Hockey player Malkin became the second Russian in NHL history with 500+ power play points

Russian forward Evgeni Malkin, who plays for the American hockey club Pittsburgh Penguins, gave two important assists in the game against Philadelphia. He became the third player in Pittsburgh history to score 500 (180+320) points on the power play, as well as the second Russian in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) with such a set of points. This is reported by "Sport-Express" on December 24.

The first among the Russians it managed to forward "Washington" Alexander Ovechkin.

"Pittsburgh Penguins" defeated the "Philadelphia Flyers" in a home match of the NHL championship. The meeting ended with a score of 7:3. Now "Pittsburgh" scored 37 points in 36 games and is in fourth place in the Metropolitan Division.

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Earlier, on November 14, Malkin was presented with a golden stick in honor of 500 pucks for his career in the National Hockey League.

The forward became the second Russian to join the honorary "500 Club," which includes only 48 hockey players. Malkin scored his 500th goal on October 17 in a game against the Buffalo Sabres, allowing Pittsburgh to win 6-5 in overtime.