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Evgeni Malkin set to make NHL history with 700th assist

Jeff Carter scored his 400th NHL goal on October 14. Sidney Crosby tallied No. 500 on February 15.

Now, the stage is set for the third Penguins player to reach a historic career milestone this season: Evgeni Malkin needs just two more assists to become the sixth active player to accumulate 700 career helpers.

Trivia question: who did Malkin provide his first ever NHL assist for? Hint: the assist came on October 19, 2006, and the player in question played with the Penguins for the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons.

As per Pens PR: If Malkin tallies two assists over his next seven games, he will be the second-fastest active NHL player to reach the milestone.