Evgeni Malkin knows all.
Ahead of Game 5, the Pittsburgh Penguins center told reporters that linemate Phil Kessel would score Thursday after the 29-year-old had gone six straight games without a tally.
Asked what he expected from Kessel tonight, Malkin responded, "He'll score. It's his time to score." Geno is always right -MC
— Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) June 9, 2017
As fate would have it, the Penguins sniper did just that, snapping his eighth of the postseason past Juuse Saros midway through the second period to give the Penguins a 5-0 lead.
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