Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin slashes Sabres’ Rasmus Dahlin in the head
Pittsburgh Penguins middle Evgeni Malkin slashes Buffalo Sabers defenseman Rasmus Dahlin in the head throughout Thursday’s recreation at PPG Paints Arena.
Malkin was assessed a recreation misconduct and a five-minute main for the slash, which occurred throughout the second interval. The slash got here after Malkin and Dahlin traded checks to the physique close to the Sabres’ web 38 seconds into the interval. The two have been then rapidly separated.
The recreation was tied 1-1 when the recreation misconduct was issued, and the Sabers scored twice in the subsequent 5 minutes to take a 3-1 lead in the second interval. Josh Norris scored 4:10 into the body, with Ryan McLeod including the second purpose 75 seconds later. Owen Power added one other purpose at the 10:30 mark, giving Buffalo a 4-1 lead after two intervals.
Coming into Thursday’s recreation, Malkin had 13 objectives and 34 assists, enjoying a mean of 17:44 per recreation for the Penguins, who sit in second place in the Metropolitan Division. He was additionally third on the crew in penalty minutes with 34. However, after Thursday evening’s incident, he now leads the crew in penalty minutes.
The 39-year-old middle is in the ultimate yr of a four-year contract extension signed in 2022. The three-time Stanley Cup winner has beforehand mentioned he needs to play once more year in Pittsburgh.
The Penguins (31-16-13) host the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena.
The Sabers (36-19-6) host the Nashville Predators on Saturday.
