PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - While the Penguins may not have gotten the ending they wanted ... while cutting across the goal mouth and getting a pass from Sidney Crosby, Malkin was able to beat Sabres' goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen while falling down, giving ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins celebrated the veteran forward’s 500 th career goal with a special pregame ceremony before their game against the Detroit Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena. Malkin was joined by his parents, Vladimir and Natalia, and son, Nikita, on the arena ice.

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin kisses the cheek of his mother Natalia Malkin and embraces his father Vladimir Malkin during the ceremony honoring Pittsburgh Penguins cen

In terms of team accomplishments, the Pittsburgh Penguins have not produced much worth celebrating so far this season. However, their franchise icons achieving individual accolades has been a totally different story.