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Since Sidney Crosby exited the lineup Dec. 5, the Pittsburgh Penguins have limped to a 9-9-0 record in his absence.
If not for the heroics of Evgeni Malkin, things could be a whole lot worse.
In those 18 games without Crosby -- and not to mention Kris Letang, one of the NHL's best offensive defenseman who returned to the lineup after a two-month absence Thursday -- Malkin has 15 goals and 15 assists. He has factored in 30 of the Penguins' 53 goals during that time (56.6 percent) and has been on the ice for a whopping 34 (69.8 percent) goals during that stretch.
Malkin has two hat tricks and eight multi-point games since Crosby's departure, which has helped keep the Penguins afloat in the Eastern Conference when they otherwise might be...
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