US EditionPenguins Place Star Center Evgeni Malkin on Injured Reserve
Evgeni Malkin and Blake Lizotte are week-to-week with upper-body injuries; the Penguins recalled two forwards to maintain roster depth, sources said.
- On Dec 9, 2025, the Pittsburgh Penguins placed center Evgeni Malkin on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
- After sitting out the Sunday shootout loss to Dallas, Malkin was placed on injured reserve by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- At 39 and in the final season of his contract, Malkin has eight goals and 21 assists in 26 games, marking one of the better starts of his 20-year career.
- Pittsburgh recalled forwards Danton Heinen and Sam Poulin from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to fill out the roster ahead of Tuesday night's visit by Anaheim, the start of a five-game homestand.
- The team also placed Blake Lizotte, Pittsburgh Penguins forward with three goals and two assists in 27 games, on injured reserve and described both him and Malkin as week to week.
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Penguins place star center Evgeni Malkin on injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed center Evgeni Malkin on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. The 39-year-old missed a shootout loss to Dallas on Sunday.
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Injured reserve has been an all-too-popular place for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season. And, although they added a few players to the list on Tuesday, there is one key player who appears close to a return. Advertisement Penguins’ top-line forward Rickard Rakell was cleared for contact and participated in Tuesday’s morning skate. Although he is not in the lineup for the Penguins’ matchup against the Anaheim Ducks, it’s a good sign that he’s no…
(UPDATED) Malkin & Lizotte to IR, Penguins Make Call-Ups, Rakell Takes Step
Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin prepares to take a face-off during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) CRANBERRY, Pa. — In successive days, Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin has gone from taking a maintenance day Saturday, to day-to-day missing the game on Sunday, and Tuesday the team placed their second leading scorer on injured reserve.…
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