Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin Suspended 5 Games By NHL

NEW YORK (AP) — Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin has been suspended for five games for slashing Buffalo defenseman Rasmus Dahlin. The punishment will cost the Penguins forward nearly $160,000. The NHL announced Friday that Malkin was assessed a minor penalty for cross-checking, a major penalty for slashing and a game misconduct 35 seconds into the second period of Thursday night’s 4-1 loss to the Sabres. Pittsburgh is already without captain Sidney Crosby for a minimum of four weeks because of a lower-body injury.