PITTSBURGH – With the 2023-24 season seeming like a lost cause for the Pittsburgh Penguins, the final 17 games will be uncharted waters for their veteran core.
With the losses piling up, the playoffs fading into obscurity, and the trade deadline leaving the Pittsburgh Penguins dragging emotionally, Pittsburgh Penguins star center Evgeni Malkin had a message to the team’s fans Friday after practice.
Sheetz is overrated. Based on reports off the twitterverse (I was at a family dinner), the first period was bad. Kuraly had a bad turnover that led to a defensive zone collapse and a Penguins goal.
Evgeni Malkin scored the lone goal for the Penguins in a 6-1 loss against the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday, March 3rd at Rogers Place. This had been the third straight game Pittsburgh lost after a three-game win streak that ended when they lost 2-0 against the Seattle Kraken on Thursday, February 29th.
Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and the Pittsburgh Penguins were in bad shape prior to their game against the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. However, things are even bleaker now that the game is over.
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin is not the player he once was. That much is obvious. Part of that is father time catching up to the 37-year-old, but most of it is due to a lack of consistency from his linemates this season.
“Please, no,” was Evgeni Malkin’s playful response when someone asked if he could play until he’s 50 years old. The Pittsburgh Penguins honored Jaromir Jagr for several days last week leading to Sunday’s jersey retirement, and if there was a player who most resembled Jagr’s ferocity and strength with the puck, it was Malkin.
Try as they might Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins could not overcome themselves or the New York Islanders, losing in overtime 5-4 at PPG Paints Arena.
A power play terrified to shoot and gives up a breakaway goal at its conclusion. A team that can’t muster the fear or urgency to win games on home ice with their season on the line.
As we head into a new week, NHL once again takes center stage, and there are some spots of interest for a fun play tonight.
The past few weeks in NHL have not been easy for veteran forward Evgeni Malkin. The Pittsburgh Penguins great has now opened about his season and got emotional.
PITTSBURGH – In his third game back at the NHL level after double hip surgery over the offseason, the Pittsburgh Penguins gave newcomer Jesse Puljujarvi a promotion.
PITTSBURGH – It was a disappointing weekend for the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping games on back-to-back nights in Minnesota and Winnipeg. Other teams around them in the playoff race didn’t do them any favors, either, as the Penguins now sit well outside of where they want to be.
Perhaps Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin isn’t as stubborn or as blind to his level of play as some critics believe. And there are many critics – just take a stroll through social media.
Evgeni Malkin admitted to "not feeling great" about his play earlier this week in Tempe, Ariz. He was speaking after the practice that followed a loss to the Golden Knights, a game in which he was on the ice for the tying and winning goals against.
Losers of four of their last six, the Pittsburgh Penguins headed into a matchup against the Arizona Coyotes looking to turn things around. Instead, they ended up making fools of themselves in the desert.
In one of the wildest plays you will see in the NHL this season, Evgeni Malkin had a massive blooper on the ice. With the Pittsburgh Penguins trailing 3-2, they were trying to kill off a penalty against the Arizona Coyotes.
Evgeni Malkin's performance has mirrored the Pittsburgh Penguins season. At his best, he has taken over games and looked like the hall-of-fame center that he will be.
PITTSBURGH – At the beginning of the 2023-24 season, the Pittsburgh Penguins saw great production from Evgeni Malkin. According to the NHL, he was among the first Three Stars of the Week and put up eight points in the first five games.
With William Nylander locked in long term for the Maple Leafs, naturally, all the conversations quickly shifted to how Toronto’s going to afford re-signing Mitch Marner and John Tavares.
Everybody loves a good ranking list, mostly because fans love to get angry about where teams or players are ranked on said list. ESPN gave the hockey world quite a doozy of a list on Tuesday when they published a top-100 player ranking for the 2023-24 season.
The Pittsburgh Penguins trio of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang have been together for nearly two decades of greatness.
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