Evgeni Malkin Fantasy Hockey News
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Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin: Scores tying goal in final minute
Evgeni Malkin (eye) scored a goal in Thursday’s 4-3 shootout win over the Islanders.Malkin was a game-time decision heading into this one after battling eye irritation in practice, but Pittsburgh was certainly glad to have the star center in the lineup, as his goal tied the game with just 18 seconds remaining in regulation. The hulking Russian has a pedestrian three goals and four assists through 12 games, but he’s starting to get on a roll, with a point in each of his last five games.
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Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin: Ready to rock
Evgeni Malkin (eye) will be in the lineup for Thursday’s game against the Islanders.Malkin came into the game deemed a game-time decision after he left practice early with eye irritation Wednesday. The Russian was able to overcome the issue, and he’ll be back in his usual spot on the power play and centering the second line. Malkin has gotten off to a slow start this season, recording just two goals and six points through 11 games.
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Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin: Game-time call Thursday
Evgeni Malkin (eye) will be a game-time decision for Thursday’s matchup with the Islanders, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.Malkin left Wednesday’s practice session early with what the team classified as eye irritation and is now questionable to play versus the Isles. Normally, Jared McCann (lower body) would be the most likely candidate to move into the second-line center spot but with McCann unavailable, the Pens could turn to Teddy Blueger or even Zach Aston-Reese (shoulder), who is a natural center. In terms of the power play, Kasperei Kapanen would be the odds-on favorite to join the No. 1 unit if Malkin can’t play.
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Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin: Leaves practice early
Evgeni Malkin exited Wednesday’s practice session early with an eye injury. Coach Mike Sullivan told reporters, “Geno had an irritation in his eye that was bothering him, which is why we took him off the ice just out of caution.”It doesn’t sound like the team is expecting Malkin to miss any game time, though fantasy players will likely want to monitor the club’s game-day skate ahead of Thursday’s clash with the Islanders. If the world-class center is unable to play Thursday, it would likely mean a promotion into the top-six for Mark Jankowski or Sam Lafferty.
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Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin: Nets first tally in seven games
Evgeni Malkin scored a goal on two shots in a 4-3 loss to the Islanders on Saturday.Malkin halted a six-game goal drought when he forced a turnover in the offensive zone and buried a wrister to square the game at 2-2 late in the second period. It’s been a sluggish start to the season for the 34-year-old, who has just two goals and four assists in 10 contests and hasn’t logged more than three shots in a game since the season opener. Fantasy managers expected more from Malkin, who had 20-plus goals and 70-plus points each of the last two seasons, but it’s a little too early to jump ship.
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Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin: Forces OT with first goal of year
Evgeni Malkin scored a goal on three shots Tuesday in a 5-4 overtime win over Washington.Malkin lit the lamp for the first time this season with a one-timer from the top of the right faceoff circle late in the second period, a power-play tally that knotted the game at 4-4. It was also the first point of the season for the 34-year-old, who was minus-2 with seven shots in Pittsburgh’s first three games.
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Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin: Shows no signs of injury
Evgeni Malkin (elbow) skated without limitations during Monday’s practice, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports.Malkin went under the knife in August to repair a left elbow injury. The 34-year-old center is back to full strength, centering a line with Jason Zucker and Bryan Rust to start training camp. Sidney Crosby (wrist) is also healthy, locking in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ top-six centers. Malkin posted a whopping 25 goals and 49 assists over just 55 games last season.
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Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin: Undergoes elbow procedure
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Monday that Evgeni Malkin underwent surgery on his left elbow. He’s expected to make a full recovery in 3-4 weeks.The elbow injury perhaps explains why Malkin looked nothing like the regular-season version of himself during the Penguins’ Stanley Cup qualifierBagainst the Canadiens, when he registered just one point in four games. The Russian center racked up 25 goals and 74 points in 55 games in 2019-20 and likely would have pushed for the 30-goal mark had the league not gone on hiatus in March. With the 2020-21 season not expected to start until December, Malkin should be back to 100 percent well ahead of training camp.
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Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin: Ends quiet postseason
Evgeni Malkin fired a team-high four shots on net during Friday’s 2-0 loss to the Canadiens in Game 4 of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Stanley Cup Qualifier.Carey Price was the story of the series, eliminating Pittsburgh with a shutout in the final game, but it’s hard to overlook that Malkin made very little impact, managing only one assist in four contests. The 34-year-old pivot was coming off a huge regular season in which he racked up 25 goals and 74 points in only 55 games, however, and injury concerns aside, Malkin should be headed for another very productive campaign in 2020-21.
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Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin: On scoresheet with helper
Evgeni Malkin registered a power-play assist but went minus-2 in Wednesday’s 4-3 loss to the Canadiens in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Qualifiers.Malkin picked up his first point in three games with the primary assist on Patric Hornqvist’s first-period goal. At times in the 2019-20 regular season, Malkin looked nearly unstoppable — he had 25 goals and 74 points in only 55 games after missing most of October with a lower-body injury. With the Pittsburgh Penguins trailing 2-1 in the series after Wednesday, the Russian center will need to make their offense more dynamic if they are to force Game 5.
