Pittsburgh Penguins' Round One MVPs

Pittsburgh Penguins’ Round One MVPs

Apr 23, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray (30) and center Sidney Crosby (87) and defenseman Kris Letang (58) celebrate after defeating the New York Rangers 6-3 in game five of the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the CONSOL Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /

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Apr 21, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin (71) after scoring the Penguins fifth goal against the Rangers during the third period in game four of the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports /

Evgeni Malkin

After missing the first game of the series with his hand/wrist injury, Evgeni Malkin was back with a vengeance. Though his first game back in the lineup was that awful game two, he hardly missed a stride once the whole team got it together.

Of course it took some time to get back in the swing of things, especially with how much the team had been rearranged in his absence. In the four games since he’s been back, Geno’s picked up seven points – two of which were shorthanded goals.

The game in which he scored those, he was on fire. Let’s not forget that he deftly drew a penalty and then went on to score on the ensuing powerplay. That’s ridiculous… and I’m very glad he’s on our side.

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