Pittsburgh Penguins suffered a heavy defeat to the Edmonton Oilers in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The match, which took place at the Rogers Place stadium in Edmonton, resulted in a 6:1 victory for the home team.
Zach Hyman scored a double for the winners. Corey Perry, Ryan MacLeod, Cody Ceci and Connor McDavid also threw the puck.
The only goal for the Penguins in this match was scored by Russian forward Evgeni Malkin. His assistants were Reilly Smith and Rickard Rakell. This puck helped Malkin break his 13-game goalless streak in the regular season.
The Russian hockey player achieved a total of 46 points (17+29) in 59 regular season games this season. He achieved a total of 1275 points (488+787) in 1122 games during his NHL career.
The Penguins lost their third game in a row. The team sits in 12th place in the National Hockey League Eastern Conference with 62 points. Edmonton extends its winning streak to four games; The club sits in fifth place in the NHL Western Conference with 76 points.
previously Russian happened He is the fifth fastest active NHL player to reach 300 points.