VIDEO: Malkin caps hat trick with sweet snipe in wild win over Canucks

Hats off to Evgeni Malkin.

The Pittsburgh Penguins forward notched the 10th hat trick of his career Saturday afternoon against the Vancouver Canucks, capping it off with a great wrist shot over the shoulder of goaltender Ryan Miller.

(Courtesy: NHL.com)

The last time a Penguins player accomplished the feat against the Canucks was 29 years ago to the day.

The #Pens last hat trick vs. Vancouver was on January 23, 1987 thanks to Mario Lemieux.

- Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) January 23, 2016

Malkin scored twice in a span of 3:06 in the third period, helping Pittsburgh rally from a two-goal deficit to tie the game.

Eric Fehr gave Pittsburgh a 4-3 lead less than three minutes later, and Sidney Crosby added an empty-netter to make it 5-3.

Canucks forward Jannik Hansen picked up his second career hat trick with 17 seconds left, but the Penguins held on for a 5-4 victory, earning their third win in the last four games.

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