He started the season strong, recording two assists in the Penguins’ 3-0 victory over the New York Rangers in the season opener, and has been active ever since, collecting two goals and nine points in six games. He has only failed in one game so far, and that was on October 11 when the Penguins were defeated by the Rangers, 6-1.
Malkin has been driving the offense along his line and has found great chemistry with Anthony Mantha and Justin Brazeau. It looked like Brazeau was in play as a placeholder due to injuries, but he’s off to such a good start that there’s no reason to keep him away from Malkin.
Malkin even moved up to 28th on the NHL’s all-time scoring list. He just passed Brendan Shanahan on the list and has 1,355 all-time points. He is just 15 away from overtaking Johnny Bucyk for 27th place on the list.
This week’s list will give you plenty of opportunities to continue your great start. The Penguins will play the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, the Florida Panthers on Thursday and the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday. He has 13 goals and 30 points in 24 games against the Canucks, 19 goals and 52 points in 48 career games against the Panthers, and 19 goals and 49 points in 40 games against the Blue Jackets.
Let’s see what this week has in store for one of the best players in franchise history.
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