Evgeni Malkin entered 2024-25 having appeared in all of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ games the last two seasons, achieving perfect attendance in back-to-back campaigns for only the second time in his 19-year career.
On Sunday afternoon, the Toronto Maple Leafs won a thrilling 6-5 overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. William Nylander scored the game-winner just one minute into the extra frame.
In a stark departure from the script in which the Pittsburgh Penguins’ ‘Core Three’ are supposed to stay together until the bitter end, defenseman Kris Letang did not rule out the possibility of a trade when speaking to Pittsburgh Hockey Now after the Penguins’ 6-5 overtime loss to Toronto Sunday.
The Bruins are 9-15-3 on the road and will face Pittsburgh Saturday before a matchup with Minnesota on Sunday.
In case anyone missed it, when the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night, future Hall of Famers Sidney Crosby (one point) and Evgeni Malkin (four points) became the first duo in NHL history to be part of 400 wins when scoring.