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There is a chance Evgeni Malkin will leave the Penguins after this season. He can become a free agent on July 13 and sign with another NHL team.

NEW YORK — On a team known for its blue-collar grit, Mike Bossy was the elegant, finely tailored deal-closer, as pure a goal-scorer as hockey has produced, with a prime that neatly aligned with the Islanders’ dynasty years.

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin made NHL history with career goal No. 767, helping to likely extinguish any (extremely) slim playoff hopes the Islanders may have harbored.

Alex Ovechkin has scored his 767th NHL goal to pass Jaromir Jagr for third on the NHL career list

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Ovechkin's comments on Russia's invasion of Ukraine felt purposefully non-committal.

The result of the game Saturday afternoon begged for comment from Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins had just defeated the New York Rangers, 1-0, in a tense fight for playoff positioning in the Metropolitan Division. Malkin scored the only goal on the power play midway through the third period. In ordinary…

PITTSBURGH — The Penguins pumped in three more power-play goals Tuesday night, making it nine in their last five games. And Bryan Rust stayed red-hot by burying another two goals. But they still lost, 4-3, to the Washington Capitals at PPG Paints Arena.

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