Watch: Malkin buries pair of one-timers in 700th career game
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Our boy is Malkin' things happen on the power play. pic.twitter.com/vCfpVi3lnm
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) March 4, 2017
Pittsburgh Penguins pivot Evgeni Malkin became the seventh player in franchise history to hit 700 career games on Friday night, and the Russian star celebrated the milestone in style.
Midway through the second period of Pittsburgh's tilt with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Malkin finished off a slick cross-ice pass from Phil Kessel, wiring in a power-play goal from one knee to tie the game up.
The Penguins' duo connected on yet another one-timer tally later in the period, giving Malkin 28 goals on the year.
Evgeni Malkin 28 (Assists: Phil Kessel 37, Ian Cole 17)
— Tracer (@OftenBlunders) March 4, 2017
2-1 Pens pic.twitter.com/c1Txh1pPFI
Quite an evening for "Mr. 101."