Penguins Activate Forward Evgeni Malkin off of Injured Reserve by Pittsburgh Penguins @penguins / Media Release
The Pittsburgh Penguins have activated forward Evgeni Malkin off of injured reserve, it was announced today by general manager Ron Hextall.
Malkin, 34, has missed the past 23 games after leaving the March 16 contest against Boston with a lower-body injury. From March 2-15, Malkin had points in eight straight games (4G-8A) which included tallying his 1,100th career point on March 15 versus the Bruins.
At the time of the injury, the Magnitogorsk, Russia native s 24 points (8G-16A) in 29 games ranked third on the Penguins while his 16 assists were the second most.
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It wasn’t pretty, but the Buffalo Sabres managed to earn a point Tuesday night in a 5-4 shootout loss against the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center.
Sam Reinhart led the way for Buffalo with his second two-goal game of the season. Riley Sheahan and Brandon Montour also scored for the Sabres.
Reinhart now leads the team in both goals (11) and points (19).