PITTSBURGH - OCTOBER 20: Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates his goal with Bill Guerin #13 and Alex Goligoski #3...

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin (71) and center Sidney Crosby (87) against the Buffalo Sabres at the HSBC Arena. Mandatory Credit...

DETROIT - MAY 30: Ruslan Fedotenko #26 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates with teammate Evgeni Malkin #71 after scoring a goal in the first period against the Detroit Red Wings during Game...

Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin, left, of Russia, celebrates with teammate Sidney Crosby after Crosby scored his first goal of the...

Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin, left, is congratulated by fans and teammates Ryan Malone, right, Petr Sykora, bottom, of the Czech...

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang (58) celebrates with teammate Evgeni Malkin, of Russia, who assisted on his goal against the Philadelphia Flyers, in the third period of...

Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins skates against the New Jersey Devils during their game at the...

Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins takes a face-off against the Washington Capitals during the NHL...

MONTREAL - JANUARY 19: Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins is congratulated by teammate Georges Laraque #27 after Malkin scored an...

MONTREAL - JANUARY 19: Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins drives to the net past Andrei Markov #79 of the Montreal...

PITTSBURGH - JANUARY 14: Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins shoots the puck into the empty net for his 3rd goal...

Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin, center, and teammate Sergei Gonchar, right, of Russia, and Sindey Crosby celebrate Malkin's first NHL...

Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin, right, of Russia, celebrates with teammates after scoring his third period goal against the Minnesota Wild...

PITTSBURGH - OCTOBER 06: Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates his second period goal with the bench during a game...