Athletistic/Hockey. Evgeni Malkin pleased his fans with his 450th NHL goal. Earlier in the match with “Toronto”, the Russian recorded an abandoned puck and an assist. Pittsburgh ended up winning 4-2.
The 36-year-old Malkin also took three shots on goal in the game and picked up a 4-minute penalty with a ‘+2’ utility indicator.
With six goals and 15 points, Malkin is his team’s second scorer (behind Sidney Crosby).
Here’s how Malkin’s social media play was rated by overseas hockey fans:
Crepes:
– Big Gino is damn good.
Swap:
– Malkin this season is excellent.
flying dego:
– Yes, as long as there are no injuries in the future.
Claire2904:
– I recognize our Malkin. Scores immediately after watching for 4 minutes from the penalty area.
ford:
– I love evil Gino!
Kareem’s Confidence:
– In this game, he was awesome.
The sniper:
– I love how Malkin still celebrates his goals after all these years.
dog eating:
– The assistance in its performance also turned out to be quite beautiful.
Pittsburgh1776:
– Still amazing…Malkin is still able to give passes from behind at full speed on the court, while Letang sends passes to another majority state, when it is enough to put the puck to a partner under a one-timer.
Northern Lights:
– Gino is incredibly cool this year in 2v1 breaks.
Miro4Norris:
– Displays elite level.
Offer rest in peace:
– Dominates, in principle, his entire platoon. It’s kind of strange to see such a contrasting Letang… he might be the worst defender in our roster right now.
Vodeni:
– Obviously, Malkin is now in his place. Demonstrates excellent relations with Zucker.
Pittsburgh1776:
– Gino, of course, is really good.
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Malkin is a three-time Stanley Cup winner (2009, 2016, 2017) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, two-time world champion (2012 and 2014), participating in three Olympic Games (2006, 2010, 2014). Honorary Master of Sports of Russia (2012).
A student of the Magnitogorsk hockey school “Metallurg”. 2004 Junior World Champion. Double silver medalist at the Junior World Championships. Silver and bronze medalist of the championships of Russia in the “Metallurg” in Magnitogorsk. Double world champion, best player of the 2012 World Cup.
Drafted 2nd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Since 2006, he has played for the Penguins, as the club’s alternate captain.
2006/07 NHL Rookie of the Year. The first Russian player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy. He ranks third among Russian hockey players in NHL regular season points, as well as second in goals and first in playoff points scored.
Malkin’s first match at the top level of the Russian league was Metallurg’s guest match with Yaroslavl Lokomotiv on September 12, 2003 in the 2003/04 season (Lokomotiv won with a score of 7:2). Before that, Evgeny played two games for the main team of Magnitogorsk at the XII Memorial of I. Kh. Romazan in 2003. He opened his goalscoring account on October 11, 2003 in Moscow in a match against Dynamo (Moscow) – together with Ravil Gusmanov, he assisted Alexander Koreshkov. Malkin scored his first goal in Yaroslavl in a match with the same Lokomotiv on December 12, 2003, and in this match he scored two goals.
In total, Evgeni Malkin played for the Magnitogorsk club for 3 seasons – 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06. During this time, he went from a budding hockey player to one of the leaders of the club and the national team.
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At the 2014 World Championships, Malkin became a double world champion, having scored the third goal in a 5-3 majority in the final match against Finland.
Also as part of the Russian national team, Malkin participated in three Winter Olympics: in 2006 in Turin, in 2010 in Vancouver and in 2014 in Sochi.
In 2020, Malkin was named to the 2010s IIHF All-Star Team.
The hockey player is married to TV presenter Anna Kasterova. On May 31, 2016, the couple had a son, whose name was Nikita. Malkin has two nationalities (Russia and the United States).
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