Malkin re-ups with Pens; Evander Kane stays put in Edmonton

By JOHN WAWROW, DAVE CAMPBELL and STEPHEN WHYNO
AP Sports Writers

Evgeni Malkin is returning to the Pittsburgh Penguins after all. He re-signed on $24.4 million, four-year contract that counts $6.1 million against the salary cap through 2026. Evander Kane is staying put in Edmonton after announcing on social media that he agreed to a $20.5 million, four-year contract with the Oilers less than 12 hours before the NHL’s free agency period opened. The Minnesota Wild added another shift to the offseason goalie shuffle by trading Cam Talbot to the Ottawa Senators for Filip Gustavsson. The Senators had an opening after dealing Matt Murray to Toronto. The Wild intended to bring back Talbot in the same timeshare with Marc-Andre Fleury.