Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin will have surgery Thursday to repair torn ligaments in his right knee and need six months to rehabilitate, the team announced Wednesday. Malkin is expected to be ready for the start of training camp in September, general manager Ray Shero said Wednesday. Malkin, 24, was injured during Friday night's 3-2 home win over the Buffalo Sabres. He had an MRI exam Saturday, which showed the tears to both the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6105360
