Olympic champion Valery Kamensky said that Russian Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin will not be sanctioned for his own goal against the Arizona Coyotes in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match. His words guide the way “Sports Express”.
“This is something that can happen to anyone. There is nothing wrong with it. Of course, this is an offensive mistake, but there will be no serious reaction from the team to it. They will make fun of it, that’s all,” said Kamensky.
The Russian forward played a role in Arizona’s fourth goal. The Penguins won a power play and replaced the goaltender with a sixth player, but Malkin, close to his team’s empty goal, was unable to capitalize on Kris Letang’s pass and sent the ball into his own goal.
The match ended with Arizona winning by a huge score of 5:2.
This NHL season, Malkin played in 44 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins and recorded 15 goals and 23 assists. During his career, the Russian hockey player has a total of 1267 points (486+781) in the regular championships of the National Hockey League.
It was previously reported that Malkin scored an own goal. helped Arizona has had unparalleled success in the NHL.