Pittsburgh Penguins Announce Major Evgeni Malkin News

The Pittsburgh Penguins are running it back … with Evgeni Malkin at least.

On Tuesday, May 26 the Penguins announced the team re-signed Malkin to a one-year contract extension that runs through the 2026-27 campaign and carries an average annual value of $5.5 million.

A three-time Stanley Cup Champion (2009, ’16, ’17), Malkin has played all 20 of his NHL seasons with the Penguins, where he ranks in the top-three in team history in all major statistical categories including games played (1,269, 2nd), goals (533, 3rd), assists (874, 3rd), points (1,407, 3rd), power-play goals (187, 3rd), game-winning goals (89, 2nd) and overtime goals (14, 2nd).

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The Penguins featured a welcome back video for the longtime Russian star, who was selected No. 2 in the 2004 NHL draft behind Alex Ovechkin.

The 39-year old Malkin is one of just 40 players in NHL history to eclipse the 100-point plateau three times or more (2008, ’09, ’12), and is one of just eight active players to do so. The 50-goal scorer (2012) has averaged a point per game or better in 16 of his 20 seasons, a mark that only four players have accomplished in NHL history.

During the 2025-26 season he scored 61 points in just 56 games to lead the Penguins in points per game by a slim margin over longtime teammate Sidney Crosby, who is the only player in Penguins history to play for the the team longer than Malkin.

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This story was originally published May 26, 2026 at 12:01 PM.