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Evgeni Malkin is very excited

James Neal’s post game interview was interrupted by a VERY EXCITED Evgeni Malkin.

by Adam Gretz
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sport
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James Neal scored the game winning goal in overtime for the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night, and his reward was a post-game interview with Dan Potash of Root Sports Pittsburgh.

It was at that point that injured center Evgeni Malkin decided to make an appearance. He was very excited for his line mate.

Let’s look at that again.

Malkin

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