Center·PIT·Elite Playmaker

Evgeni Malkin

Born July 31, 1986 · Magnitogorsk, RUS

Draft 2004 · PIT round 1 #2

PTS

Career

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Bio

Position: Center
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 213 lb
Shoots: L
Number: #71

Drafted 2004 by PIT · Round 1, #2 overall

90OVR

Elite

Elite Playmaker

Scoring56

Goals per game vs. elite scorers

Playmaking82

Assists per game vs. elite playmakers

Production72

Points per game vs. elite forwards

Power Play78

Power play points contribution

Skating68

Ice time and skating metrics

Shooting52

Shooting percentage vs. 5–20% range

Season projections

56 GP played · paced to 82 GP

Proj. Goals

at 82 GP

Proj. Assists

at 82 GP

Proj. Points

at 82 GP

Proj. Shots

217

at 82 GP

Proj. PPG

at 82 GP

Proj. PPP

at 82 GP

Points/Game

1.09

current rate

Goals/Game

0.34

current rate

TOI/Game

—

avg ice time

Shooting %

12.8%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

1.02

2021–22

1.01

2022–23

0.82

2023–24

0.74

2024–25

1.09

2025–26

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.19

Click date for box score · opponent for team

Date	Opp	G	P	S	+/-	GS
2026-04-29	PHI	0	0	3	0	0.22
2026-04-27	PHI	0	0	0	0	0.00
2026-04-25	PHI	0	0	0	0	0.00
2026-04-22	PHI	1	1	2	0	0.90
2026-04-20	PHI	0	0	2	-2	-0.15

Tendencies

Full profile

Archetype

Playmaker (volume)

Source: NHL API (volume only)

Sample: 56 GP · confidence 50%

Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.

Goal-scoring index0.34 · 54 index
Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.
Playmaking index0.75 · 99 index
Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.
Point-production index1.09 · 87 index
Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.

Career totals (regular season)

Games: 1269
Goals: 533
Assists: 874
Points: 1407
+/-: 41
PIM: 1263
Shots: 3958

Career totals (playoffs)

Games: 183
Goals: 69
Assists: 114
Points: 183
+/-: 6
PIM: 248
Shots: 616

Season history

NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-
2025–26	Pittsburgh Penguins	56	19	42	61	13
2024–25	Pittsburgh Penguins	68	16	34	50	-24
2023–24	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	27	40	67	5
2022–23	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	27	56	83	-12
2021–22	Pittsburgh Penguins	41	20	22	42	-10
2020–21	Pittsburgh Penguins	33	8	20	28	-4
2019–20	Pittsburgh Penguins	55	25	49	74	7
2018–19	Pittsburgh Penguins	68	21	51	72	-25
2018–19	Russia	10	1	5	6	4
2018–19	Russia	3	0	1	1	-2
2017–18	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	42	56	98	16
2016–17	Pittsburgh Penguins	62	33	39	72	18
2016–17	Russia	4	1	2	3	4
2015–16	Pittsburgh Penguins	57	27	31	58	1
2014–15	Pittsburgh Penguins	69	28	42	70	-2
2014–15	Russia	9	5	5	10	8
2013–14	Pittsburgh Penguins	60	23	49	72	10
2013–14	Russia	5	1	2	3	2
2013–14	Russia	4	2	1	3	0
2012–13	Pittsburgh Penguins	31	9	24	33	5
2012–13	Magnitogorsk	37	23	42	65	23
2011–12	Pittsburgh Penguins	75	50	59	109	18
2011–12	Russia	10	11	8	19	16
2010–11	Pittsburgh Penguins	43	15	22	37	-4
2009–10	Pittsburgh Penguins	67	28	49	77	-6
2009–10	Russia	4	3	3	6
2009–10	Russia	5	5	2	7
2008–09	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	35	78	113	17
2007–08	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	47	59	106	16
2006–07	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	33	52	85	2
2006–07	Russia	9	5	5	10
2005–06	Magnitogorsk	46	21	26	47
2005–06	Russia	6	4	6	10
2005–06	Russia	7	2	4	6
2005–06	Russia	7	3	6	9
2004–05	Magnitogorsk 2	2	1	1	2
2004–05	Magnitogorsk	52	12	20	32
2004–05	Russia	6	3	7	10
2004–05	Russia	9	0	4	4
2003–04	Magnitogorsk 2	2	1	0	1
2003–04	Magnitogorsk	34	3	9	12
2003–04	Russia	6	1	4	5
2003–04	Russia	6	4	4	8
2002–03	Russia	6	5	4	9