Malkin could make return for Pens

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin will miss Tuesday night’s game in New Jersey, but coach Mike Johnston says Malkin could be available later this week.

The NHL’s sixth-leading scorer left Saturday’s loss to Boston in the first period with a lower-body injury, and missed Sunday’s lopsided defeat to Detroit. Pittsburgh begins a three-game road swing Tuesday against the Devils. Johnston says there’s a strong chance Malkin could rejoin the team in time for Thursday’s game in Dallas or Saturday’s visit to Arizona.

The Penguins will be without forward Patric Hornqvist for at least the next three games. Hornqvist suffered an undisclosed injury against the Red Wings. Johnston said it does not appear to be a long-term problem. Hornqvist is tied for second on the team with 23 goals.

Rose submits form for reinstatement

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Pete Rose has submitted a new request to be reinstated to baseball, according to new Commissioner Rob Manfred.

The career hits leader agreed to a lifetime ban in August 1989 following an investigation by Major League Baseball that concluded he bet on the Cincinnati Reds to win while managing the team. He applied for reinstatement in September 1997 and met in November 2002 with Commissioner Bud Selig, who never ruled on the application.

Manfred replaced Selig in January.

After meeting with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday, Manfred said “I do have a formal request from Pete. What I intend to do is be in communication with his representatives, and we’ll talk about how we’ll handle it from a process perspective.”

From staff and wire reports