Thanks to the hard work of Pens fans everywhere, Penguins center Evgeni Malkin has advanced to the semifinals of the EA SPORTS NHL 13 Cover Vote Campaign hosted by NHL.com.

For the first time ever, fans are in control of who will be the next cover athlete for the world’s No. 1 hockey video game franchise. And because of those wonderful fans, Malkin defeated Philadelphia Flyers forward Scott Hartnell in a head-to-head matchup in the Round of 8 that took place May 11-17.

Malkin will be pitted against another Flyers forward, Claude Giroux, in a semifinal matchup that will take place May 24-28. More details will be available at a later date.

Until then, we can't thank our fans enough for their dedicated efforts to push 'Geno' through to the next round!