Evgeni Malkin suspended five games for slashing Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/malkin-evgeni/l0fNz1jg/"]Malkin[/a] received a five-minute major, which almost always results in an ejection, and the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pittsburgh-penguins/AkN0nWU6/"]Penguins[/a] went on to lose 5-1. [/p][p]The ejectioned marked Malkin's third of his 20-year career - all spent with the Penguins. The 39-year-old has 13 goals and 34 assists through 46 games for the Penguins this season. [/p][p]Pittsburgh are currently 31-17-13 this season, sitting in second place in the Metropolitan Division.[/p][embed guid="ba591bd0-e926-43dc-8409-be2ccfb75759" url="https://x.com/BR_OpenIce/status/2029724984566820955?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]