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In a playoff series that is all Alex Ovechkin and all Sidney Crosby all the time, Evgeni Malkin has been mostly invisible. (AP Images)

No goals, no breakaways, and nowhere near the offense he produced while totaling 113 points during the season.

This is a key reason why the Pittsburgh Penguins have no victories as they return home for a virtual must-win Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals tonight.

The Pens are down 2-0 to the Washington Capitals in a series that is fairly even except for one glaring statistic.

Ovechkin has 4 goals, Crosby has 4 goals, and Malkin has no goals.

To make matters worse Jordan Staal and Chris Kunitz have no goals in eight playoff games, while Bill Guerin has scored in only one playoff game.

While the Penguins will rely on desperation, the Capitals might draw motivation from Kunitz's late-game hit on Caps goalie Simeon Varlamov. Be sure to get all your NHL playoff odds in the Bodog Sportsbook.