The NHL Network has released their listing of the top 20 centers. As usual, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin have cracked the list.
Here’s some of the dirt on the two Penguin stars. First with Malkin, who checked in at No. 18:
Knee surgery caused Malkin to miss the first three months of last season, but the 36-year-old still finished with 42 points (20 goals, 22 assists) in 41 games, the 14th time in 16 seasons he has averaged at least a point per game. Malkin, a three-time Stanley Cup champion with the Penguins (2009, 2016, 2017), is fourth among active players in goals (444) and points (1,146), and tied for fourth in assists (702).