Evgeni Malkin is back on the board.

Held without a goal over his past six playoff games, the Pittsburgh Penguins superstar center finally converted, scoring on the power play in the second period of Game 4.

The goal was set up by Phil Kessel - his second assist of the night - who deftly passed the puck to Malkin while Martin Jones and the San Jose Sharks were anticipating a shot.

Malkin scored his fifth of the playoffs on the play, but only his second in 16 games.

That is Malkin's first goal in 7 games (since G4 vs. TBL in ECF) - and his second in 16 games (G1 vs. WSH in ECSF).

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) June 7, 2016

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Discord continues to mount between perhaps the two most important skaters in the Stanley Cup Final.

Marc-Edouard Vlasic received a minor penalty for depositing Sidney Crosby into the San Jose Sharks' bench after a frustrating shift in the defensive zone for the shutdown blue-liner.

On the man advantage, and in a rare instance on the ice without Vlasic since the series shifted to San Jose, Crosby and the Penguins failed to capitalize.

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An unlikely scorer gave the Pittsburgh Penguins a 1-0 lead early in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Defenseman Ian Cole made the most of a juicy rebound served up by Martin Jones of the San Jose Sharks by scoring his first career playoff goal.

Cole played 104 games between goals (regular-season/playoffs). His last tally – and only other goal w/ @penguins – was March 26, 2015 at CAR

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) June 7, 2016

The marker was assisted by Phil Kessel, the initial shooter on the play, as well as Evgeni Malkin.

The Penguins have now opened the scoring in each of the four games of the series so far.

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🤘🇺🇸 METALLICA 🇺🇸🤘https://t.co/s6YCjX2IEG

— NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) June 7, 2016

The San Jose Sharks brought in the heavy artillery for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Metal icons and California-bred Metallica performed their instrumental rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner immediately before puck drop between the Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins Monday night.

Metallica's long been associated with the franchise, which blares Seek and Destroy through the SAP Center speakers when the team sprints onto the ice before games, and has previously held a promotional night for the band.

The guitars James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett used to perform the national anthem were signed, and are available for auction to benefit The Sharks Foundation.

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Coach's Corner will be back for another year.

Don Cherry, 82, has signed a one-year contract to return to Hockey Night in Canada for the 2016-17 NHL season, Rogers president Scott Moore confirmed to Bill Brioux of the Canadian Press Monday.

Cherry, known for his outlandish sartorial choices, old-school opinion, and insight, has been a staple of Hockey Night in Canada since being hired by the CBC in 1981.

Moore hinted at possible changes to the CBC and Sportsnet's NHL coverage after the company took a ratings hit this season, but the prevailing voice of the first intermission will remain in his chair.

His latest deal, a two-year agreement, was set to expire at the end of the season.

Cherry skated in one NHL game in two decades playing competitive hockey, but coached in the league for six seasons, making two Stanley Cup Final appearances behind the Boston Bruins bench.

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Jiri Sekac has signed a one-year contract with KHL club Ak Bars Kazan.

The 23-year-old, who finished this past season as a member of the Arizona Coyotes after being claimed off waivers from Chicago, was set to become a restricted free agent this offseason.

Sekac began his NHL tenure with the Montreal Canadiens in 2014-15, and was with Anaheim to kick off 2015-16.

In 108 games, he recorded 10 goals, 19 assists, and 134 shots on net.

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Jiri Sekac has signed a one-year contract with KHL club Ak Bars Kazan.

The 23-year-old, who finished this past season as a member of the Arizona Coyotes after being claimed off waivers from Chicago, was set to become a restricted free agent this offseason.

Sekac began his NHL tenure with the Montreal Canadiens in 2014-15, and was with Anaheim to kick off 2015-16.

In 108 games, he recorded 10 goals, 19 assists, and 134 shots on net.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Patrik Laine insists that he should be the first player selected at the upcoming NHL draft, but the explosive Finnish winger says there's no animosity or awkwardness between him and consensus No. 1 pick Auston Matthews. The...

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Contract talks between Milan Lucic and the Los Angeles Kings appear to have simmered down.

Gerry Johansson, the two-way forward's agent, joined News 1130 Radio in Vancouver on Monday and noted there has been no talks of late between his client and the Kings regarding a new contract.

Despite the recent lull in communication with the club, Johnasson admits his client would still like to remain with the Kings.

"Milan Lucic would love to re-sign with Kings but is preparing for July 1 as well," said Johansson.

Johansson expects lots of teams to be after Lucic if he hits July 1st as free agent. The hometown #Canucks may top that list.

— NEWS 1130 Sports (@NEWS1130Sports) June 6, 2016

Lucic is coming off his first season with Kings, where he finished fourth in team scoring with 20 goals and 55 points.

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