With the Tampa Bay Lightning surging in the 3rd period with 3 unanswered, Evgeni Malkin took the game over. Before they could tell what hit them 2 of Geno’s shots had tickled the twine. With just under a minute to go in the game Malkin hit an empty netter to accomplish the Natural Hat Trick. He also picked up a pair of assists contributing to both James Neal’s first period goals. That’s an amazing 5 point game for the man that’s been there the most at Center the last year for the Pens.
Malkin, 51 points, is just one point behind Vancouver’s Henrik Sedin for the league lead in points. Vancouver will face off against the Ducks tonight in Vancouver. It’s a little early to talk about it, but could you imagine yet another Penguin brining home an Art Ross trophy?
