Evgeni Malkin's Season Fate Unfolds as Penguins Debut New Line Combinations

Evgeni Malkin is one of the greatest players in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

He has appeared in 1207 regular season games with the club, scoring 513 goals and 829 assists for 1342 career points, third all-time among Penguins players only behind Sidney Crosby and Mario Lemieux.

This season he has 15 goals and 46 points through 62 games even at the age of 38 as he staves off father time one more year.

However, he has started to wear down, evident by the fact that he has missed many games with injuries this year, including the last four.

That being said, it appears as though he is ready for action again as he was a full participant in practice this morning, and was back to his typical spot centering the the second line.

Malkin's wingers are new to him though as it appears as though he will be playing alongside Rickard Rakell on his left and rookie Ville Koivunen on his right.

Rakell has spent most of the season on the top line with Sidney Crosby, but has been demoted in favor of rookie Rutger McGroarty.

Koivunen on the other hand will be getting into just his 3rd career NHL game tomorrow, his first on a line with Malkin.

Notably, Koivunen and McGroarty combined for a shared career milestone in their last game, and will continue to look to develop chemistry together on the powerplay.

Koivunen and McGroarty are not the only promising prospects to be hitting it off this year though.

Goaltender prospect Sergei Murashov continues to dominate the AHL giving many hope that he could be the team's starter of the future.

Perhaps he will even get a chance to play in the NHL before the season comes to an end.

Certainly, it would be a cool experience for him to play alongside his countryman in Evgeni Malkin.