Evgeni Malkin Matchups NHL Stats & Career Totals

He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close

Malkin has scored 3 times on Cam Talbot this season, more than on any other goaltender.

3 goals on 11 attempts, 27.3%

One team seems to bring the best out of him

He has 3 goals against the Blue Jackets this season.

14 attempts against them

No goalie has seen more of him than this one

No goalie has seen more of him than Cam Talbot: 11 attempts, 3 goals.

27.3% conversion

He gets under this opponent's skin and draws the penalty

He has drawn 2 penalties on Gavin Brindley.

penalties drawn, from play-by-play

He barely shoots the puck across a whole season

Malkin has taken 40 shot attempts this season.

19 on goal, 7 missed, 9 blocked, 132nd of 137 forwards

When he shoots, it tends to be on target

77.4% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

24 of 31 unblocked, 9th of 137 forwards

He gets to the hard areas rather than firing from range

His average attempt comes from 22.5 feet.

40 located attempts, 20th of 137 forwards

He gets his chances from the dirty areas, not the perimeter

60.0% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

24 attempts from inside the home plate, 27th of 137 forwards

His game is played in the hardest part of the ice

60.0% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

24 of 40 attempts, 29th of 137 forwards

He can beat goalies from further out than most players

7.5% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

3 long-range attempts, 30th of 137 forwards

There is one shot he goes to more than any other

30.0% of his attempts are the wrist shot.

12 attempts, 1 goals

He works one side of the ice far more than the other

40.0% of his attempts come from the middle lane.

11 left, 16 middle, 13 right

About the usual number of his shots get blocked

22.5% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

9 of 40 attempts, 55th of 137 forwards

The chances he gets in tight almost always go in

From inside 25 feet he buries 16.7% of his attempts.

4 goals on 24 close attempts, 10th of 137 forwards

A remarkable share of his shots end up in the net

He converts 20.8% of the shots he puts on goal.

5 goals on 24 shots, 17th of 137 forwards

He scores more than the chances he gets should produce

Malkin has 5 goals off 2.9 expected: 2.1 more than the chances alone say.

31st of 137 forwards

There is a range from which his goals almost always come

His goals average 14.1 feet out, and the longest went in from 31.

5 goals located by coordinate

The scoreboard is roughly even with him out there

He is -1 on the season.

399th in the league

His coach leans on him more than almost anyone

Malkin plays 17:40 a night, 102nd among forwards.

159 minutes across 9 games

This is the group the power play actually runs through

His power-play unit is Crosby, Karlsson, Kindel and Rakell: 0 goals in 16 minutes.

0.0 goals an hour, 2.0 expected

Erik Karlsson is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone

Erik Karlsson has assisted on 4 of his 7 goals, 57.1% of them.

3 primary, 1 secondary

Tommy Novak is the teammate he sets up more than anyone

He has helped on 2 of Tommy Novak's goals, 50.0% of his own assists.

1 primary, 1 secondary

One teammate is responsible for most of his goals

6 different teammates have assisted on his 7 goals.

Karlsson (4), Novak (3), Koivunen (2), Letang (2)

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