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2025-26 stats Shown until 2026-27 has enough games. Updates automatically. See 2026-27 projections →
Center•#71STEADYPPI 84Evgeni Malkin is a 40-year-old center for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Selected 2nd overall by PIT in the 2004 NHL Draft. Born in Magnitogorsk, RUS. A veteran presence at 40 years old.
In 2025-26, Evgeni has been a consistent offensive contributor with 19 goals and 42 assists for 61 points in 56 games. He averages 1.09 points per game on 17:35 of ice time.
2025-26 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 8, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 39–84 pts
STEADY — 90th percentile at C, 71% hit rate (56 GP, 2025-26)
2025-26 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Evgeni was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 56 games, 1,085 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
55.8 vs 54.8 lg
60th percentile
Quality of teammates
61.1 vs 53.2 lg
76th percentile
Deployment
neutral
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Evgeni takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
197
Goals vs expected
19 vs 18.0 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
39%
2025-26
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL forwards
88
Offense
78
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
10-pt spreadLeans offensive. The 10-point spread between offensive (88th) and defensive (78th) percentiles is typical of a scoring-first center.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
10-pt spreadLeans offensive. The 10-point spread between offensive (88th) and defensive (78th) percentiles is typical of a scoring-first center.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Evgeni Malkin's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | PIT | 56 | 19 | 42 | 61 | +13 | 148 | 12.8% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | PIT | 68 | 16 | 34 | 50 | -24 | 125 | 12.8% | |||
| 23-242023-24 | PIT | 82 | 27 | 40 | 67 | +5 | 199 | 13.6% |
Form
Evgeni's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29 | @ PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:39 |
| Apr 27 | vs PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:25 |
| Apr 25 | @ PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:39 |
| Apr 22 | @ PHI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:06 |
| Apr 20 | vs PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:20 |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts — where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a forward. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy — zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| 22-232022-23 | PIT | 82 | 27 | 56 | 83 | -12 | 240 | 11.3% |
| 21-222021-22 | PIT | 41 | 20 | 22 | 42 | -10 | 129 | 15.5% |
| 20-212020-21 | PIT | 33 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -4 | 72 | 11.1% |
| 19-202019-20 | PIT | 55 | 25 | 49 | 74 | +7 | 171 | 14.6% |
| 18-192018-19 | PIT | 68 | 21 | 51 | 72 | -25 | 187 | 11.2% |
| 17-182017-18 | PIT | 78 | 42 | 56 | 98 | +16 | 239 | 17.6% |
| 16-172016-17 | PIT | 62 | 33 | 39 | 72 | +18 | 191 | 17.3% |
| 15-162015-16 | PIT | 57 | 27 | 31 | 58 | +1 | 162 | 16.7% |
| 14-152014-15 | PIT | 69 | 28 | 42 | 70 | -2 | 212 | 13.2% |
| 13-142013-14 | PIT | 60 | 23 | 49 | 72 | +10 | 191 | 12.0% |
| 12-132012-13 | PIT | 31 | 9 | 24 | 33 | +5 | 99 | 9.1% |
| 11-122011-12 | PIT | 75 | 50 | 59 | 109 | +18 | 339 | 14.8% |
| 10-112010-11 | PIT | 43 | 15 | 22 | 37 | -4 | 182 | 8.2% |
| 09-102009-10 | PIT | 67 | 28 | 49 | 77 | -6 | 268 | 10.4% |
| 08-092008-09 | PIT | 82 | 35 | 78 | 113 | +17 | 290 | 12.1% |
| 07-082007-08 | PIT | 82 | 47 | 59 | 106 | +16 | 272 | 17.3% |
| 06-072006-07 | PIT | 78 | 33 | 52 | 85 | +2 | 242 | 13.6% |
| Career | — | 1269 | 533 | 874 | 1407 | +41 | 3958 | 13.5% |
Justin Brazeau
RW · 34 pts
