Evgeni Malkin left during the second period of Friday's game with an apparent upper-body injury to his left side and didn't return.

Malkin left during the second period of Friday's game with an apparent upper-body injury to his left side and didn't return.

Analysis:

He initially took a shift after getting hurt, but then walked to the dressing room and never skated another shift. His loss would be a huge blow to Pittsburgh, but at least it appears that he didn't reinjure his left knee, an injury which forced him to miss 10 games last month.