Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin will mi s significant time due to an injurysustained Saturday night, the team announced Monday. Malkin, along with Nick Bjugstad, will be out long-term after sufferinglower-body injuries against the Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Gerrit Cole Jersey Mike Sullivan said. On an awkward play in the neutral zone, Malkin tripped andwas checkedinto the boards along the Penguins' bench. Coach Sullivan says both Evgeni Malkin and Nick Bjugstad will be out longer-term with lower-body injuries. Pittsburgh Joe DiMaggio Jersey Penguins (@penguins) While it is unknown just how long "longer-term" will be, Malkin is expected to be out longer than Bjustad; . It is worth noting that Malkin has not played a complete season since 2008-09, mi sing 14 games last season and 76 over the last five. NHL Gary Sanchez Jersey predictions: The 33-year-old Ru sianregistered almost eight minutes of ice time before he tripped while maneuvering the puck around teammate Kris Letang during the second period. Malkin then fell to his knees as he and the puck slid toward the boards, where he was met by Blue Jackets defensemanVladislavGavrikov. Here's where Evgeni Malkin was injured during the 2nd Mariano Rivera Jersey period. Chase Williams WPXI (@chasepwilliams) Gavrikov's hit did not seem particularly David Robertson Jersey nasty, but something seemed to bother Malkin from either the hit or the fall; he left the Pittsburgh bench for the locker room shortly afterward. Malkin scored the first goal of his team's young seasonOct. 3 against the Buffalo Sabres.