Former head coach of the Russian national team Vladimir Pluschev said he was convinced that the Russian attacker “Pittsburgh” Evgeny Malkin This season, the NHL will not aim for personal bests.
After the victory over Calgary (5:2), in which Evgeni Malkin scored 2 points (1+1), he overtook Alexander Mogilny (473) in the list of the best Russian snipers in the history of the NHL. Sergei Fedorov (483) is in front. With 27 more goals, the Pittsburgh forward could become the second Russian to score 500 career goals in the NHL after Alexander Ovechkin (822).
— Let’s just say I wasn’t particularly surprised by Evgeniy’s productive NHL debut. He is a true master who is part of an elite group of players throughout the league. Malkin was eventually able to resolve all of his health issues, which is directly reflected in his actions on the ice. He always wants to play. I won’t speculate on his ability to finally score 100 points in a season, but I will say that he’s already off to a good start. I am sure that Zhenya will continue in the same spirit, but let me make a small clarification: he will play, first of all, for the team, and not for his own records,” Plushchev told RT.
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