Suit Filed to Stop Malkin From Playing

A Russian hockey club filed an antitrust lawsuit Thursday against the NHL and the Pittsburgh Penguins, saying rookie Evgeni Malkin shouldn’t be allowed to play in the league because he remains under contract in his native country.

The Metallurg Magnitogorsk hockey club, which filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New York, also demanded unspecified damages from the NHL and the Penguins over Malkin’s deal to jump teams this summer.

Malkin scored a goal Thursday night in the Penguins’ 4-3 overtime victory over the New York Islanders at Uniondale, N.Y. It was the rookie’s second goal in two games.

Sergei Gonchar scored 3:33 into overtime.

Tampa Bay 4, Philadelphia 1 -- Marc Denis made 34 saves for the Lightning at Tampa, Fla.

San Jose 5, Detroit 1 -- Patrick Marleau scored two of the host Sharks’ five power-play goals and San Jose won for the sixth time in seven games.

Colorado 2, Ottawa 1 -- Joe Sakic and Brad Richardson scored second-period goals for the Avalanche at Ottawa, Canada.

Atlanta 4, Washington 3 -- Vyacheslav Kozlov and Marian Hossa each scored in a shootout to give the Thrashers the victory at Atlanta.

Nashville 4, New Jersey 3 -- Martin Erat scored the only goal in the shootout to lift the Predators to victory at East Rutherford, N.J.

Boston 3, Calgary 2 -- Glen Murray scored two goals and the Bruins ended a three-game losing streak with the win at Boston.