Malhotra will not play in Friday's game in Anaheim, as he's with his wife and newborn baby boy, TSN.ca reports.
Andrew Ebbett will take Malhotra's spot on a bottom line, while we'd imagine Malhotra has a decent chance of meeting up with his teammates (and perhaps with a handful of cigars) Sunday at San Jose.
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