
40-year-old Russian forward Evgeni Malkin scored his 100th career point against the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL, becoming the sixth player in league history to do so in a regular season.
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Evgeni Malkin is a Russian ice hockey player who plays in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 2026/27 season marks his 21st season in the league.
The 2026/27 season was Malkin’s 21st in his NHL career. The 40-year-old Russian forward, thanks to his goal in the match against Philadelphia, reached 100 points (33 goals and 67 assists) for his career in games with the Flyers in the NHL championships. The Russian became the sixth player in the history of the league to score 100 or more in head-to-head meetings with the Pilots in the regular season.

The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 7-0 in the first game of the NHL regular season. Evgeni Malkin scored a goal, became the second Russian hockey player to score in the new season, reached 534 career goals, moved up to 36th place in league history in goals and scored 100 points in head-to-head matches against Philadelphia. Also noted were goals from Robertson, Koivunen, Lapierre, Hollander and Chinakhov. Crosby assisted on the first goal after a power move.

The hockey match between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the New York Islanders ended in victory for the hosts with a score of 2:1. Colton Sissons and Easton Cowan scored for Toronto, while Emil Heineman scored for the visitors. Russian striker Kirill Marchenko made three shots on target and used four power moves, Sergei Bobrovsky remained in reserve, and Alexander Romanov and Ilya Sorokin showed active play in defense and goal, respectively.

The Russian team defeated Iran 2-0 thanks to two goals from Alexander Golovin, winning their third consecutive friendly match with a total goal difference of 8-0. The next matches are scheduled for October 3 against Namibia and October 6 against Nigeria.

England won an away victory over the Czech Republic with a score of 2:0 in the second round of the UEFA Nations League group stage. The match took place in Prague at the Fortuna Arena stadium on September 29. The hosts played in the minority from the 25th minute after defender Pavel Schultz was sent off. Both goals came in the second half: Anthony Gordon in the 47th minute and Harry Kane in the 69th minute. England head coach Thomas Tuchel praised the team's professionalism in the second half.

Two-time Olympic medalist Brazilian volleyball player Ana Carolina da Silva announced on Instagram that she was diagnosed with early-stage cervical cancer through routine testing in the spring. She has had two surgeries and is now doing well, calling for prevention.

Cristiano Ronaldo has decided to retire from the Portugal national team after coach Jorge Jesus said he would not be included in the squad for the match against Denmark. Ronaldo left the team and promised to later tell the truth about the reasons for leaving.