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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 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Matt Duchene COL · 70 P in 71 GP Anze Kopitar LAK · 70 P in 82 GP Patrick Marleau SJS · 70 P in 82 GP Patrick Kane CHI · 69 P in 69 GP Kyle Okposo NYI · 69 P in 71 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

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
60 23 49 72 10 62 191 27 1.20 12.0 20:04

Contract

$8.7MCap hitends in 2014, then extended to 2022
$121KCap dollars per point72 points in 60 games
$692KCap dollars per goal above replacement12.6 goals above replacement
$7.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$954KValueworth 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 641 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, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Jul 1, 2013, 8 years and $76M at $9.5M a season, beginning in 2014-15.

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 not begun 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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+12.6Goals above replacement27th of 672 skaters, 22nd of 438 forwards
+2.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+9.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 438 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+6.0 94th percentileEven-strength defence-1.3 20th percentilePower play+3.8 99th percentilePenalty kill-0.3 13th percentilePenalties+1.1 76th 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. 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

52.8Corsi for %853 attempts for, 764 against
+5.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.6Expected goals for %34.6 expected for, 31.1 against
+2.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
57.8Goals for %48 for, 35 against
101.7PDO10.1% shooting + 91.5% saves
162Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 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
Jussi Jokinen · Evgeni Malkin · James Neal38332:5458.457.327-9
Jussi Jokinen · Evgeni Malkin · Jayson Megna1156:4348.056.23-1
Chuck Kobasew · Jussi Jokinen · Evgeni Malkin953:4544.046.81-1
Chris Kunitz · Evgeni Malkin · Sidney Crosby4144:5456.457.24-3

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.

22Goalsnot counting empty-netters
19.3Expected goalsfrom 250 unblocked attempts
+2.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.96 expected goals per 60 minutes89th
Shot quality 7.7% chance per attempt62nd
Finishing +2.7 goals above expected77thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 403 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 22Expected 19.3

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
Mar 23, 2014 vs STL L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 4 7 1 24:32
Mar 22, 2014 vs TBL W 4-3 (OT) 2 2 4 0 0 5 0 19:43
Mar 20, 2014 @ DET L 4-5 (OT) 2 0 2 -1 2 7 2 22:46
Mar 18, 2014 vs DAL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 18:02
Mar 16, 2014 vs PHI L 3-4 0 0 0 2 2 5 1 22:39
Mar 15, 2014 @ PHI L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 19:17
Mar 11, 2014 vs WSH W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 16:25
Mar 10, 2014 @ WSH W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 18:47
Mar 7, 2014 @ ANA W 3-2 (SO) 1 1 2 -1 0 5 1 20:05
Mar 6, 2014 @ SJS L 3-5 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 19:09
Mar 4, 2014 @ NSH W 3-1 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 19:36
Mar 1, 2014 @ CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 24:53
Feb 27, 2014 vs MTL L 5-6 (SO) 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 23:32
Feb 7, 2014 vs NYR L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 23:40
Feb 5, 2014 @ BUF W 5-1 1 1 2 2 0 5 0 18:48
Feb 3, 2014 vs OTT W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 24:27
Feb 1, 2014 @ PHX L 1-3 1 0 1 1 4 2 0 20:48
Jan 30, 2014 @ LAK W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 18:57
Jan 27, 2014 vs BUF W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:23
Jan 25, 2014 @ DAL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 20:07
Jan 23, 2014 @ NYI W 6-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 21:20
Jan 22, 2014 vs MTL W 5-1 1 1 2 3 0 3 1 18:36
Jan 20, 2014 vs FLA L 1-5 0 1 1 -3 0 6 0 19:02
Jan 15, 2014 vs WSH W 4-3 0 1 1 1 4 4 0 19:37
Jan 11, 2014 @ CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 19:24
Jan 10, 2014 @ EDM L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 4 4 0 17:20
Jan 7, 2014 @ VAN W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 24:07
Jan 5, 2014 vs WPG W 6-5 2 1 3 2 2 4 2 20:10
Dec 14, 2013 @ DET W 4-1 1 2 3 1 2 1 0 12:22
Dec 13, 2013 vs NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:08
Dec 9, 2013 vs CBJ W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 18:03
Dec 3, 2013 @ NYI W 3-2 (OT) 0 2 2 0 4 7 0 25:22
Nov 30, 2013 @ FLA W 5-1 1 3 4 3 2 1 0 16:28
Nov 29, 2013 @ TBL W 3-0 0 1 1 1 4 4 0 17:19
Nov 27, 2013 vs TOR W 6-5 (SO) 2 1 3 -1 2 6 2 22:46
Nov 25, 2013 @ BOS L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 20:55
Nov 23, 2013 @ MTL L 2-3 0 2 2 -1 0 2 0 19:25
Nov 22, 2013 vs NYI W 4-3 1 1 2 1 2 6 0 16:46
Nov 20, 2013 @ WSH W 4-0 0 2 2 2 0 3 0 18:49
Nov 18, 2013 vs ANA W 3-1 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 21:22
Nov 16, 2013 @ NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 19:18
Nov 15, 2013 vs NSH W 4-1 0 2 2 0 2 3 0 17:38
Nov 13, 2013 vs PHI L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 22:01
Nov 9, 2013 @ STL L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 21:06
Nov 6, 2013 @ NYR L 1-5 0 1 1 -2 0 1 2 18:28
Nov 2, 2013 @ CBJ W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 20:50
Nov 1, 2013 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 19:00
Oct 30, 2013 vs BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 20:18
Oct 28, 2013 @ CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:22
Oct 26, 2013 @ TOR L 1-4 0 1 1 -3 2 2 0 19:46
Oct 25, 2013 vs NYI L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 22:45
Oct 21, 2013 vs COL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 24:52
Oct 19, 2013 vs VAN W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 2 3 2 23:22
Oct 17, 2013 @ PHI W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 5 1 20:19
Oct 15, 2013 vs EDM W 3-2 1 0 1 -1 2 5 0 19:02
Oct 12, 2013 @ TBL W 5-4 0 2 2 -2 2 5 0 19:05
Oct 11, 2013 @ FLA L 3-6 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 18:59
Oct 8, 2013 vs CAR W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:43
Oct 5, 2013 vs BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 18:26
Oct 3, 2013 vs NJD W 3-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 19:28