Malkin helps team 'keep things light' in practice drills

Evgeni Malkin.CRANBERRY, Pa. -- When skills coach Ty Hennes leads the team in drills during practices, there's often a competition element to them.

Players will typically be divided into two groups, and the group that loses the drill will have to face some sort of consequence. Usually, it's just pushups.

It's a fun way to keep the drills competitive. Everyone wants to win.

Nobody takes these competitions more seriously than Evgeni Malkin does, however.

We see it often during these drills. If a call doesn't go in Malkin's favor, or he thinks an opponent bent the rules a little, he'll plead his case to one of the coaches or a member of the opposing group. If his group wins the drill or scores a…