Hockey,
03 Apr, 09:16
Malkin breaks 9-year NHL personal record for penalty time
The Russian forward of “Pittsburgh” scored 28 penalty minutes in the match with “Philadelphia”. He broke his personal best penalty minutes set in 2014 against New Jersey (16).
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The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 in a home game of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Rickard Raquell (12th and 15th minutes), Brian Rust (34) and Ryan Pauling (59) scored goals for the hosts, Nicolas Deslauriers (46) and Travis Konecki (58) scored for the guests.
Russian striker “Pittsburgh” Evgeni Malkin was marked by two assists. He has 80 points (25 goals and 55 assists) in 77 games of the current regular season. He ranks third in season scoring among Russians behind Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov (106) and New York Rangers forward Artemy Panarin (87).
In the second period, Malkin received three minor penalties (2 minutes), and at the start of the third period he received a double disciplinary fine for shouting at the referee. In total, he scored 28 penalty minutes in the match. Malkin broke his personal record for most penalty minutes set in 2014 against the New Jersey Devils (16).
Canadian Pittsburgh Pittsburgh defenseman Chris Letang reached the 1,000 NHL game mark in a meeting with Philadelphia. In those games, he scored 154 goals and made 532 assists. Previously, Malkin and Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby played 1,000 matches among teammates. Three hockey players have played their entire NHL career for Pittsburgh, winning the Stanley Cup three times (2009, 2016, 2017). During his time in the NHL, Letang suffered two strokes (2014, 2022).
