In the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL), Arizona Coyotes defeated Pittsburgh Penguins with a score of 5:2.
Jason Zucker opened the scoring in the third minute. Lars Eller equalized early in the second period. In the second period of the match, the teams scored two goals against each other. Arizona’s scorers were Juuso Välimäki and Alexander Kerfoot. In addition to Eller, Sidney Crosby also scored for the Penguins, and Russian forward Evgeni Malkin had an assist.
The Russian forward played a role in Arizona’s fourth goal. The Coyotes won a power play and replaced the goaltender with a sixth player, but Malkin, close to his team’s empty goal, failed to handle Kris Letang’s pass and tipped the ball into his own goal. Nick Bjugstad put an end to the match.
This NHL season, Malkin played in 44 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins and recorded 15 goals and 23 assists.
Previously Kaprizov acceptedthat he was angry about the losses.