Pittsburgh Penguins re-sign Evgeni Malkin to 1-year contract extension

The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed longtime forward Evgeni Malkin to a one-year contract, keeping him in Pittsburgh through the 2026-27 season.

The contract carries an average annual value of $5.5 million, according to a press release from the team.

Malkin, 39, is a three-time Stanley Cup Champion and has become one of the most decorated players in Penguins history after being drafted second overall in the 2004 NHL Draft.

Over the course of his 20-year career, all of which has been spent in Pittsburgh, he has cemented himself among the franchise's all-time leaders, ranking in the top three in nearly every major statistical category, including games played (1,269, second), goals (533, third), assists (874, third), points (1,407, third), power-play goals (187, third), game-winning goals (89, second) and overtime goals (14, second). 

Malkin's other accolades include being named a seven-time NHL All-Star and a plethora of individual awards, including two Art Ross Trophies (2009, 2012), one Hart Trophy (2012), a Ted Lindsay Award (2012), one Calder Trophy (2007), and the Conn Smythe Trophy (2009).

Malkin's Conn Smythe-winning performance during the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs saw him post a league-best 36 points, including 14 goals, en route to winning the first of three Stanley Cups.

Malkin also led the NHL in playoff scoring during the 2017 postseason, recording 10 goals and 28 points in 25 games. Only Penguins captain Sidney Crosby (206) has more playoff points in franchise history than Malkin.

A native of Magnitogorsk, Russia, Malkin is one of the most accomplished Russian players in NHL history. He is one of just four Russian-born players all-time (Igor Larionov, Sergei Fedorov, Sergei Brylin) to win three Stanley Cups. Only Alex Ovechkin (1,687) has more points than Malkin among Russian-born NHL players.