Malkin is well aware his historic partnership with Crosby and Kris Letang is nearing an end ... the net to tap in a centering pass from Shane White to put the Kraken in front.

“When he came in, the results weren’t there at the moment,” Penguins defenseman Kris Letang said ... a little less X’s and O’s and black and white and more the identity pieces ...

Letang (illness) is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Sabres. Letang dealt with a lower-body injury in late December and early January, but the Penguins later revealed he is under the ...

Letang dished out a helper and had four shots on goal in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Kraken. Despite the road loss, Letang remained active on the offensive end. With the assist, he has 19 points ...

Notice that veteran defenseman Kris Letang is not on this short list. The three-time Stanley Cup champion and 37-year-old defenseman still has three years left on a six-year, $36.6 million ...