Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan said the team considers Russian forward Evgeni Malkin to be one of the best hockey players of all time. His words were reported by journalist Josh Getzoff.
“No one loves scoring goals more than Gino… I think he is one of the best players of all time,” the pundit said.
On December 28, he passed Penguins forward Sergei Fedorov (483 goals in 1,248 games) and took a distant second place among the best Russian snipers in National Hockey League (NHL) history. The leader of this indicator is Alexander Ovechkin, captain of the Washington Capitals (828 goals).
Last NHL season, Malkin played in 81 games for the Penguins and recorded 27 goals and 56 assists. He became the second highest scorer of his team. The best was club captain Sidney Crosby, who scored 90 points (33+57).
Pittsburgh plays its next game of the NHL regular season at home against St. Louis. He will play against the St. Louis Blues. The match will be played on December 31 and the starting siren will sound at 03:00 Moscow time.
Previously Malkin named The best Russian hockey player in history.