Malkin closer to return as Penguins vie for playoffs:
NHL: Penguins 1, Red Wings 4PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin might be ready to get back to work. The Pittsburgh Penguins certainly need him.
"I feel like I'm ready to play," Malkin said."I want couple games before playoffs. I need confidence back, need feel in game, feeling puck. I hope I wake up and I feel great and I'm ready to play." The Penguins are currently third in the Metropolitan Division, two points behind the New York Islanders. Pittsburgh can't win the division but could earn home-ice in the opening round of the playoffs with two wins and one loss by the Islanders.
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