(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