Hats off to Evgeni Malkin.
The Pittsburgh Penguins forward notched the 10th hat trick of his career Saturday afternoon against the Vancouver Canucks, capping it off with a great wrist shot over the shoulder of goaltender Ryan Miller.
(Courtesy: NHL.com)
The last time a Penguins player accomplished the feat against the Canucks was 29 years ago to the day.
The #Pens last hat trick vs. Vancouver was on January 23, 1987 thanks to Mario Lemieux.
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) January 23, 2016
Malkin scored twice in a span of 3:06 in the third period, helping Pittsburgh rally from a two-goal deficit to tie the game.
Eric Fehr gave Pittsburgh a 4-3 lead less than three minutes later, and Sidney Crosby added an empty-netter to make it 5-3.
Canucks forward Jannik Hansen picked up his second career hat trick with 17 seconds left, but the Penguins held on for a 5-4 victory, earning their third win in the last four games.
