Malkin, Hagelin day-to-day for Penguins

[April 25, 2018]  Evgeni Malkin and Carl Hagelin each sat out practice Tuesday and have been deemed day-to-day by the Pittsburgh Penguins ahead of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Washington Capitals.

 

Malkin is sidelined by a leg injury that caused him to miss the Penguins' Game 6 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Meanwhile, Hagelin sustained an upper-body injury in the series-clinching victory when he was hit by Flyers forward Claude Giroux during the second period on Sunday. He sat out the third period of the 8-5 win as a result of the ailment.

Malkin had five points (three goals, two assists) in five games against the Flyers while Hagelin had three points (two goals, one assists) in six games. Malkin usually centers Pittsburgh's second line, with Hagelin on his left.

The Penguins did not hold line rushes Tuesday, so it's unclear how they might line up if Malkin and Hagelin are each out in Game 1 against the Capitals. With Malkin out Sunday, coach Mike Sullivan moved Riley Sheahan from the fourth line to center the second.

"You can't lose a guy like that. You can't replace it," third-line center Derick Brassard said of Malkin, via NHL.com. "As a group, we're going to have to step up the way we did in."

--Field Level Media

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