Malkin to miss second straight game with upper-body injury

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Mar 22, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin (71) skates up ice with the puck against the Carolina Hurricanes during the first period at PPG Paints Arena. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images | Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images

Evgeni Malkin will not be in the lineup tonight when the Pittsburgh Penguins face the Ottawa Senators.

The veteran Penguins center will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury after head coach Dan Muse said that Malkin wouldn’t be traveling with the team to face Ottawa.

Dan Muse said Anthony Mantha will travel with the #LetsGoPens for their one-game trip to Ottawa. Evgeni Malkin will not.

— Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) March 25, 2026

Malkin missed the Penguins’ game earlier this week against the Colorado Avalanche and it remains unclear how long he might be sidelined.

The injury was considered ‘day-to-day’ earlier in the week and the specific nature of his injury hasn’t been divulged by the team.

Malkin returned to the lineup earlier this month, scoring two goals and three assists in four games after being suspended for five games for slashing Rasmus Dahlin during a game against the Buffalo Sabres.

The Penguins will take the ice tonight in Ottawa with playoff implications at stake.

Heading into tonight’s game, the Penguins sit third in the Metropolitan Division with 86 points and the Senators sit in the Eastern Conference’s second wild card spot with 85 points.

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