Pittsburgh forward Malkin sets 21st century NHL record

On October 28, Russian forward of the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey club Evgeni 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). Brian Rust, Anthony Manta, Parker Witherspoon and Sidney Crosby also scored goals for the winners.

Prior to that, the record belonged to the Russian Washington Capitals hockey player Alexander Ovechkin, in the first 10 matches of the 2024/25 season he scored 13 points (6+7).Газета.Ru ".

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On October 19, Malkin's goal and assist helped the Pittsburgh Penguins defeat HC San Jose. The match ended with a score of 3:0. It was clarified that forwards Sidney Crosby and Anthony Manta also scored goals for Pittsburgh.

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