Vladimir and Natalia Malkin took the long flight from Russia to Pittsburgh for the first time in several years this week. Evgeni Malkin's only wish is that they could have made it back to western Pennsylvania sooner. The Penguins star scored twice to reach the 20-goal plateau for the 15th time and Pittsburgh extended its mastery over the Columbus Blue Jackets with a 3-2 win on Thursday night. “I think yeah, they give me a little bit more motivation,” Malkin said.
GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 | 49 | 20 | 4 | 102 | |
74 | 46 | 21 | 7 | 99 | |
74 | 36 | 28 | 10 | 82 | |
72 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 81 | |
72 | 31 | 26 | 15 | 77 | |
73 | 36 | 33 | 4 | 76 | |
72 | 32 | 30 | 10 | 74 | |
73 | 23 | 38 | 12 | 58 |