Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin has been labeled as a “game-time decision” for Thursday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan declared Malkin’s status during an optional morning skate in Cranberry.

Malkin (upper body) will be a game-time decision for Thursday's clash with Edmonton, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports. Malkin has missed just one game so far due to his upper-body injury and could be ready to retake his spot on the Pens' second line Thursday.

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Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan told reporters that centre Evgeni Malkin will be a game-time decision for Thursday's tilt against the Edmonton Oilers.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have seen superstar veteran Evgeni Malkin play in every game since he returned from offseason surgery ahead of the 2021-22 season. Ahead of their meeting with the Columbus Blue Jackets,

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin participated in his team’s practice session Wednesday in Cranberry. One day earlier, he was scratched because of an undisclosed injury for a 4-3 home shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Evgeni Malkin will not play tonight and is day-to ... just a couple of days before Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers visit Pittsburgh. Through the first 41 games of this season, Malkin ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sitting in a quiet dressing room on Tuesday night after another blown lead turned into another crippling loss in a season increasingly filled with them, Evgeni Malkin spoke ...

Evgeni Malkin spoke quietly. The Pittsburgh Penguins star has long served as the franchise's emotional core, the Russian's passion serving as the yin to longtime captain Sidney Crosby's more ...

Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and the Penguins Are Floundering ... tries — the lone victory against Connor McDavid and Edmonton — Malkin shook his head and gave a frank assessment of what ...

The team announced that Malkin has been activated off injured reserve and that forward Jesse Puljujarvi has been re-assigned to the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Malkin was placed on the IR Sunday before missing his fourth consecutive game due to an upper-body injury.