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Malkin ties 89-year scoring record, nets winner
2006-11-02
Pittsburgh Penguins' Russian rookie Evgeni Malkin became the first player in 89 years to score in his first six games, then went on to tally the game winner as the Penguins beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 in overtime on Wednesday. Malkin fired a shot past Kings goalie Dan Cloutier at 8:29 of the first period to match the mark held by Joe Malone, Newsy Lalonde and Cy Denneny. That trio accomplished the feat in their first six games of the 1917-18 season, the NHL's first. Then in overtime, Malkin scored the game-winner on the powerplay to give Pittsburgh its fifth straight win. The 20-year-old Malkin, the second pick of the 2004 draft behind compatriot Alexander Ovechkin, left his Russian club Metallurg Magnitogorsk to sign a deal with the Penguins. Malkin missed the first four games of the regular season after picking up a shoulder injury in the pre-season but is now living up to the hype that surrounded his arrival in the NHL. Another Pittsburgh rookie, 18-year-old Jordan Staal, added his fifth goal of the season for the Penguins, who are an impressive 7-3 to start the season. The Penguins have been building a team around a series of high draft picks, including Malkin (2nd 2004), Staal (2nd 2006), Sydney Crosby (1st 2005) and goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (1st 2003). (Writing by Roger Lajoie in Toronto)
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