Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins made history by scoring his 484th goal, placing him second in NHL history for most goals by a Russian-born player. Malkin expressed his excitement about approaching 500 goals and his admiration for Sergei Fedorov, whom he considers the best Russian player of all time. Chris Kreider of the New York Rangers also achieved a milestone by surpassing Adam Graves for the 10th-most points in team history with 508.
Evgeni Malkin talks passing Sergei Fedorov for 2nd-most NHL goals by Russian-born player https://t.co/NfoNtNjSaU
Evgeni Malkin, on what it means to pass Sergei Fedorov for the second-most goals in NHL history by a Russian player: "First of all, I want to say in my mind, I think he’s the best Russian player of all time." Malkin said he watched Fedorov growing up, and "he's my idol."
Not only did Evgeni Malkin pass Sergei Fedorov for the second-most goals by a Russian player - he's approaching 500, with 484. "It’s really big for me, you know? I know it’s just numbers, but I want to say, like, I still can score. It’s huge for me. 500, it's a nice number."
Not only did Evgeni Malkin pass Sergei Federov for the second-most goals by a Russian player - he's approaching 500, with 484. "It’s really big for me, you know? I know it’s just numbers, but I want to say, like, I still can score. It’s huge for me. 500, it's a nice number."
Evgeni Malkin, on what it means to pass Sergei Fedorov for the second-most goals in NHL history by a Russian player: "First of all, I want to say in my mind, I think he’s the best Russian player of all time." Malkin said he watched Federov growing up, and "he's my idol."
HISTORY‼️ That's number 484 for Geno, putting him in sole possession of second most all time goals by a Russian born skater! @penguins | #LetsGoPens |@emalkin71geno https://t.co/4a2RuE3lrG
With his second tally of the night, Evgeni Malkin now has the second-most goals among Russian-born skaters in NHL history with 484, passing Sergei Federov (483)!
With an assist, Chris Kreider surpasses Adam Graves for the 10th-most points in team history (508).