Pittsburgh Star Believes Penguins Can Make Playoffs

«We still have chances,» Malkin said. «Season (is) not over yet. (Thirty-three) games left. If we win most (of those) games, it's a good chance to make playoffs. Now, we focused on every game. We're focused (Wednesday). Two points. Huge game against a great team. Again, we believe (in) this group, we believe we (will) make playoffs. Myself, I believe (in) teammates.

«It's (a) tough season, for sure. We're not happy (with) where we at. But, again, we still have chances. (Thirty-three) games left, (66) points.»

«He's still an elite player in this league,» coach Mike Sullivan said. «He still has the ability to drive a lot of offense. We certainly want him to continue that aspect. But he's played a lot of games in this league. He has a lot of experience. It's important that he use that experience to play a more efficient game and make it easier on himself. And a lot of that is just understanding what the scheme is and working collectively with the four other (teammates) on the ice so there's collective effort so that he's not just taking the puck and doing his thing as a one-man band, so to speak.