Pittsburgh Penguins veteran centre Evgeni Malkin has been placed on the injured reserve due to a lower-body injury suffered during Saturday's loss to the Seattle Kraken.
Forward Jesse Puljujarvi was recalled from the AHL.
Forward Jesse Puljujarvi has been recalled from @WBSPenguins (AHL).
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) January 27, 2025
Forward Evgeni Malkin has been placed on Injured Reserve. pic.twitter.com/Yb3P9Bth2I
Malkin only played three minutes on Saturday as he left the game following an awkward knee-on-knee collision with a Kraken player.
The 38-year-old has nine goals and 25 assists across 47 games in 2024-25, his 19th season in Pittsburgh.
Puljujarvi, 26, has three goals and six assists in 25 games with the Penguins this season.
The Penguins are last in the Metropolitan Division with a 20-23-8 record. They are in San Jose to take on the Sharks on Monday night.
