Malkin makes his return, but illness keeps Rust out of practice

CALGARY, Alberta -- There's a pretty good chance that the Penguins will get one of their top forwards back when they face the Flames Tuesday evening at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

And the very real possibility that they'll be missing another one.

Evgeni Malkin, who missed the previous two games because of illness, participated in a 45-minute practice Monday afternoon with no apparently difficulty.

And while he said he is not 100 percent recovered and stopped short of saying that he will be in the lineup against Calgary, Malkin seemed cautiously optimistic about his chances of playing.

"There's a good chance," he said. "It's not 100 percent, but I'll try. We have so many injured guys. ... We'll…