Evgeni Malkin
#71 · Center · Pittsburgh Penguins
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17:37 |
| Last season | 56 | 19 | 42 | 61 | 148 | 17:37 |
Role
Where he fits on Pittsburgh right now.
- Line
L1 with T. Novak and E. Chinakhov · 9:57 a game together
- Power play
PP2 Trigger
- Penalty kill
Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 12 kills
- Ice time
17:37 a game, 4th-most among Pittsburgh forwards · 13:53 5-on-5 · 2:12 PP
- Competition
Easier opponents than 74% of forwards · home 83%, road 62%
About average among forwards · home easier than 57%, road easier than 72%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Setting up goals
0.77 first assists /60better than 95% of forwards
Takeaways
takeaway score 1441.67 takeaways /60better than 94% of forwardsmore than 98% of forwards
Hardest shot
93.1 mphharder than 92% of centers
Creating chances
+0.22 expected goals /60better than 90% of forwards
Behind most at his position
Shot blocking
blocking score 521.17 blocks /60behind 95% of centersfewer than 96% of centers
Top speed
21.5 mphslower than 94% of forwards
Hitting
hitting score 151.40 hits /60behind 93% of forwardsfewer than 86% of forwards
Preventing chances
+0.16 expected goals against /60behind 91% of forwards
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.
Better than most at his position
Distance skated
10.39 miles /60farther than 93% of centers
Behind most at his position
Top speed
20.0 mphslower than 96% of forwards
Fast bursts
0.7 bursts /60less often than 95% of forwards
Hitting
hitting score 250.68 hits /60behind 82% of forwardsfewer than 96% of forwards
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.
All ratings
Every rating, against other forwards.
This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 56, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.
Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare centers with centers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.
This season’s 5 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.22 expected goals /60top 10%
+0.02 expected goals /60average
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
+0.16 expected goals against /60bottom 9%
+0.04 expected goals against /60bottom 32%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
11.7 shot attempts /60top 42%
11.4 shot attempts /60average
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.79 expected goals /60top 26%
0.69 expected goals /60average
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.1 goals above expected /100 shotstop 24%
−0.1 goals above expected /100 shotstop 26%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.77 first assists /60top 5%
0.54 first assists /60bottom 41%
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
1.82 expected goals /60average
1.84 expected goals /60top 44%
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 15bottom 7%1.40 hits /60bottom 14%
hitting score 25bottom 18%0.68 hits /60bottom 4%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 52bottom 5%1.17 blocks /60bottom 4%
blocking score 84bottom 37%1.36 blocks /60bottom 8%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 144top 6%1.67 takeaways /60top 2%
takeaway score 96average0.68 takeaways /60bottom 20%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
1.01 penalties drawn /60top 21%
0.89 penalties drawn /60top 35%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
1.14 penalties taken /60bottom 10%
0.70 penalties taken /60average
- FaceoffsLoses drawsWins draws
47.7% wonbottom 33%
51.6% wontoo few games
Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.
Shots
Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.
211 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 2 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
16 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
55 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
5 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.
Skating and shot
Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).
- Top speedSlowerBurner
21.5 mphbottom 6%
20.0 mphbottom 4%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
2.1 bursts /60bottom 11%
0.7 bursts /60bottom 5%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
93.1 mphtop 8%
81.0 mphtop 33%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
10.00 miles /60top 18%
10.39 miles /60top 7%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
41.8% of his timetop 33%
42.1% of his timetop 38%
Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.