Sidney Crosby wasn't able to play Saturday. So when Evgeni Malkin was injured in the first period against the Boston Bruins, it was clear this wouldn't be the Pittsburgh Penguins' day.Sure enough, the Bruins won 2-0. Malkin returned to the Nino Niederreiter Jersey game, , but didn't get on the ice in the final two periods.MORE: | Coach Mike Johnston said Crosby was scratched after becoming ill, not because of an injury, according to . According to a post on the , Johnston said: I was told that Sid was Charlie Coyle Jersey seeing the doctors and wasnt feeling well after warmups."GIF: here is the hit on Malkin Steph (@myregularface) Tuukka Rask stopped all 30 Pens shots. , giving the visiting Bruins a lead that held for 50 minutes, when Zdeno Chara scored into an empty net.NHL officials informed media members the Penguins' lineup change was handled correctly. Rule 7.1 states changes to the starting lineup must be reviewed and approved by the referee before the game starts.Johnston called on Craig Adams to fill Crosby's place in the game roster, and he spent time judging his lines seeking combinations that worked. Adams arrived on the Penguins' bench about seven minutes into the period.Crosby is third in NHL scoring with 70 points, while Malkin is fifth with 68. Bruins coach Claude Julien had no objections to the change ... nor should he.Le Mikael Granlund Jersey s than 90 seconds into the game Bruins center Chris Kelly checked Malkin Christian Folin Jersey along the board, a shoulder hit observers agreed was clean. However, it rattled Malkin, who took a moment to regain his skates and get off the ice. He had a lower-body injury earlier in the season.Video seemed to show Malkin's feet getting tangled as Kelly makes contact, and then Chara clipped his skates as he goes past.Johnston had no immediate word on whether either of his stars would play Sunday against the Detroit Red Wings.RT Post-game videos Coach: Spaling: Sutter: Adams: penguins: Post-game videos Coach: Sp Darcy Kuemper Jersey DGdESTRADES (@DGdESTRADES) Saturday's victory put the Bruins even with the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference standings ahead of the teams' Sunday night showdown."We have an opportunity to catch a team that's ahead of us," Julien said. "That's an opportunity we haven't had in a long time."