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Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (upper body) heads to IR

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin was placed on injured reserve Tuesday with an upper-body injury. Malkin, 39, did not play in Sunday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Dallas Stars after recording two goals and an assist in Pittsburgh's 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday.

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