Yevgeny Malkin will be gone for a long time

10/7/2019, 6:01:12 PM

Pittsburgh won by 7-2 against Columbus last Saturday. But the victory got a bitter aftertaste. Both Jevgenij Malkin and Nick Bjugstad were injured. For Malkin it is the worst - he will be gone for a long time.

Russian star forward Yevgeny Malkin scored 72 points in 68 games last season.

This year he may find it difficult to reach those numbers. He hurt himself when Pittsburgh met Columbus and won by 7-2 on Saturday.

Bjugstad also long-term damaged

Now it is clear that he will be gone for a long time, coach Mike Sullivan tells North American media, after which he received a question about Malkin's season may even be over.

The answer: No.

Bjugstad will also be gone for a long time.

- We expect "Geno" (Malkin) to be gone a little longer than Nick, says Sullivan.