Pens' Malkin out for Saturday with nagging foot issue

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03/26/2010 - Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin will miss Saturday's game against the Philadelphia Flyers with a lingering foot injury.

Malkin, who has missed four of the Pens' last five games with the hurt, was at practice on Friday, but head coach Dan Bylsma put the kibosh on Malkin appearing in the game.

Bylsma hinted Malkin, who has racked up 70 points in 63 games this season, might be ready to play Sunday when the Penguins host the Maple Leafs.

In addition, defenseman Sergei Gonchar did not participate in practice. Gonchar missed Wednesday's 4-3 shootout loss at Washington but his status for Saturday is still unknown.

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In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.

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