In terms of team accomplishments, the Pittsburgh Penguins have not produced much worth celebrating so far this season.

However, their franchise icons achieving individual accolades has been a totally different story.

Perhaps the most memorable moment of the season to date was Evgeni Malkin scoring his 500th career goal in an eventful 6-5 overtime home win against the Buffalo Sabres back on Oct. 16.

Malkin put the puck past Sabres netminder Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen while sprawled out on his back, with the assist coming from longtime teammate Sidney Crosby.

The Penguins honored Malkin with a pregame ceremony Wednesday ahead of puck drop vs. the Detroit Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena.

Former teammates such as Marc-Andre Fleury, Ryan Whitney, Mark Recchi, Patric Hornqvist as well as longtime adversary Alexander Ovechkin extended their congratulations to Malkin.

Malkin joins Ovechkin as only the second Russian-born player to reach 500 goals and is the 48th player in NHL history to hit the milestone.

This year, the 38-year-old Malkin has a team-leading 18 points (five goals, 13 assists).

In Year 19 with the Penguins, Malkin’s 1,314 points (503 goals, 811 assists) rank third all-time in Pittsburgh franchise history, trailing only Crosby (1,612) and Mario Lemieux (1,723).