Malkin, Hagelin out for Penguins in Game 1 against Capitals

CRANBERRY, Pa. -- Evgeni Malkin and Carl Hagelin will not play for the Pittsburgh Penguins against the Washington Capitals in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Capital One Arena on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS), Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan said Wednesday.
Malkin and Hagelin missed practice Tuesday and Wednesday but skated before the Wednesday practice. Malkin, 31, Pittsburgh's second-line center, sustained a lower-body injury in Game 5 of the first round against the Philadelphia Flyers; Hagelin, 29, who plays left wing on the second line, sustained an upper-body injury in Game 6.

Sullivan said Malkin will travel with the Penguins to Washington. Hagelin will not.
Matt Murray, who had a 2.20 goals-against average and .911 save percentage in the first round, said he remains confident.
"We don't worry about who's out of the lineup," Murray said. "We worry about who's in the lineup. That's all you can do. So we have a good team regardless."
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It had been four days since Malkin skated. He collided with Flyers forward Jori Lehtera at 16:25 of the first period, causing Lehtera to fall on Malkin's left leg, before returning for the final two periods of a 4-2 loss April 20.
Malkin, who has five points (three goals, two assists) in five games during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, was scratched from the Penguins' 8-5 win in Game 6 on Sunday.
With Malkin out, Riley Sheahan could remain at second-line center for a second straight game. He had Phil Kessel on his right wing and Dominik Simon on his left wing during practice Wednesday.
"We're trying to find complementary skill sets," Sullivan said. "Guys that have shown an ability to work together and be successful. We have some history to draw on, and based on that history, we're trying to make the decisions that make us the most competitive."
Simon said he is comfortable next to Sheahan and Kessel.
"I feel good," the 23-year-old said. "We had two practices together and I feel good with them. They're both great players who can make unreal plays. So we'll try to find some soft spots and have the puck a lot."

Hagelin left Game 6 after taking a hit from Flyers forward Claude Giroux at 9:31 of the second period. Hagelin's three points (two goals, one assist) in six playoff games are one more than he had in 15 games during the 2017 postseason.
Sheahan's role on the penalty kill increased with Hagelin out Sunday, when Pittsburgh killed each of Philadelphia's three power plays.
The Penguins' top power-play unit will likely remain the same without Malkin. Pittsburgh elevated forward Jake Guentzel from the second unit to play with forwards Sidney Crosby, Patric Hornqvist and Kessel, and defenseman Justin Schultz, in Game 6 against the Flyers.
Malkin led the Penguins with 98 points (42 goals, 56 assists) in 78 regular-season games. He scored 38 points (14 goals, 24 assists) on the power play.
Hagelin had 31 points (10 goals, 21 assists) in 81 regular-season games and has three points (two goals, one assist) in six playoff games.
Schultz said he doesn't expect Pittsburgh to play differently without Malkin or Hagelin.
"You don't think about it," Schultz said. "You have to go out and play your game. We have the guys that can step up for us. Obviously those are big pieces that we're missing, but you just have to go out and do your job. We have the guys, like I said, that can come in and step up."