Pittsburgh Penguins centre Evgeni Malkin practiced on Wednesday, indicating he is near a return from a lower-body injury that’s kept him out since mid-March. Malkin hasn’t played since March 16, though Pittsburgh has fared well without him. The teams are separated by six points with less than two weeks left in the regular season. Malkin has eight goals and 16 assists in 24 games this season and was playing well before getting hurt in a loss to Boston on March 16. “I think (Malkin and I) had some good chemistry going on when we were both playing,” Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen said Wednesday.

Source: thestar April 28, 2021 18:22 UTC