MOSCOW, Apr 9 Pittsburgh Penguins Russian forward Evgeni Malkin scored 700 1st career assist in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season. Pittsburgh plays Washington on Saturday (currently 2-1 to the Capitals). Malkin in the first minute of the meeting gave an assist to Brian Rust. The Russian striker was 23rd in the speed of reaching the mark of 700 assists (976 matches) in a career and the second among active players. Malkin is ranked 57th in assists in NHL history.
