CRANBERRY, Pa. -- For the first time this season, Evgeni Malkin joined his teammates on the ice for practice at the Lemieux Complex without his white non-contact jersey.
Don't start penciling him into the lineup yet, though.
Mike Sullivan said following the practice that Malkin isn't yet a full participant, but he is taking "limited contact."
"The practice didn't involve a whole lot of contact," Sullivan explained. "But certainly his participation was as close to what we've gotten to 100%. But he's still in a limited contact fashion."
Much of the practice was devoted to power play work, with Malkin rotating in on the second power play unit.