UTAH: #28 IAN COLE - Cole spent parts of four seasons with the Penguins and won two Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017 alongside current Utah teammate Olli Määttä. The defenseman has 13 points (1G, 12A) and ranks second in the NHL with 135 blocked shots.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed forward Evgeni Malkin on injured reserve and recalled forward Jesse Puljujarvi from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Those transactions have not yet been announced by the team but they were reflected on the NHL media Web site Monday afternoon.

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Monday that center Evgeni Malkin has been added to the injured reserve due to a lower-body ailment. In a corresponding roster move, right winger Jesse Puljujarvi has been recalled from the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

With forward Evgeni Malkin sidelined due to an undisclosed injury, the Pittsburgh Penguins fell to the San Jose Sharks, 2-1, at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. on Monday. Earlier in the day, the team placed Malkin on injured reserve.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin had his home broken into and burglarized over the weekend and his three Stanley Cup championship rings are missing.

Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin's home was burglarized on the same day the Penguins hosted the Ottawa Senators.

Pittsburgh Penguins’ forward Evgeni Malkin left Saturday’s game against the Seattle Kraken with a lower-body injury, and the team announced on social media that he would not return.

The next opponent is the Pittsburgh Penguins. It’s the final contest of a seven-game road trip that has not been kind to the Penguins. They’re on a three-game losing streak, despite the fact that none of those opponents are playoff teams. Utah hopes to extend that skid to four games.

After the loss, Sullivan provided his thoughts on Malkin's absence from the lineup. “He's an important player for us,” the Penguins bench boss said, via NHL.com. “He's a top-two center, he's dynamic with the puck. He's not an easy guy to replace.”

The Penguins forward left Saturday's game against the Kraken with a lower-body injury after colliding with Chandler Stephenson.

Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Evgeni Malkin and Matt Nieto each suffered injuries during a 4-1 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Saturday at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Beyond a posting on one of the team’s social media accounts acknowledging Malkin’s ailment,