Evgeni Malkin is day to day with an upper-body injury and did not play in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday.

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Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin missed Tuesday’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets with an upper-body injury.

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Penguins center Evgeni Malkin was ruled out for Tuesday's game against Columbus and is day-to-day with an upper-body injury

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin was a surprise no-show for warmup Tuesday before the Penguins faced the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena.