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March 13, 08:59
Malkin extends hitting streak to match Mario Lemieux record
Russian forward “Pittsburgh” Evgeni Malkin made two assists in the match with the “Rangers”. He scored points in the fifth game in a row, chalking up the eighth assist for this period.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the New York Rangers 3-2 in an overtime home game of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Rickard Rakell (7th minute), Jason Zacker (22) and Chris Letang (62) scored for the hosts, while Barkley Goodrow (12) and Chris Kreider (50) scored for the away side.
Russian forward “Pittsburgh” Evgeni Malkin made two assists. He scored points in the fifth game in a row, chalking up the eighth assist for this period. Malkin scored 70 points for the 12th time in his career and caught up with club legend Mario Lemieux in this indicator. The club record for this indicator belongs to Sidney Crosby (13).
Malkin also climbed to 48th place in the list of top scorers in NHL history. He shares this space with Jeremy Roenick. They have 1216 points each.
At the same time, Sidney Crosby scored 80 points for the 12th time in his career and surpassed the club record for this indicator, which belonged to Lemieux.