When the Pittsburgh Penguins take the ice Monday night at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, look for a renewed effort from Evgeni Malkin.
While Malkin has been skating well and playing hard for the Penguins, he has not gotten on the scoreboard in the first three games of the series. While Pittsburgh has a 2-1 lead at this point, it will make the Penguins that much more dangerous if their longtime superstar puts the puck in the back of the net.
Malkin believes he needs to have the puck on his stick more than he has through the first three games.
"I want more," Malkin said, per Dan Rosen of NHL.com. "Next game, I try to play more with puck. My game [is to] use my feet and take the puck in neutral zone and skate to the offensive zone and play in zone. I feel better when I have the puck on my stick. I try next game."
While Malkin appears to have a good attitude and believes that the "next game" could be the one where he breaks through, the pressure is mounting. Along with Sidney Crosby, Malkin is one of the two primary superstars who are expected to come t ...
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