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Evgeni Malkin

Pittsburgh Penguins
Position C
Age 40
Height 6'5"
Weight 213LBS
Shoots L
Birth Place Magnitogorsk, RUS
Born Jul 30, 1986

Key Insights

Regular Season 2025-26
This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is Malkin with Chinakhov, Karlsson, Novak and Wotherspoon, 41 minutes at 5v5.

43.4% of the expected goals, 5 goals for and 3 against
This is the group the power play actually runs through

His power-play unit is Crosby, Karlsson, Rakell and Rust: 7 goals in 44 minutes.

9.65 goals an hour, 9.1 expected
This is the group that wins him his minutes

His best five is with Brazeau, Letang, Mantha and Shea: 61.5% of the expected goals over 37 minutes.

5 goals for, 1 against, 48.1% of the attempts

Lineup and with-you/without-you numbers are built from shift charts, which are loaded per season. Seasons without shift data show no lineups. With-you/without-you totals exclude empty-net play, so a 6-on-5 push does not land in a with-or-without-you number. xG is Digest’s estimated model.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 30, 1986
Birth Place Magnitogorsk, RUS
Height 6'5"
Weight 213 LBS
Shoots/Catches L