Pittsburgh Penguins veteran center Evgeni Malkin, 38, who had not missed a game since the 2021-22 season -- a streak of 209 contests -- did not play in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena with an upper-body injury.

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin missed Tuesday’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets with an upper-body injury. The team announced before the game that Malkin is considered day to day.

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin has been scratched for Tuesday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena due to an undisclosed injury. Per one of the team’s social media accounts,

Up 3-1 in the third period, at home, against a Columbus Blue Jackets team that has been making a move in the standings, the Penguins collapsed and ultimately fell in a shootout, 4-3.

Evgeni Malkin is day to day with an upper-body injury and did not play in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday.

Pittsburgh Penguins superstar forwards Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin had been in the lineup for each of the team’s 164 games over the previous two seasons. And both campaigns ended with the Penguins failing to qualify for the postseason.

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin will miss Tuesday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets and is day-to-day with an upper-body injury, the team announced.Malkin ranked third on the Penguins with 32 points (eight goals,

Kirill Marchenko and Kent Johnson scored in the shootout and the Blue Jackets rallied to beat the Penguins 4-3 on Tuesday night.

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin missed Tuesday’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets with an upper-body injury.