Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning…
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin was fined $5,000 for slashing Winnipeg Jets defenseman Logan Stanley during Saturday’s loss. [Trib Live]
“I’m just going to keep on working. That has been my whole
career anyway,” said gritty forward Boko Imama when asked about his mindset of being waived to the American Hockey League after spending a chunk of last season with the NHL Penguins. [Trib Live]
More history for the great Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin: the longtime Penguins have become the first teammates in NHL history, 38 or older, to each record 15 points in the same month, according to OptaStats. [Sporting News]
It’s not a surprise to see us here at PensBurgh singing the praises of one Ben Kindel or even Ville Koivunen to a lesser extent. Both appear to be young, promising players for Pittsburgh. But recently, the Koivunen—Kindel—Novak line has been dominating all over the ice, which is nothing but a great development for the team’s short- and long-term prospects. [PensBurgh]
After recently playing in Winnipeg and Minnesota, both places he has special connections to, forward Connor Dewar had the chance to reflect on his upbringing and NHL journey to this point. [Penguins]
News and notes from around the NHL…
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev was discharged from the hospital on Sunday after he was removed from the ice on a stretcher in the third period of Toronto’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. [NHL]
The New Jersey Devils have agreed to a two-year extension with goalie Jacob Markstrom. The deal carries an average annual value of $6 million. [Sportsnet]
If you haven’t seen it, the NHL—and especially the Nashville Predators—were parodied on the most recent edition of “Saturday Night Live,” where three hockey players are asked to film promos for the “NHL Cares” program. [The Hockey News via Yahoo!]
