Evgeni Malkin did not necessarily have the most direct relationship with Mike Lange, at least not like other franchise pillars such as Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr or Sidney Crosby. But he is certainly aware of Lange’s seismic importance to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game between the U.S. and Canada, Evgeni Malkin went into detail about why Mike Sullivan – behind the bench for Team USA – is such a good coach. “Because he loves hockey,

Would the Penguins do the unthinkable and move Sidney Crosby? Pittsburgh's long-time franchise star has repeatedly been linked to the Avalanche.

Evgeni Malkin scored his second goal at 1:03 of ... which trailed 3-0 in the second period. Sidney Crosby also added an assist. Pittsburgh is 400-92-49 when Crosby and Malkin record a point.

Star center Evgeni Malkin told reporters the other ... Fresh off of leading Team Canada to 4 Nations Face-Off gold, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will also return to the lineup.

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.

Pittsburgh Penguins rookie Jack St. Ivany broke down what transpired duirng game against Minnesota Wild as he stood up for star Sidney Crosby. Evgeni Malkin issued a strong wake-up call to Sidney Crosby and his Pittsburgh Penguins teammates after the ugly 6-0 loss to the New York Rangers.

Crosby currently trails Steve Yzerman, the only player ahead of Crosby to score all his assists with one team, who sits in 9th place on the list by 13 with 1,063 assists. Crosby then trails Adam Oates in 8th place by 29 assists with 1,079.

Evgeni Malkin scored his second goal at 1:03 of overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4.