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<\/p>\nPenguins’ Evgeni Malkin suspended for 5 games<\/p>\n
Evgeni Malkin was given a major penalty for slashing Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLET\u2019S START ON THE ICE. 24 GAMES LEFT FOR THE PENGUINS. DO YOU THINK THEY MAKE THE PLAYOFFS? AND WITH CROSBY OUT OF THE LINEUP, DO THEY LOSE ANY PEP IN THEIR STEP? THEY HAVEN\u2019T SO FAR, EXCEPT FOR THAT LULL AGAINST THE RANGERS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE. OTHERWISE, THEY SWEEP ALL SIX POSSIBLE POINTS COMING OUT OF THE OLYMPICS. DESPITE CROSBY\u2019S ABSENCE. I THINK THAT\u2019S GIVEN THEM MORE PEP IN THEIR STEP THIS FAST START THAT THEY\u2019VE GOTTEN OFF TO. DESPITE HIS INJURY. THEY\u2019RE DOING SO WELL IN CATEGORIES LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, SPECIAL TEAMS PROFICIENCY, TOP THREE. WITH BOTH UNITS, THEY\u2019VE ONLY ALLOWED 2.17 GOALS PER GAME. IF YOU DISREGARD THE TEAM GOAL THAT THE RANGERS GOT FOR THE SHOOTOUT VICTORY OVER THE LAST SIX GAMES, THAT\u2019S REALLY GOOD. SHE LOVES AND THAT IS PLAYING SOME OF HIS BEST HOCKEY. SHE HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE FIND, AND I DON\u2019T THINK THAT BEN KINDL HAS HIT A WALL YET. AS VIRTUE AS YOU SAW TODAY OF A COUPLE POINTS FROM HIM. SO I THINK THEY\u2019VE GOT ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND THE LOSS OF CROSBY AND STILL MAKE THE PLAYOFFS. AND I ALSO THINK IF YOU LOOK AT WHERE THEY SIT RIGHT NOW, NINE POINTS CLEAR OF THE\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin suspended for 5 games<\/p>\n
Evgeni Malkin was given a major penalty for slashing Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 9:30 PM EST Mar 6, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tPittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin has been suspended for five games by the NHL.The league made the announcement Friday night, one day after Malkin was given a major penalty for slashing Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin.Malkin was ejected from Thursday night’s game at PPG Paints Arena in the second period. The Penguins lost 5-1.Penguins coach Dan Muse didn\u2019t comment on Malkin\u2019s penalty after the game.This is the third suspension for Malkin in his NHL career. He got one game for high-sticking Philadelphia\u2019s Michael Raffl in February 2019, and four games in April 2022 for cross-checking Nashville\u2019s Mark Borowiecki.Malkin has 13 goals and 47 points in 46 games for the Penguins, who are already without captain Sidney Crosby because of a lower-body injury.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tPITTSBURGH \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin has been suspended for five games by the NHL.<\/p>\n The league made the announcement Friday night<\/a>, one day after Malkin was given a major penalty for slashing Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin.<\/p>\n Malkin was ejected from Thursday night’s game at PPG Paints Arena in the second period. The Penguins lost<\/a> 5-1.<\/p>\n Penguins coach Dan Muse didn\u2019t comment on Malkin\u2019s penalty after the game.<\/p>\n This is the third suspension for Malkin in his NHL career. He got one game for high-sticking Philadelphia\u2019s Michael Raffl<\/a> in February 2019, and four games in April 2022 for cross-checking Nashville\u2019s Mark Borowiecki<\/a>.<\/p>\n