An upper-body injury has kept Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin on the shelf for the past six games, but he appears to be making some progress, at least.
"He is going through a process both on and off the ice", head coach Mile Sullivan said Tuesday. "We're hopeful we will get him back sooner rather than later."
Meanwhile, the Penguins have seven games remaining on the regular-season schedule and sit three points back of the Washington Capitals for first in the Metropolitan Division and atop the NHL standings.
Malkin has missed 13 games due to injury over the course of the season, but sits second in team scoring with 33 goals and 39 assists for 72 total points.
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