The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed forward Evgeni Malkin on injured reserve and recalled forward Jesse Puljujarvi from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Those transactions have not yet been announced by the team but they were reflected on the NHL media Web site Monday afternoon.

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Monday that center Evgeni Malkin has been added to the injured reserve due to a lower-body ailment. In a corresponding roster move, right winger Jesse Puljujarvi has been recalled from the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

With forward Evgeni Malkin sidelined due to an undisclosed injury, the Pittsburgh Penguins fell to the San Jose Sharks, 2-1, at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. on Monday. Earlier in the day, the team placed Malkin on injured reserve.

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Pittsburgh Penguins’ forward Evgeni Malkin left Saturday’s game against the Seattle Kraken with a lower-body injury, and the team announced on social media that he would not return.

On Monday, it was announced by the Pittsburgh Penguins that second-line center Evgeni Malkin was placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury that will keep him out week-to-week. In a corresponding move, the Penguins decided to recall winger Jesse Puljujarvi, who has three goals and nine points in 25 games with the NHL club this season.

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While Sidney Crosby agreed to a two-year contract extension in September that included a full no-trade clause and could keep him with the Pittsburgh Penguins through at least the 2026-27 NHL season, the struggles the Penguins have endured from October through Monday's 2-1 loss to the lowly San Jose Sharks (15-32-6) resulted in Crosby being the subject of trade rumors for the second consecutive winter.

Malkin, now in his 19th NHL season, has recorded nine goals and 25 assists in 47 games this year. Career-wise, the Russian has won three Stanley Cup titles with the Penguins and an Art Ross Trophy, recently hitting the 500-goal plateau (something only 48 players have done) in Pittsburgh.

After the loss, Sullivan provided his thoughts on Malkin's absence from the lineup. “He's an important player for us,” the Penguins bench boss said, via NHL.com. “He's a top-two center, he's dynamic with the puck. He's not an easy guy to replace.”