(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Muse, top left, gives instructions as Evgeni Malkin (71) prepares to take the ice during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Vegas Golden Knights in Pittsburgh, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin has now been suspended for five games for slashing Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin in the head during yesterday’s game between the Penguins and the Sabres at PPG Paints Arena.  The suspension was announced today after Malkin had a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety. Malkin leads the Penguins with 51 penalty minutes this season and has now been suspended three times in his 20-year NHL career. Malkin will be eligible to return when the Penguins play the Colorado Avalanche on the road in Denver, Colorado on March 16th, 2026.