Evgeni Malkin

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Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma stands behind Evgeni Malkin in the first period of Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Bruins, in Pittsburgh on Monday, June 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Chris Kunitz, center, celebrates his goal with teammate Sidney Crosby (87) and Evgeni Malkin (71), of Russia, during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin poses with the Ted Lindsay Award, the Art Ross Trophy and the Hart Trophy during the NHL Awards on Wednesday, June 20, 2012, in Las Vegas. The Hart Trophy honors the NHL's most valuable player, the Art Ross Trophy recognizes the league's top scorer and the Ted Lindsay Award establishes Malkin as the NHL's best player by fellow NHLPA members. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (19) falls to the ice while team mate Alex Ovechkin (8) is defended against by Penguins Evgeni Malkin (71) and Paul martin (7) in the second period as the Washington Capitals host the Pittsburg Penguins at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC, Thursday, December 1, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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Capitals Jeff Schultz (55) collides on the ice with Penguins Evgeni Malkin (71) in the second period as the Washington Capitals host the Pittsburg Penguins at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC, Thursday, December 1, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin watches as a shot by Penguins' James Neal gets past Washington Capitals goalie Tomas Vokoun on the first shot of the game. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Russia's Alexander Ovechkin, center, celebrates with Sergei Gonchar (55), Evgeni Malkin (11) and Pavel Datsyuk (13) after Datsyuk scored open net goal in the third period of a men's preliminary round ice hockey game against the Czech Republic at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)