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Evgeni Malkin

#71 · Centre · Pittsburgh Penguins

Born Jul 31, 1986 in Magnitogorsk, RUS (age 40) · 6'5", 211 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 2nd overall in 2004 by PIT (round 1)

Trophy case

Hart Memorial Trophy MVP of Regular Season 2011-12
Ted Lindsay Award Most Outstanding Player as Voted by the NHLPA 2011-12
Conn Smythe Trophy MVP of Stanley Cup Playoffs 2008-09

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jamie Benn DAL · 33 P in 41 GP Jarome Iginla PIT · 33 P in 44 GP David Krejci BOS · 33 P in 47 GP Tomas Plekanec MTL · 33 P in 47 GP Troy Brouwer WSH · 33 P in 47 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0501002006-07: 85 points8506-072007-08: 106 points1062008-09: 113 points11308-092009-10: 77 points772010-11: 37 points3710-112011-12: 109 points1092012-13: 33 points3312-132013-14: 72 points722014-15: 70 points7014-152015-16: 58 points582016-17: 72 points7216-172017-18: 98 points982018-19: 72 points7218-192019-20: 74 points742020-21: 28 points2820-212021-22: 42 points422022-23: 83 points8322-232023-24: 67 points672024-25: 50 points5024-252025-26: 61 points612026-27: 5 points526-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2006-07 PIT 78 33 52 85 2 80 242 40 1.09 $984K
2007-08 PIT 82 47 59 106 16 78 272 49 1.29 $984K
2008-09 PIT 82 35 78 113 17 80 290 80 1.38 $984K
2009-10 PIT 67 28 49 77 -6 100 268 58 1.15 $8.7M
2010-11 PIT 43 15 22 37 -4 18 182 32 0.86 $8.7M
2011-12 PIT 75 50 59 109 18 70 339 29 1.45 $8.7M
2012-13 PIT 31 9 24 33 5 36 99 12 1.06 $8.7M
2013-14 PIT 60 23 49 72 10 62 191 27 1.20 $8.7M
2014-15 PIT 69 28 42 70 -2 60 212 24 1.01 $9.5M
2015-16 PIT 57 27 31 58 1 65 162 27 1.02 $9.5M
2016-17 PIT 62 33 39 72 18 77 191 40 1.16 $9.5M
2017-18 PIT 78 42 56 98 16 87 239 48 1.26 $9.5M
2018-19 PIT 68 21 51 72 -25 89 187 54 1.06 $9.5M
2019-20 PIT 55 25 49 74 7 58 171 38 1.35 $9.5M
2020-21 PIT 33 8 20 28 -4 24 72 18 0.85 $9.5M
2021-22 PIT 41 20 22 42 -10 24 129 21 1.02 $9.5M
2022-23 PIT 82 27 56 83 -12 82 240 53 1.01 $6.1M
2023-24 PIT 82 27 40 67 5 70 199 29 0.82 $6.1M
2024-25 PIT 68 16 34 50 -24 42 125 32 0.74 $6.1M
2025-26 PIT 56 19 42 61 13 61 148 24 1.09 $6.1M
2026-27 PIT 6 3 2 5 2 2 13 1 0.83 $5.5M
21 seasons Career 1275 536 876 1412 43 1265 3971 736 1.11

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2006-07 PIT 5 0 4 4 -1 8 10 0 0.80
2007-08 PIT 20 10 12 22 3 24 75 26 1.10
2008-09 PIT 24 14 22 36 3 51 104 41 1.50
2009-10 PIT 13 5 6 11 0 6 58 17 0.85
2011-12 PIT 6 3 5 8 -1 6 26 3 1.33
2012-13 PIT 15 4 12 16 -2 26 67 7 1.07
2013-14 PIT 13 6 8 14 6 8 40 7 1.08
2014-15 PIT 5 0 0 0 -1 0 11 5 0.00
2015-16 PIT 23 6 12 18 1 18 72 20 0.78
2016-17 PIT 25 10 18 28 9 53 60 31 1.12
2017-18 PIT 9 4 4 8 -7 16 23 14 0.89
2018-19 PIT 4 1 2 3 -1 6 11 9 0.75
2019-20 PIT 4 0 1 1 -3 6 21 6 0.25
2020-21 PIT 4 1 4 5 -2 8 8 4 1.25
2021-22 PIT 7 3 3 6 2 6 22 10 0.86
2025-26 PIT 6 2 1 3 0 6 8 4 0.50
16 seasons Playoffs 183 69 114 183 6 248 616 204 1.00

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
31 9 24 33 5 36 99 12 1.06 9.1 19:42

Contract

$8.7MCap hitends in 2014, then UFA
$264KCap dollars per point33 points in 31 games
$1.206MCap dollars per goal above replacement7.2 goals above replacement
$6.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.9MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 558 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Jul 2, 2008, as an extension of the contract he was on: 5 years and $43.5M, beginning in 2009-10. It runs through 2013-14, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2009-10 $8.7M $9M $0 $9M NMC
2010-11 $8.7M $9M $0 $9M NMC
2011-12 $8.7M $9M $0 $9M NMC
2012-13 $8.7M $9M $0 $9M NMC
2013-14 $8.7M $7.5M $0 $7.5M NMC

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
May 26, 2026 Pittsburgh Penguins Extension 2026-27 to 2026-27 1 $5.5M $5.5M
Jul 12, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins Extension (35+) 2022-23 to 2025-26 4 $24.4M $6.1M
Jul 1, 2013 Pittsburgh Penguins Extension 2014-15 to 2021-22 8 $76M $9.5M
Jul 2, 2008 Pittsburgh Penguins Extension 2009-10 to 2013-14 5 $43.5M $8.7M
Jun 20, 2006 Pittsburgh Penguins Entry-level 2006-07 to 2008-09 3 $11.503M $984K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2012-13 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2012-13 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+7.2Goals above replacement46th of 605 skaters, 43rd of 397 forwards
+1.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+5.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+2.7 83rd percentileEven-strength defence+0.6 65th percentilePower play+1.9 97th percentilePenalty kill0.0 31st percentilePenalties+0.4 62nd percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

05101520252010-112013-142016-172019-202022-232025-26Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

56.5Corsi for %481 attempts for, 371 against
+8.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
59.6Expected goals for %22.8 expected for, 15.5 against
+8.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
63.6Goals for %21 for, 12 against
101.4PDO7.7% shooting + 93.7% saves
116Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Evgeni Malkin · James Neal · Zach Boychuk761:4851.153.90-3
Jarome Iginla · Evgeni Malkin · James Neal550:1549.141.81-0
Matt Cooke · Evgeni Malkin · James Neal737:2850.763.21-1
Evgeni Malkin · James Neal · Beau Bennett633:1263.979.93-1

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

9Goalsnot counting empty-netters
10.5Expected goalsfrom 143 unblocked attempts
-1.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.04 expected goals per 60 minutes92nd
Shot quality 7.4% chance per attempt48th
Finishing -1.5 goals above expected29thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Expected 10.5Goals 9

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 27, 2013 vs CAR W 8-3 1 2 3 2 0 3 1 16:19
Apr 25, 2013 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:45
Apr 23, 2013 vs BUF L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 21:18
Apr 11, 2013 @ TBL W 6-3 1 0 1 1 4 8 0 18:46
Apr 9, 2013 @ CAR W 5-3 1 0 1 2 0 6 0 21:12
Apr 5, 2013 vs NYR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23:56
Apr 3, 2013 @ NYR L 1-6 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 21:14
Apr 2, 2013 vs BUF L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 21:12
Mar 30, 2013 vs NYI W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 20:13
Mar 28, 2013 vs WPG W 4-0 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 16:08
Mar 9, 2013 @ TOR W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 19:46
Mar 7, 2013 @ PHI W 5-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 20:32
Mar 4, 2013 vs TBL W 4-3 1 1 2 1 0 5 0 20:57
Feb 22, 2013 vs FLA W 3-1 0 1 1 -1 0 5 1 15:12
Feb 20, 2013 vs PHI L 5-6 1 1 2 -1 4 5 1 21:30
Feb 17, 2013 @ BUF W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 2 3 0 17:49
Feb 15, 2013 @ WPG W 3-1 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 19:00
Feb 13, 2013 vs OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 21:35
Feb 10, 2013 vs NJD L 1-3 0 1 1 -2 0 5 0 24:01
Feb 9, 2013 @ NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 22:05
Feb 7, 2013 vs WSH W 5-2 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 17:22
Feb 5, 2013 @ NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:15
Feb 3, 2013 @ WSH W 6-3 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 18:03
Feb 2, 2013 vs NJD W 5-1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 17:29
Jan 31, 2013 @ NYR W 3-0 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 18:29
Jan 29, 2013 vs NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 21:17
Jan 27, 2013 @ OTT W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 25:21
Jan 25, 2013 @ WPG L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 2 8 0 18:07
Jan 23, 2013 vs TOR L 2-5 1 0 1 -3 10 4 0 20:14
Jan 20, 2013 @ NYR W 6-3 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 16:50
Jan 19, 2013 @ PHI W 3-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 16:50