Evgeni Malkin has been handed a four-game suspension for cross-checking Mark Borowiecki.
has been suspended four games for cross-checking Nashville’s Mark Borowiecki in the face.
Malkin was initially given only a four-minute double-minor penalty after striking Borowiecki in the mouth with his stick at the end of the second period Sunday. “Obviously, we don’t want our best players in the penalty box, but these guys are competitive guys and they push back. We’d prefer they be on the ice. They give us a better chance when they’re on the ice, for sure. But one of the things we love about Geno is how competitive he is, and so when you get an emotional game like the game we had today, those things happen.”
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