Malkin's winning goal in shootout leads Penguins past Flames
Evgeni Malkin scored the deciding goal in the shootout, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight win.
Malkin, who was recognized for playing his 1,000th NHL game on Sunday, flipped a backhander over Dan Vladar’s glove. After Malkin scored, he threw his stick into the crowd and celebrated with his teammates.
Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell also scored in the tiebreaker for the Penguins, who improved to 6-1-1 in their past eight games overall. Jan Rutta scored in regulation, and Tristan Jarry made 33 saves for his 100th NHL win.
Dillon Dube scored in the second period for the Flames, who had won two in a row. Calgary has four wins in its past six games overall following a seven-game losing streak.
Vladar, making his fourth start of the season, and first since Nov. 10, stopped 38 shots.
Rutta opened the scoring at 2:09 when he beat Vladar with a blocker-side wrist shot from between the circles.
Pittsburgh appeared to take a 2-0 lead on a Bryan Rust goal. But it was waved off because of an offsides call following a coach’s challenge.
Calgary then tied it at 1 at 8:37 of the second when Dube redirected a Chris Tanev shot behind Jarry.
HONORING MALKIN
The Penguins celebrated Malkin in his first home game after appearing in his 1,000th career regular-season game on Sunday at Chicago.
Malkin’s teammates all wore his No. 71 jersey during warmups. Malkin’s wife, Anna, and six-year-old son, Nikita, joined him on the ice during a pre-game ceremony. He received personal gifts commemorating his 1,000th career game, including a silver hockey stick.
ROAD WARRIORS
Calgary played the fourth game of a season-long six-game road trip.
The Flames lost the first game of the trip against Tampa Bay, but rebounded with wins against Florida and Philadelphia prior to Wednesday’s shootout loss against the Penguins. Calgary closes the trip with games at Washington and Carolina.
The Flames have at least a point in their last seven games at PPG Paints Arena, dating to the 2015-16 season.
UP NEXT
Flames: Continue a six-game road trip Friday at Philadelphia.
Penguins: Visit Washington on Friday.
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