Penguins star Evgeni Malkin week-to-week with lower-body injury

Sportsnet Staff @SportsnetMarch 19, 2021 - 2:46pm

Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin is hit in the corner by Boston Bruins' Jarred Tinordi in the first period, he was in some pain and left the game.

Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan says star centre Evgeni Malkin is week-to-week with a lower-body injury after getting hurt during the team’s 2-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.

Coach Sullivan continued: "Obviously when you lose Geno, it's a tough loss from our standpoint for everything that he brings to our team. But we are certainly encouraged that hopefully we will get him back in a timely fashion."

— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) March 19, 2021

“Obviously when you lose Geno, it’s a tough loss from our standpoint for everything that he brings to our team. But we are certainly encouraged that, hopefully, we will get him back in a timely fashion,” Sullivan told reporters Friday.

Per Dave Molinari of DK Pittsburgh Sports, the Penguins coach added there’s “a strong possibility” the 34-year-old will return during the regular season.

Sullivan says "there's a strong possibility" Malkin will return during the regular season.

— Dave Molinari (@MolinariPGH) March 19, 2021

Malkin was hurt during the first period of Tuesday’s game when he was levelled by Bruins defenceman Jarred Tinordi.

Prior to the injury, Malkin had been red-hot on an eight-game point streak and had 24 points in 29 games this season after a slow start.

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