Maybe my title—lifted from an old James Bond flick—isn’t politically correct. Especially given the heightened intrigue and tension present between east and west in our world today. But it sure was nice to see Evgeni Malkin back in the Penguins’ lineup last night.
Like a giant Sukhoi Superjet swooping in from Moscow’s Sheremetyovo International, “Geno” blanketed the PPG Paints Arena ice, banging in the all-important first goal off a hard feed by Olli Maatta and setting up Phil Kessel’s third-period kill shot on a 2-on-1 with a spectacular sleight of hand.
