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Black Genetics
Black is the dominant color in Malamutes, if the puppy gets genes for black hair color, then they generally be of a color in which black predominantes. This applies to the under coat as well as to the quard hairs, so if the guard hairs are also black, then the Malamute is considered to be a Black and white.
You can not rely on puppy color to determine the final coat color of a Malamute, however with practice you can usually make a fairly close guess. This is because Malamutes tend to move towards the middle ground, ie: lighter colored pups will generally darken and darker colored pups will tend to lighten up.
Face Markings
Face markings also change dramatically, but if there is no mask, a pup will usually stay open faced. Masks follow much the same pattern as body color- however they will always lighten. The two dark pups on the right will mainfest vastly different masks.
 
That being said, darker Malamutes often have a fuller mask than lighter colored Mals.
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