Up 3-1 in the third period, at home, against a Columbus Blue Jackets team that has been making a move in the standings, the Penguins collapsed and ultimately fell in a shootout, 4-3.

Pittsburgh Penguins veteran center Evgeni Malkin, 38, who had not missed a game since the 2021-22 season -- a streak of 209 contests -- did not play in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena with an upper-body injury.

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin missed Tuesday’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets with an upper-body injury.

Kirill Marchenko and Kent Johnson scored in the shootout and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Tuesday night.

The Columbus Blue Jackets (17-17-6) have four players currently listed on the injury report as they ready to square off against the Pittsburgh Penguins (17-17-7) on Tuesday, January 7 at PPG

Pittsburgh Penguins superstar forwards Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin had been in the lineup for each of the team’s 164 games over the previous two seasons. And both campaigns ended with the Penguins failing to qualify for the postseason.

Chris Kreider was placed on injured reserve by the Rangers on Tuesday because of an upper-body injury. The forward was a late scratch for a 6-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.

Voronkov scores twice, Fantilli nets late equalizer to help the Blue Jackets stop a 15-game losing streak to the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena.

Columbus Blue Jackets‘ forward Sean Monahan left Tuesday’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins with an upper-body injury. Monahan left after his first shift of the third period, which lasted 24 seconds,

The 38-year-old isn’t having one of his better offensive seasons, but he remains a capable second-line center for Pittsburgh and the drop-off with him out of the lineup will be substantial.