#71 · Center

Evgeni Malkin

Age: 40
Height: 6′5″
Weight: 211 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Magnitogorsk, RUS

GP: 7
G: 3
A: 2
P: 5
+/-: +1
SOG: 16

Drafted 2004 · Round 1, #2 overall (PIT)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 7 GP
GP	7	4	7
G	3	0	2+1
A	2	6	8-6
P	5	6	10-5
SOG	16	9	16
PPP	2	2	3-1
+/-	+1	0	+2-1
PIM	2	0	2
TOI/GP	18:17	17:18+0:59	16:55+1:23
SH%	18.8	0.0+18.8	12.5+6.3

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Malkin is shooting 18.8% (3 on 16 shots) against 13.1% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 1.5 expected goals this season (G − xG +0.5).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 51.0; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 49.3; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +2.3; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.031; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 1.5; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +0.5; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 75.0; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 14:04; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

27 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Malkin is used

#71 · C · Pittsburgh Penguins

Evgeni Malkin

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 18:47; 14:04 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 75.0%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 49.3%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 51.0%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Malkin56.3s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Malkin35%

NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Egor Chinakhov71.0 min together52%shot attempts

Tommy Novak63.4 min together51%shot attempts

Samuel Girard35.4 min together45%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Pittsburgh Penguins	7	3	2	5	+1	2	2	16	18.8	18:17
2025–26	Pittsburgh Penguins	56	19	42	61	+13	61	4	148	12.8	17:36
2025–26 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	6	2	1	3	0	6	1	8	25.0	17:56
2024–25	Pittsburgh Penguins	68	16	34	50	-24	42	4	125	12.8	17:47
2023–24	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	27	40	67	+5	70	6	199	13.6	18:35
2022–23	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	27	56	83	-12	82	11	240	11.3	18:35
2021–22	Pittsburgh Penguins	41	20	22	42	-10	24	9	129	15.5	18:20
2021–22 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	7	3	3	6	+2	6	0	22	13.6	20:39
2020–21	Pittsburgh Penguins	33	8	20	28	-4	24	4	72	11.1	17:44
2020–21 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	1	4	5	-2	8	1	8	12.5	18:33
2019–20	Pittsburgh Penguins	55	25	49	74	+7	58	7	171	14.6	19:31
2019–20 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	0	1	1	-3	6	0	21	0.0	20:43
2018–19	Pittsburgh Penguins	68	21	51	72	-25	89	9	187	11.2	18:48
2018–19 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	1	2	3	-1	6	1	11	9.1	18:43
2017–18	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	42	56	98	+16	87	14	239	17.6	18:59
2017–18 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	9	4	4	8	-7	16	3	23	17.4	18:57
2016–17	Pittsburgh Penguins	62	33	39	72	+18	77	11	191	17.3	18:37
2016–17 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	25	10	18	28	+9	53	1	60	16.7	18:04
2015–16	Pittsburgh Penguins	57	27	31	58	+1	65	11	162	16.7	19:22
2015–16 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	23	6	12	18	+1	18	4	72	8.3	17:31
2014–15	Pittsburgh Penguins	69	28	42	70	-2	60	9	212	13.2	18:58
2014–15 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	5	0	0	0	-1	0	0	11	0.0	19:19
2013–14	Pittsburgh Penguins	60	23	49	72	+10	62	7	191	12.0	20:04
2013–14 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	13	6	8	14	+6	8	1	40	15.0	21:00
2012–13	Pittsburgh Penguins	31	9	24	33	+5	36	4	99	9.1	19:42
2012–13 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	15	4	12	16	-2	26	0	67	6.0	20:29
2011–12	Pittsburgh Penguins	75	50	59	109	+18	70	12	339	14.8	21:01
2011–12 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	6	3	5	8	-1	6	1	26	11.5	22:15
2010–11	Pittsburgh Penguins	43	15	22	37	-4	18	5	182	8.2	19:49
2009–10	Pittsburgh Penguins	67	28	49	77	-6	100	13	268	10.4	20:51
2009–10 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	13	5	6	11	0	6	4	58	8.6	21:54
2008–09	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	35	78	113	+17	80	14	290	12.1	22:31
2008–09 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	24	14	22	36	+3	51	7	104	13.5	20:57
2007–08	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	47	59	106	+16	78	17	272	17.3	21:19
2007–08 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	20	10	12	22	+3	24	5	75	13.3	20:48
2006–07	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	33	52	85	+2	80	16	242	13.6	19:10
2006–07 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	5	0	4	4	-1	8	0	10	0.0	19:34

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@CHI	0	0	0	-1	3	0	20:26
Sat, Oct 10	vsDAL	0	0	0	0	2	0	19:27
Fri, Oct 9	@CBJ	1	0	1	+1	3	0	17:30
Wed, Oct 7	@WSH	0	0	0	0	1	0	17:22
Mon, Oct 5	vsWPG	0	0	0	-1	4	0	17:47
Sat, Oct 3	vsMTL	1	2	3	+2	1	2	19:41
Wed, Sep 30	@PHI	1	0	1	0	2	0	15:47

	Team / League										TOI
2018–19	Russia · WC	10	1	5	6	+4	4	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Russia · EHT	3	0	1	1	-2	6	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Russia · WCup	4	1	2	3	+4	2	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Russia · WC-A	9	5	5	10	+8	8	1	17	–	–
2013–14	Russia · Olympics	5	1	2	3	+2	2	0	20	–	–
2013–14	Russia · WC-A	4	2	1	3	0	2	2	9	–	–
2012–13	Magnitogorsk · KHL	37	23	42	65	+23	58	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Russia · WC-A	10	11	8	19	+16	4	5	–	–	–
2009–10	Russia · Olympics	4	3	3	6	–	0	–	–	–	–
2009–10	Russia · WC-A	5	5	2	7	–	10	–	–	–	–
2006–07	Russia · WC-A	9	5	5	10	–	6	–	–	–	–
2005–06	Magnitogorsk · Russia	46	21	26	47	–	46	–	–	–	–
2005–06	Russia · WJC-A	6	4	6	10	–	12	–	–	–	–
2005–06	Russia · Olympics	7	2	4	6	–	31	–	–	–	–
2005–06	Russia · WC-A	7	3	6	9	–	6	–	–	–	–
2005–06 (P)	Magnitogorsk · Russia	11	5	10	15	0	41	–	–	–	–
2004–05	Magnitogorsk 2 · Russia-3	2	1	1	2	–	2	–	–	–	–
2004–05	Magnitogorsk · Russia	52	12	20	32	–	24	–	–	–	–
2004–05	Russia · WJC-A	6	3	7	10	–	16	–	–	–	–
2004–05	Russia · WC-A	9	0	4	4	–	8	–	–	–	–
2004–05 (P)	Magnitogorsk · Russia	5	0	4	4	0	0	–	0	0.0	–
2003–04	Magnitogorsk 2 · Russia-3	2	1	0	1	–	8	–	–	–	–
2003–04	Magnitogorsk · Russia	34	3	9	12	–	12	–	–	–	–
2003–04	Russia · WJC-A	6	1	4	5	–	0	–	–	–	–
2003–04	Russia · WJ18-A	6	4	4	8	–	31	–	–	–	–
2002–03	Russia · WJ18-A	6	5	4	9	–	2	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

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