Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin left the team’s Friday night matchup against Florida after a hard slide into the boards left him shaken up.
UPDATE: Saturday, Feb. 23, at 12:20 p.m. ET by Ben Chodos
The Penguins will have to continue to wait for superstar forward Evgeni Malkin to return the ice. Pittsburgh reported the following news on Malkin's injury via Twitter:
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UPDATE: Friday, Feb. 22, at 10:31 p.m. ET by Alex Ballentine
According to the Pittsburgh Penguins' official Twitter feed, Malkin left the game on his own accord after hitting the boards hard and more information regarding his injury will be available Saturday.
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Malkin left immediately to the locker room following the collision, according to CBS Sports (via Twitter):
The defending Art Ross and Hart Trophy winner was able to get up and skate off on his own accord after spending some time down on the ice. It’s an encouraging sign that he could get up and skate off on his own, but he look ...
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