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Evgeni Malkin congratulates himself for assisting on Sidney Crosby’s 500th goal

After Sidney Crosby scored his 500th career goal on Tuesday night, messages of congratulations started pouring in for the Penguins captain.

From fellow players, to past teammates, even to current team owner Mario Lemieux, everyone had kind words for Sid about what the type of player and leader he was on and off of the ice.

Fellow Penguins star and alternate captain Evgeni Malkin was among those offering congratulations, but he was having some fun and also congratulated himself in the process.

In a post shared on Kris Letang’s Instagram page, Malkin commented, saying “congrats on the assist” before tagging his own name.