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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.
This season, the left-shooting forward has 6 goals and 5 assists for 11 points in 13 games. He averages 0.85 points per game on 17:02 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 28, 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)
2026-27 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2026-27 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
2026-27 pace
Where Evgeni's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
37
Current: 6
Assists
31
Current: 5
Points
69
Current: 11
Solid middle-six production projected. Range of 54-84 points most likely, with breakout potential toward 99.
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Art Ross
Most Points
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Rocket
Most Goals
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Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
5v5
What happened while Evgeni was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 13 games, 232 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
57.4 vs 57.3 lg
49th percentile
Quality of teammates
51.0 vs 56.8 lg
32th 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
33
Goals vs expected
6 vs 3.8 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
44%
With-or-without-you
Who Evgeni plays with at 5v5, and how the shot-quality share moves when they are apart — a with-or-without-you read.
| Teammate | Together | xGF% with | xGF% apart | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy NovakC | 103 min | 53.5 | — | — |
| Egor ChinakhovR | 101 min | 55.6 | — | — |
5v5, real shift-overlap TOI; Corsi incl blocked, xG unblocked. “Apart” is that teammate’s share in the minutes he played without Evgeni, so the swing is a comparison of the same player in two situations rather than against the league. Pairs need 100 minutes together to appear at all, and a swing still carries whoever else was on the ice — it is a strong hint, not an isolated effect.
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL forwards
79
Offense
47
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, elite finishing ability, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
32-pt spreadThe 32-point spread between offensive (79th) and defensive (47th) percentiles is significant for a center. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, elite finishing ability, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
32-pt spreadThe 32-point spread between offensive (79th) and defensive (47th) percentiles is significant for a center. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | PIT | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +1 | 27 | 22.2% | |||
| 25-262025-26 | PIT | 56 | 19 | 42 | 61 | +13 | 148 | 12.8% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | PIT | 68 | 16 | 34 | 50 | -24 | 125 | 12.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:54 |
| Oct 29 | vs UTA | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 16:23 |
| Oct 22 | vs FLA | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 12:54 |
| Oct 19 | @ UTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:34 |
| Oct 17 | @ VGK | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 12:51 |
Similar centers
Same position, comparable 2026-27 projected rate and 2026-27 shot/power-play rate. Compare Evgeni to another player
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.
| 23-242023-24 | PIT | 82 | 27 | 40 | 67 | +5 | 199 | 13.6% |
| 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 | — | 1282 | 539 | 879 | 1418 | +42 | 3985 | 13.5% |
Kaedan Korczak
D · 6 pts
