Evgeni Malkin News

Evgeni Malkin was cleared to stay with the Pittsburgh Penguins after a federal judge denied a demand by his former Russian club that he be yanked from the NHL. Metallurg Magnitogorsk, a Russian Super League team, claims that Malkin is under contract in his native country. The club sought a preliminary injunction that would have banned the forward from playing for the Penguins until the matter is resolved. But the ...

Evgeni Malkin scored for the third straight game, leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. Malkin, the highly touted Russian rookie, scored on a wrist shot midway through the third period to put Pittsburgh ahead 4-2 and become the first player to score in his first three NHL games since Jan Caloun did it for the San Jose Sharks in 1995-96. The Penguins got two short-handed goals from ...

A Russian hockey club filed an antitrust lawsuit Thursday against the NHL and the Pittsburgh Penguins, saying prized rookie Evgeni Malkin shouldn't be allowed to play in the league because he remains under contract in his native country. Metallurg Magnitogorsk, which filed the lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, also demanded unspecified damages from the NHL and the Penguins over Malkin's deal to jump teams this summer. ``We ...

Pittsburgh Penguins rookie Evgeni Malkin scored a goal in his first NHL game, pushing the rebound of a Mark Recchi shot through New Jersey goaltender Martin Brodeur's pads late in the second period Wednesday night. Malkin's NHL debut was delayed for two weeks by a dislocated shoulder that occurred in his first pre-season game. He scored Pittsburgh's first goal of the game on what was his best shift of his first game. Sent out immediately after the Penguins ...

Evgeni Malkin's first goal in his much-anticipated NHL debut didn't prevent Martin Brodeur from achieving a milestone of his own: his 450th career victory. Brodeur withstood Malkin's first career goal to become only the third goaltender in league history to reach the 450-win mark, with Jamie Langenbrunner's goal in the third period making the difference in the New Jersey Devils' 2-1 victory over the Penguins on Wednesday. Malkin, one of the most awaited young players in recent seasons, was ...

Mark Recchi dares to mention Evgeni Malkin in the same sentence as the one player in Pittsburgh Penguins history to whom almost no one is ever compared. Yes, No. 66. Malkin won't play his first shift, take his first shot, make his first pass until the Penguins face the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday. That didn't prevent Recchi and Sidney Crosby from bringing up the same name _ Mario Lemieux _ when they were asked how good the ...

Penguins centre Evgeni Malkin, out since injuring a shoulder in his first pre-season game, will make his NHL debut Wednesday night against New Jersey. Malkin, the No. 2 pick in the 2004 NHL draft, dislocated his shoulder Sept. 20 after colliding with teammate John LeClair behind the net. He returned to practice Friday with a shoulder support and has been cleared to resume playing. In 2005-06, Malkin had 47 points ...

Pittsburgh Penguins rookie centre Evgeni Malkin took part in limited contact drills in practice with his teammates Friday, and head coach Michel Therrien said the Russian star could make his NHL debut as early as next week. Malkin, the No. 2 pick in the 2004 draft, dislocated his shoulder in a pre-season game Sept. 20. He probably will not play Saturday against Carolina, and doctors will decide whether he will ...

Rookie Evgeni Malkin will continue the rehabilitation program for his dislocated left shoulder and be re-evaluated in two weeks, the Pittsburgh Penguins said Friday. The Russian forward was injured during a Sept. 20 pre-season game in Moncton, N.B., and has been working his way back since. The Penguins have yet to pinpoint a probable return date for Malkin, considered the best player in the world not in the NHL last ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins must wait a few more days or weeks for the debut of what figured to be their main opening-night attraction, Russian star Evgeni Malkin. Malkin's dislocated shoulder will keep him out of the season opener Thursday night against the Philadelphia Flyers and for an undetermined number of games after that. The Penguins have yet to pinpoint a probable date for the return of the player who, a ...