Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin will have a hearing for slashing Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin in the face during Thursday’s matchup, the league announced Friday.
Malkin was handed a five-minute major and a game misconduct for the incident.
Malkin just slashed Dahlin across the face… pic.twitter.com/xYqzrjlrbH
— The Charging Buffalo (@TheChargingBUF) March 6, 2026
Dahlin received a two-minute minor for cross-checking on the play. He returned to the game after serving his penalty.
Malkin has been suspended twice in his 20-year career; he was banned four games for cross-checking in 2022 and one game for roughing in 2019.
The 39-year-old is having a resurgent campaign with 47 points in 46 games. A potential Malkin suspension would be a major loss for the Penguins, who are already without captain Sidney Crosby due to injury.