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

PITTSBURGH - OCTOBER 24: Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins looks to pass against the New Jersey Devils on October 24...

PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 08: Evgeni Malkin #71 (L) and Sergei Gonchar #55 (R) of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrate Malkkin's first period...

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

DETROIT - JUNE 12: (L-R) Sidney Crosby #87, Petr Sykora and Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrate with the Stanley Cup following the Penguins victory over the...

PITTSBURGH - DECEMBER 23: Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins talks with teammate Evgeni Malkin #71 during a timeout against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Mellon Arena December 23, 2008 in...

RALEIGH, NC - MAY 23: Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins reacts after scoring a goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during Game...

...87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates the second of his two second period goals with teammate Evgeni Malkin #71 against the Buffalo Sabres on November 28, 2008 at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York...

Atlanta Thrashers right wing Colby Armstrong keeps the puck away from Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin during the third period of their NHL hockey game on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, at Philips...

Atlanta Thrashers goalie Johan Hedberg, center, reacts after giving up a goal to Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin during the second period of their NHL hockey game on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, at Philips...

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin (71), of Russia, collides with Detroit Red Wings center Darren Helm, left, in the second period...

Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward waits as hats are cleared from the ice after Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin scored his third goal of the game in the third period of Game 2 of the...

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...

DETROIT - JUNE 12: (L-R) Sideny Crosby #87, Petr Sykora #17 and Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins hold the Stanley Cup following the Penguins victory over the Detroit...

PITTSBURGH - JUNE 09: Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins battles for the puck with former teammate Marian Hossa #81 of...