Malkin's goal did not save the losing Pittsburgh in the match against Tampa in the NHL

The Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey Club defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match with a score of 2:1. The meeting took place on January 14 at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.

In Tampa, Janis Moser scored the puck (55th minute), and Russian forward Nikita Kucherov scored the winning goal. Tampa's goalkeeper, Russian Andrey Vasilevsky, deflected 26 of 27 shots on goal, for which he was recognized as the first star of the meeting.

Russian striker Evgeni Malkin scored the only goal for Pittsburgh (in the 58th minute).

Tampa scored 61 points in 45 games, the club is in first place in the Eastern Conference. Pittsburgh ranks 10th with 52 points in 45 games.

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HC Montreal Canadiens defeated the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL regular season match with a score of 6:3 on January 12 in Montreal. Russian striker Ivan Demidov became the third star of the match, giving three assists. In 46 games of the 2025/26 season, he scored 39 points (10 goals and 29 assists), which allows him to lead the list of scorers among NHL rookies.

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