Malkin came in 40th place among the snipers of the regular NHL championships.

Russian forward of the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey club Evgeni Malkin became one of the top 40 players among the best snipers of the National Hockey League (NHL) regular championships.

Pittsburgh opened the scoring in the NHL regular season match, Malkin scored for Nashville. The game takes place in Stockholm.

Malkin has a total of 22 (4+18) points in 18 games this season, Sport-Express clarified.

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On October 28, Malkin set a National Hockey League (NHL) record in the 21st century for the number of points in the first 10 games of the season in a home match against St. Louis. The match ended with a score of 6:3 in favor of Pittsburgh, Malkin scored a goal and provided an assist for the team, in just 10 games he scored a record 16 points (3+13).

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