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Calgary Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff makes a save on a shot by Minnesota Wild centre Erik Christensen during the shoot out period of their NHL hockey game in St. Paul, Minnesota on Thursday
Pittsburgh fans showered Evgeni Malkin with chants of “MVP” on Thursday after the NHL’s leading points scorer grabbed two goals to lead the streaking Penguins to a 5-1 win over the Nashville Predators.
“He was dynamite,” Predators coach Barry Trotz told reporters. “If I had to vote today, there’s no question he’d be the MVP for me.”
Malkin, who has chalked up 45 goals and 50 assists this season, extended his points streak to six games by opening the scoring just a minute into the game.
“I want to score 50 goals,” Malkin said.
The Russian centre also grabbed the final goal of the game
early in the third period, prompting home fans at the Consol Energy Center to start the chant calling for him to be named the NHL’s most valuable player.
Pascal Dupuis made it 2-0 shortly after Malkin’s opener, before Matt Cooke and Chris Kunitz doubled that lead in the second. James Neal had four assists for the Penguins (46-21-6), who have won 13 of their past 14 games and moved to within one point of the Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers.