Malkin Magic: 500th career goal

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Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin scored his 500th NHL goal Wednesday night in a game against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena.

It was a big one in the game, too.

On a play set up by fellow Penguins star center Sidney Crosby , who earlier in the game got his 1,600th point, Malkin, 38, drove to the net and dove to deposit his own rebound past Buffalo goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. That broke a 3-3 tie at 3:28 of the third period.

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