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am800-sports-hockey-nhl-maple leafs-toronto-penguins-1.8508504 TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 18: Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins squeezes between Frederik Andersen #31 and Nikita Zaitsev #22 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on October 18, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) (Evgeni Malkin of the Penguins squeezes between Frederik Andersen and Nikita Zaitsev of the Maple Leafs during an NHL game October 18, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images))

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The Penguins star forward signed a fouryear deal worth 24pointfour million dollars with the team on Tuesday

(Pittsburgh, PA)  --  Evgeni Malkin is staying in Pittsburgh.  

The Penguins star forward signed a four-year deal worth 24-point-four million dollars with the team on Tuesday.  

Malkin was getting set to enter the open market with NHL free agency beginning on Wednesday.  

The 35-year-old has spent all of his 16 NHL seasons with Pittsburgh.  

Last season, he scored 20 goals and added 22 assists in just 41 games.

— with files from MetroSource