The center is one goal from becoming the eighth active player in the NHL to score 400 goals. Alex Ovechkin (679), Patrick Marleau (557), Sidney Crosby (451), Ilya Kovalchuk (436), Eric Staal (425), Joe Thornton (413) and Steven Stamkos (404) are the current NHL skaters to reach the milestone. Malkin would also become the fourth player to score 400 as a member of the Penguins (Mario Lemieux, 690; Crosby; Jaromir Jagr, 439).
Pittsburgh goes for its fourth victory in five games after a 4-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday ended a three-game winning streak and a 10-game home point streak (8-0-2).
The Blue Jackets are 2-5-0 in their past seven games after defeating the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Monday. They had been on a four-game losing streak since winning 5-2 against the Penguins at Nationwide Arena on Nov. 29.