The estimated time of Malkin's recovery after injury has become known

According to the press service of the NHL, the 34-year-old Russian was diagnosed with a lower body injury.

“This is a big loss for everything he brings to our team.

But we, of course, are encouraged that we will return him, I hope, in a timely manner, "Pittsburgh head coach Mike Sullivan commented on the injury of the Russian forward.

This season, Malkin has 24 (8 + 16) points in 29 games played for Pittsburgh.

Earlier it was reported that Vasilevsky is the first goalkeeper in NHL history with a streak of ten victories in a row in three seasons in a row.