Was Evgeni Malkin’s dominance Saturday afternoon in trying to rally the Penguins from a 5-2 third period deficit going to be a sign of things to come? Malkin netted two power play goals in the third period and add an assist in the Penguins 5-4 loss. Although Malkin has continued all season to pick up points, another sign of how low impact his performance has been from his normal standards can be seen in the lack of multi-goal games.

Saturday afternoon was Malkin’s first multi-goal game since October 27, a span of 44 games.

2018-2019 SEASON: 16 Goals – 43 Assists – 59 Pts