin (lower body) will be activated off injured reserve and play Saturday versus Washington, per Rob Rossi of The Athletic on Wednesday. Malkin hasn't been in the lineup since Jan. 25, but he's been a full participant over the Penguins' past two practices and stated Wednesday that he's ready to return.
"My product was hockey, and to get you interested in coming to a game. If we could do that, that was important to me," Mike Lange told Guy Junker in 2017.
The longtime voice of hockey in Pittsburgh has gone silent. Mike Lange, the play-by-play man for the Pittsburgh Penguins for ...
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Tomasino netted the game-winning goal on Pittsburgh's power play and added three shots on target in Friday's victory against the Rangers.
Yes, the 4 Nations Face-Off is still ongoing, but the Pittsburgh Penguins who have not been participating in that tournament returned to practice Tuesday at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex.
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