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Evgeni Malkin

Position	Center	Current Team	Pittsburgh Penguins
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	4 years ($6.1M CapHit)
Height	6'5"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	213	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	39
Age (DOB)	39 (July 31, 1986)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2004, Round 1, Overall 2 (PIT)

Date	Team	Transaction
Mar 15, 2026	Pittsburgh Penguins	Suspension Ended
Mar 6, 2026	Pittsburgh Penguins	Suspension Started
Jan 8, 2026	Pittsburgh Penguins	Activated from IR
Dec 9, 2025	Pittsburgh Penguins	Placed on IR
Feb 22, 2025	Pittsburgh Penguins	Activated from IR
Jan 24, 2025	Pittsburgh Penguins	Placed on IR
Jan 14, 2025	Pittsburgh Penguins	Activated from IR
Jan 12, 2025	Pittsburgh Penguins	Placed on IR
Jul 12, 2022	Pittsburgh Penguins	Signed 4 years @ $6.100M AAV starting in 2022-23
Jul 1, 2013	Pittsburgh Penguins	Signed 8 years @ $9.500M AAV starting in 2014-15
Jul 2, 2008	Pittsburgh Penguins	Signed 5 years @ $8.700M AAV starting in 2009-10
Jun 20, 2006	Pittsburgh Penguins	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

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About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance using a series of Player Archetypes developed for Puckalytics.com and TheStanleyCap.com. The boxes in the rink image show the archetype ratings for the season specified in the card while the graphs to the right show the five-year trends for those archetypes.

Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in punk. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI, Skating (even strength) and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Core Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	Producer	Playmaker	Shooter	Sniper	Rebound	Rush	Skating	Defend
2015-16	PIT	57	1.00	0.06	1.23	1.36	1.42	0.53	-	-0.73
2016-17	PIT	62	2.79	0.64	2.70	2.02	-0.42	0.05	-	0.20
2017-18	PIT	78	1.42	0.74	1.03	0.55	0.96	-0.91	-	-0.14
2018-19	PIT	68	2.59	3.62	-0.12	-0.27	-0.51	1.29	-	-1.38
2019-20	PIT	55	3.69	3.69	0.97	1.40	1.65	-0.75	-	-0.69
2020-21	PIT	33	1.66	4.35	-1.07	-0.24	-0.70	0.06	-	-1.20
2021-22	PIT	41	0.57	-0.07	0.82	0.85	3.58	-1.43	-1.27	-2.07
2022-23	PIT	82	1.55	1.78	0.13	0.09	0.03	-0.06	-0.99	-0.11
2023-24	PIT	82	0.97	0.49	0.65	1.08	-0.09	-0.71	-1.13	0.24
2024-25	PIT	68	0.05	0.29	-0.35	-0.20	3.90	-0.44	-1.08	0.81
2025-26	PIT	56	1.68	1.34	0.69	0.69	-0.28	-0.15	-1.09	-0.12

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	5v5 TOI	5v4 TOI	4v5 TOI	Possession	Drive	Suppress	Faceoffs
2015-16	PIT	57	1.23	1.56	-1.58	0.59	1.07	0.46	42.0
2016-17	PIT	62	1.09	1.80	-1.97	0.21	0.21	-0.09	43.1
2017-18	PIT	78	1.14	1.76	-1.97	-0.11	0.63	1.07	43.7
2018-19	PIT	68	1.05	1.54	-1.92	-0.53	-0.65	-0.01	45.7
2019-20	PIT	55	1.34	1.45	-1.86	1.34	2.22	0.73	50.3
2020-21	PIT	33	0.69	1.30	-2.15	0.73	0.73	-0.26	42.5
2021-22	PIT	41	0.66	1.60	-2.01	0.38	0.00	-0.67	43.6
2022-23	PIT	82	0.94	1.41	-1.92	1.24	1.10	-0.67	49.3
2023-24	PIT	82	1.04	1.05	-2.00	0.06	-0.28	-0.50	48.6
2024-25	PIT	68	1.08	0.43	-2.13	-0.01	-0.02	0.02	45.8
2025-26	PIT	56	0.60	1.29	-1.99	-0.29	0.36	0.98	44.5

About Archetypes

Player archetypes are a look at a players strengths and weaknesses in his game when compared to other players around the leeague. Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in punk. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).

Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	PIT	57	798:54	0.98	0.83	1.80	0.70	0.28	15.48	11.10	4.38	5.08	8.47
2016-17	PIT	62	854:29	1.40	1.40	2.81	0.85	0.55	17.86	10.85	7.00	4.14	4.14
2017-18	PIT	78	1073:23	1.01	1.23	2.24	0.86	0.15	12.77	10.92	1.84	2.17	7.07
2018-19	PIT	68	943:55	0.70	1.84	2.54	0.78	-0.08	10.00	11.09	-1.09	6.71	4.03
2019-20	PIT	55	798:55	1.13	2.25	3.38	0.75	0.38	14.56	9.65	4.91	2.24	11.19
2020-21	PIT	33	446:51	0.40	1.88	2.28	0.46	-0.05	7.14	8.07	-0.93	3.85	3.85
2021-22	PIT	41	549:14	0.98	0.87	1.86	0.76	0.23	13.04	10.04	3.00	1.20	15.66
2022-23	PIT	82	1109:35	0.81	1.46	2.27	0.83	-0.02	9.87	10.08	-0.21	3.66	7.33
2023-24	PIT	82	1150:32	0.94	1.15	2.09	0.68	0.25	15.38	11.22	4.17	2.38	7.74
2024-25	PIT	68	967:47	0.62	0.93	1.55	0.66	-0.04	12.20	13.08	-0.89	1.75	18.42
2025-26	PIT	56	748:13	0.96	1.60	2.57	0.80	0.16	12.90	10.72	2.18	2.40	7.20

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	PIT	57	798:54	46.34	2.33	2.74	39.88	2.18	2.14	51.67	56.17	0.40	0.11	2.58
2016-17	PIT	62	854:29	46.13	3.58	2.90	40.73	2.25	2.26	61.45	56.26	0.00	-0.15	1.59
2017-18	PIT	78	1073:23	47.79	2.91	2.79	42.59	2.85	2.56	50.49	52.21	0.24	0.32	-1.04
2018-19	PIT	68	943:55	41.70	2.80	2.75	43.22	2.86	2.59	49.44	51.49	0.07	0.10	-0.31
2019-20	PIT	55	798:55	49.12	3.98	3.22	40.86	3.00	2.41	56.99	57.19	1.14	0.16	9.18
2020-21	PIT	33	446:51	39.74	2.69	2.33	36.79	2.82	2.71	48.78	46.25	0.25	0.55	-2.91
2021-22	PIT	41	549:14	45.23	2.40	2.98	39.11	3.17	2.46	43.14	54.77	0.25	-0.08	2.99
2022-23	PIT	82	1109:35	50.40	2.76	3.44	41.31	2.65	2.78	51.00	55.29	0.62	0.11	3.91
2023-24	PIT	82	1150:32	43.81	2.82	2.75	42.61	2.45	2.43	53.47	53.05	0.07	-0.24	2.98
2024-25	PIT	68	967:47	40.92	2.23	2.61	43.27	2.67	2.82	45.57	48.08	0.21	0.24	-0.15
2025-26	PIT	56	748:13	41.78	3.53	3.06	43.38	2.41	2.88	59.46	51.48	0.43	0.35	0.62

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Possible Replacements for Evgeni Malkin if Penguins Move On at The Hockey Writers (Wed May 20, 2026)
Wild linked to Evgeni Malkin in free agency, and it's a perfect fit waiting to happen at Gone Puck Wild (Mon May 18, 2026)
Rangers' rival open to bringing back free agent franchise legend at Blue Line Station (Sat May 16, 2026)
NHL Rumors: No Reason to Believe Evgeni Malkin Can’t Get a Deal Done in Pittsburgh at NHL Rumors (Fri May 15, 2026)
Pittsburgh Penguins Rumors – Cap Space, Evgeni Malkin, and Sidney Crosby at NHL Rumors (Thu May 14, 2026)
NHL Rumors: Oilers Have Knoblauch Mess, Malkin Extension, Maple Leafs Fire Berube at The Hockey Writers (Wed May 13, 2026)
The Edmonton Oilers should try to sign Evgeni Malkin, but they must tread very carefully at Oil on Whyte (Tue May 12, 2026)
Kyle Dubas says Pittsburgh Penguins ‘would love’ to have Evgeni Malkin back: ‘That’s as clear as I can be’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Tue May 12, 2026)
Why Charlie McAvoy's suspension is absurd compared to others this season at Causway Crowd (Tue May 12, 2026)
3 Big Takeaways From Dubas's End-Of-Season Press Conference at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue May 12, 2026)
Kyle Dubas On Evgeni Malkin: 'We Would Love To Have Him Back' at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue May 12, 2026)
Penguins GM Kyle Dubas says the club would 'love' to have Evgeni Malkin return next season at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue May 12, 2026)
Kyle Dubas talks Penguins progress, what they need and what’s next at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue May 12, 2026)
Kyle Dubas talks Penguins progress, what they need and what’s next at Pens Burgh (Tue May 12, 2026)
Kyle Dubas on Evgeni Malkin: “We’d love to have him back” at Pens Burgh (Tue May 12, 2026)
Deen’s Daily: Manson Could Play; Pressure’s on Minnesota Wild; Malkin’s Next Move at Colorado Hockey Now (Sat May 9, 2026)
Malkin Should Be on Red Wings Wish List (DHN+) at Detroit Hockey Now (Fri May 8, 2026)
Options for getting younger in 2026-27 at Pens Burgh (Fri May 8, 2026)
Evgeni Malkin : David Pagnotta se demande s’il y a un « fit » à Montréal at Dans Les Coulisses (Thu May 7, 2026)
A Decision on Evegni Malkin Could Come Fast for the Pittsburgh Penguins at NHL Rumors (Thu May 7, 2026)
NHL Rumors: Tkachuk to Bruins, Nurse Move, and Maple Leafs Lottery Win Means Big Trade? at The Hockey Writers (Wed May 6, 2026)
NHL Rumor Mill – May 6, 2026 at Spectors Hockey (Wed May 6, 2026)
Pens Points: Malkin discourse shows no signs of slowing at Pens Burgh (Wed May 6, 2026)
Why The Evgeni Malkin Decision Should Be Easy at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue May 5, 2026)
Examining two different Evgeni Malkin takes at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue May 5, 2026)
Examining two different Evgeni Malkin takes at Pens Burgh (Tue May 5, 2026)
Monday Mailbox: Will The Penguins Contend Next Season? What Will The Goaltending Situation Look Like? at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue May 5, 2026)
Red Wings should take a run at Penguins legend at Octopus Thrower (Mon May 4, 2026)
Around the NHL: 3 potential Evgeni Malkin free agent destinations, McDavid/Draisaitl call out entire Oilers’ organization at The Leafs Nation (Mon May 4, 2026)
Who Stays, Who Goes For Penguins In 2026-27? at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon May 4, 2026)
New Jersey Devils should be all-in on Evgeni Malkin in free agency at Pucks and Pitchforks (Mon May 4, 2026)
NHL Rumors: LA Kings, Utah Mammoth, and the Pittsburgh Penguins at NHL Rumors (Sun May 3, 2026)
Will Evgeni Malkin be Back, or Will the Pittsburgh Penguins go Another Direction? at NHL Rumors (Sat May 2, 2026)
Three Potential NHL Free Agent Destinations for Penguins' Evgeni Malkin at The Hockey News (Sat May 2, 2026)
Deen’s Daily: Game 1 Date Released; Habs, Bolts Game 7; Malkin’s Honesty at Colorado Hockey Now (Sat May 2, 2026)
Evgeni Malkin says he’s willing to play for another NHL team next season at Pens Burgh (Sat May 2, 2026)
Evgeni Malkin says he’s willing to play for another NHL team next season at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat May 2, 2026)
Capitals to Sign Malkin? No Way at Stars and Sticks (Sat May 2, 2026)
'I Hope We Play Together One More Year': Malkin Wants Another Year, Pittsburgh Or Not at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat May 2, 2026)
Evgeni Malkin pourrait quitter Pittsburgh at Dans Les Coulisses (Fri May 1, 2026)
Evgeni Malkin confirms he will be willing to play for another NHL team if not re-signed by Penguins: ‘If not Pittsburgh, I hope some team’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Fri May 1, 2026)
NHL Notebook: Malkin okay with leaving the Penguins, Jack Adams finalists named, and more at Oilers Nation (Fri May 1, 2026)
Evgeni Malkin wants to run it back one last time in Pittsburgh. Whether he will is anyone's guess at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri May 1, 2026)
2026 Elimination Eval: Pittsburgh Penguins at Blue Shirt Banter (Fri May 1, 2026)
NHL Notebook: Evgeni Malkin’s future up in the air after Penguins playoff exit at Oilers Nation (Thu Apr 30, 2026)
Former Penguins forward Tyler Kennedy believes Evgeni Malkin will sign with Capitals if he does not re-sign with Penguins at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Thu Apr 30, 2026)
Penguins’ GM Kyle Dubas Has Big Decisions to Make This Summer at The Hockey Writers (Thu Apr 30, 2026)
Rick Tocchet fumes after Evgeni Malkin seems to purposefully fire puck into Flyers bench: ‘You almost hit him in the head’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Mon Apr 27, 2026)
Watch Evgeni Malkin reach a new dirty low by flipping puck at Flyers bench at Broad Street Buzz (Mon Apr 27, 2026)
Crosby and Letang strike as the Penguins stave off a sweep with a 4-2 Game 4 win over Flyers at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sun Apr 26, 2026)
Evgeni Malkin and Maple Leafs Candidates Wondering About Auston Matthews at NHL Rumors (Sat Apr 25, 2026)
Evgeni Malkin on his future with the Pittsburgh Penguins: ‘I hope it’s not over’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sat Apr 25, 2026)
Penguins' Malkin Addresses Future Ahead Of Game 4 at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Apr 25, 2026)
Kyle Dubas Remains Silent on Evgeni Malkin Contract Talks at NHL Rumors (Sun Apr 19, 2026)
Evgeni Malkin doesn’t believe that Alex Ovechkin is retiring after this season: ‘He’s back next year, for sure. He’s still hungry.’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sun Apr 12, 2026)
Alex Ovechkin poses for legendary photo with Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang before potential final game against Penguins at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sun Apr 12, 2026)
Evgeni Malkin plays hallway hockey at Alex Ovechkin’s house after traveling for Capitals-Penguins game in DC at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sun Apr 12, 2026)
Penguins sit stars Crosby, Malkin vs. Ovi, Capitals at ESPN (Sat Apr 11, 2026)
Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang all being held out of Saturday’s game against Capitals after Penguins clinched playoff spot at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sat Apr 11, 2026)
Penguins sit stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin ahead of visit by Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Apr 11, 2026)
Malkin, Crosby and Letang help the Penguins beat the Devils to clinch a playoff spot at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Apr 9, 2026)
Revisiting the ‘playoffs or finish in last place’ preseason thought exercise with the Penguins at Pens Burgh (Wed Apr 8, 2026)
Revisiting the ‘playoffs or finish in last place’ preseason thought exercise with the Penguins at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Apr 8, 2026)
Penguins' Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin Continue To Rewrite NHL History With Dominant Weekend at The Hockey News (Sun Apr 5, 2026)
Takeaways: Malkin's Hat Trick, Milestones Lead Penguins' Offensive Explosion In 9-4 Over Panthers at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Apr 4, 2026)
Penguins/Panthers Recap: Pens destroy Florida 9-4, Malkin records hat trick at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Apr 4, 2026)
NHL Rumours: Allvin’s Future, Another Sens Injury & Malkin Done? at The Hockey Writers (Sat Apr 4, 2026)
Penguins/Lightning Recap: Pens swamped by Tampa, lose 6-3 at Pens Burgh (Thu Apr 2, 2026)
Penguins/Lightning Recap: Pens swamped by Tampa, lose 6-3 at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Apr 2, 2026)
Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Tampa Bay Lightning 4/2/2026 at Pens Burgh (Thu Apr 2, 2026)
Malkin collects career point 1,399 in return from injury, Penguins race by reeling Red Wings 5-1 at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Mar 31, 2026)
Expectations Are That Evgeni Malkin Will Return Next Season at NHL Rumors (Mon Mar 30, 2026)
Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin return to practice ahead of pivotal game vs. Islanders at Pens Burgh (Mon Mar 30, 2026)
Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin return to practice ahead of pivotal game vs. Islanders at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Mar 30, 2026)
Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ NY Islanders 3/30/2026 at Pens Burgh (Mon Mar 30, 2026)
Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ NY Islanders 3/30/2026 at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Mar 30, 2026)
Penguins Notebook: Crosby, Malkin Return To Practice Ahead Of Monday's Massive Game On Long Island at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sun Mar 29, 2026)
Takeaways: Penalties Costly As Penguins Lose Key Game In Regulation To Dallas Stars at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sun Mar 29, 2026)
Crosby, Malkin Out; Penguins Call On McGroarty Ahead Of Saturday Matchup Against Dallas Stars at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Mar 28, 2026)
Injured Penguins stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin to sit out against Dallas at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Mar 28, 2026)
Malkin to miss second straight game with upper-body injury at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Mar 26, 2026)
Malkin to miss second straight game with upper-body injury at Pens Burgh (Thu Mar 26, 2026)
Takeaways: Goaltending, Goalie Interference Call Differences in Penguins' 6-2 Loss To Colorado Avalanche at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Mar 25, 2026)
Evgeni Malkin injured, Ryan Shea nears return at Pens Burgh (Tue Mar 24, 2026)
Crosby & Malkin Should Be Career Penguins Unless the Superstars Ask to Leave at The Hockey Writers (Mon Mar 23, 2026)
Can You Envision Evgeni Malkin And Alex Ovechkin Coaching A Team? at The Hockey News (Sun Mar 22, 2026)
Alex Ovechkin says he would agree to be an assistant coach if Evgeni Malkin were hired as a head coach someday: ‘For sure’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sat Mar 21, 2026)
Waddling into Pittsburgh for a Saturday afternoon showdown: Winnipeg Jets vs. Pittsburgh Penguins game day at Jets Nation (Sat Mar 21, 2026)
Penguins News & Rumors: Crosby’s Return, Malkin’s Future & Soderblom at The Hockey Writers (Thu Mar 19, 2026)
NHL Rumors: Status Quo for Evgeni Malkin and the Pittsburgh Penguins at NHL Rumors (Wed Mar 18, 2026)
Deen’s Daily: Jack Drury’s Future; Malkin Wants To Keep Playing; Eastern Conference Race at Colorado Hockey Now (Wed Mar 18, 2026)
Takeaways: Malkin Leads Pens To Statement 7-2 Win Over Avalanche In Return Game at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Mar 17, 2026)
Deen’s Daily: An Avalanche Embarrassment; Malkin Strong In Return: Panarin Beats NYR at Colorado Hockey Now (Tue Mar 17, 2026)
Malkin says he and Dubas will talk this summer about contract situation at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Mar 17, 2026)
Malkin says he and Dubas will talk this summer about contract situation at Pens Burgh (Tue Mar 17, 2026)
Malkin gets 2 goals in his return from suspension as the Penguins beat the NHL-leading Avalanche 7-2 at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Mar 17, 2026)
Penguins/Avalanche Recap: Malkin scores twice, Pens shock Colorado in 7-2 win at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Mar 17, 2026)
Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Colorado Avalanche 3/16/2026 at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Mar 16, 2026)
The week ahead: Evgeni Malkin (and perhaps Sidney Crosby) return for Penguins at Pens Burgh (Mon Mar 16, 2026)
The week ahead: Evgeni Malkin (and perhaps Sidney Crosby) return for Penguins at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Mar 16, 2026)
Penguins' Prospect Suspended For Slash To Head at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Mar 16, 2026)
4 Penguins Who Have Stepped Up Big Without Crosby, Malkin at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Mar 11, 2026)
'Find A Way To Write Our Own Story': After Quiet Deadline, It's Time To See What These Penguins Are Made Of at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sun Mar 8, 2026)
Game No. 62 Preview: Flyers vs. Penguins at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Mar 7, 2026)
Daily Bean: Bruins Gameday, Trade Deadline Over, Malkin Suspended at Boston Hockey Now (Sat Mar 7, 2026)
Daily Bean: Bruins Gameday, Trade Deadline Over, Malkin Suspended at Boston Hockey Now (Sat Mar 7, 2026)
Penguins' Evgeni Malkin suspended 5 games by NHL for slashing Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Penguins Recall Hot Forward Prospect From AHL at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Penguins' Malkin banned 5 games for Dahlin slash at ESPN (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Penguins' Evgeni Malkin Suspended Five Games For Slashing Sabres' Dahlin at The Hockey News (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Le verdict est tombé concernant le violent coup d'Evgeni Malkin at HABSolument Fan (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Evgeni Malkin suspended for five games at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Evgeni Malkin suspended for five games at Pens Burgh (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Evgeni Malkin Suspended Five Games By NHL's Department Of Player Safety at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Evgeny Malkin suspended 5 games, putting Penguins' playoff race in jeopardy at Habs Fanatics (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Malkin To Have Hearing With Department Of Player Safety at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Will Evgeni Malkin be suspended? Hearing set for slash on Rasmus Dahlin at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Sidney Crosby returns to practice, Evgeni Malkin gets call from league at Pens Burgh (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Takeaways: Goaltender Interference Call, Malkin Misconduct Doom Penguins In 5-1 Loss at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Penguins star Evgeni Malkin ejected after slashing Sabres’ blue-liner in wild scene at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Evgeni Malkin ejected from Penguins-Sabres game for slashing Rasmus Dahlin in the head at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Malkin Assessed Game Misconduct For Slash On Dahlin, May Have Ripple Effect at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Mar 6, 2026)
Penguins/Sabres Recap: Malkin ejected, Pens spiral in 5-1 loss at Pens Burgh (Thu Mar 5, 2026)
Penguins/Sabres Recap: Malkin ejected, Pens spiral in 5-1 loss at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Mar 5, 2026)
Pens' Malkin ejected for slashing, could face ban at ESPN (Thu Mar 5, 2026)
Penguins' Malkin given major penalty for slashing Sabres defenseman Dahlin at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Mar 5, 2026)
Evgeni Malkin game misconduct: Penguins star ejected for slashing player in head at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Mar 5, 2026)
Faceoffs, Evgeni Malkin’s contract, and March schedule: What is your concern level? at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Mar 5, 2026)
Faceoffs, Evgeni Malkin’s contract, and March schedule: What is your concern level? at Pens Burgh (Thu Mar 5, 2026)
Game Preview: Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3/5/2026 at Pens Burgh (Thu Mar 5, 2026)
Game Preview: Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3/5/2026 at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Mar 5, 2026)
Aliaksei Protas gifts Capitals players customized eagle hats from brand made famous by Evgeni Malkin: ‘I think boys loved it’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Wed Mar 4, 2026)
6 Penguins' Storylines To Watch During Trade Deadline Week at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Mar 3, 2026)
2025-26 NHL Milestones Tracker at The Hockey Writers (Mon Mar 2, 2026)
Friedman: Penguins and Malkin discussing contract extension at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Mar 2, 2026)
Friedman: Penguins and Malkin discussing contract extension at Pens Burgh (Mon Mar 2, 2026)
Daily Bean: Bruins Lose, Trade Rumors; Thomas, Malkin News at Boston Hockey Now (Sun Mar 1, 2026)
Deen’s Daily: Avs PP Taking Its Toll; Malkin’s Future In Pittsburgh; Red Wings Blunder at Colorado Hockey Now (Sun Mar 1, 2026)
Takeaways: Penguins Blow Two Goal Lead, Lose To Rangers In Shootout at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Feb 28, 2026)
Could Egor Chinakhov Help Extend Malkin's Career? at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Feb 28, 2026)
NHL Rumors: The Pittsburgh Penguins, and Evgeni Malkin at NHL Rumors (Sat Feb 21, 2026)
Evgeni Malkin Ties Former Penguin On NHL's All-Time Goals List at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Jan 14, 2026)
Penguins/Lightning Recap: Malkin’s late goal earns a point, Pens fall in shootout at Pens Burgh (Wed Jan 14, 2026)
Takeaways: Penguins Snap Six-Game Win Streak With 2-1 Loss To Flames at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sun Jan 11, 2026)
NHL Rumor Mill – January 10, 2026 at Spectors Hockey (Sat Jan 10, 2026)
Evgeni Malkin avec le Wild : Nick Kypreos ouvre la porte at Dans Les Coulisses (Sat Jan 10, 2026)
'I'm Lucky To Be Able To Play With Him': Penguins' Rookie Relishes Opportunity To Center All-Time Great at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Jan 9, 2026)
Takeaways: In Malkin's Return, Penguins Oust Devils To Earn Sixth Straight Win at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Jan 9, 2026)
Malkin Scores in First Game Back From Injury as Penguins Take Down Devils 4-1 at The Hockey Writers (Fri Jan 9, 2026)
Penguins/Devils Recap: Pens shake rust, win big in Malkin’s return at Pens Burgh (Thu Jan 8, 2026)

Current Contract

Evgeni Malkin signed a $24,400,000 4-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins and General Manager Ron Hextall on July 12, 2022 with an AAV of $6,100,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2025-26 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 7.39% of the salary cap.

35+ Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	36	$6,100,000	$6,100,000	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	UFA
2023-24	37	$6,100,000	$6,100,000	-	-	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA
2024-25	38	$6,100,000	$6,100,000	-	-	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	UFA
2025-26	39	$6,100,000	$6,100,000	-	$3,800,000	$1,000,000	$4,800,000	$4,800,000	UFA
Total				-	$7,800,000	$16,600,000	$24,400,000	$24,400,000

Signed: July 12, 2022

Team: Pittsburgh Penguins

GM: Ron Hextall

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 7.39

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Evgeni Malkin signed an $76,000,000 8-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins and General Manager Ray Shero on July 1, 2013 with an AAV of $9,500,000. This contract will start in 2014-15 and end after the 2021-22 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 13.77% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2014-15	28	NMC	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	-	-	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	UFA
2015-16	29	NMC	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	-	-	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	UFA
2016-17	30	NMC	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	-	-	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	UFA
2017-18	31	NMC	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	-	-	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	UFA
2018-19	32	NMC	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	-	-	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	UFA
2019-20	33	NMC	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	-	-	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	UFA
2020-21	34	NMC	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	-	$5,000,000	$4,500,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	UFA
2021-22	35	NMC	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	-	$5,000,000	$4,500,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	UFA
Total					-	$10,000,000	$66,000,000	$76,000,000	$76,000,000

Signed: July 1, 2013

Team: Pittsburgh Penguins

GM: Ray Shero

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 13.77

Evgeni Malkin signed a $43,500,000 5-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins and General Manager Ray Shero on July 2, 2008 with an AAV of $8,700,000. This contract will start in 2009-10 and end after the 2013-14 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 15.32% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2009-10	23		$8,700,000	$8,700,000	-	-	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	RFA
2010-11	24		$8,700,000	$8,700,000	-	-	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	RFA-arb
2011-12	25		$8,700,000	$8,700,000	-	-	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	RFA-arb
2012-13	26		$8,700,000	$8,700,000	-	-	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	RFA-arb
2013-14	27	NMC	$8,700,000	$8,700,000	-	-	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$43,500,000	$43,500,000	$43,500,000

Signed: July 2, 2008

Team: Pittsburgh Penguins

GM: Ray Shero

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 15.32

Evgeni Malkin signed a $2,952,600 3-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins and General Manager Ray Shero on June 20, 2006 with an AAV of $984,200. This contract will start in 2006-07 and end after the 2008-09 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 2.24% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2006-07	20	$984,200	$3,834,200	$2,850,000	$295,300	$688,900	$984,200	$70,300	ELC
2007-08	21	$984,200	$3,834,200	$2,850,000	$295,300	$688,900	$984,200	$70,300	ELC
2008-09	22	$984,200	$3,834,200	$2,850,000	-	$984,200	$984,200	$70,300	ELC
Total				$8,550,000	$590,600	$2,362,000	$2,952,600	$210,900

Signed: June 20, 2006

Team: Pittsburgh Penguins

GM: Ray Shero

Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2002-03	WJ18-A	Russia	6	5	4	9		2
2003-04	Russia	Magnitogorsk	34	3	9	12		12
2003-04	WJC-A	Russia	6	1	4	5
2003-04	WJ18-A	Russia	6	4	4	8		31
2003-04	Russia-3	Magnitogorsk 2	2	1	0	1		8
2004-05	WC-A	Russia	9	0	4	4		8
2004-05	WJC-A	Russia	6	3	7	10		16
2004-05	Russia-3	Magnitogorsk 2	2	1	1	2		2
2004-05	Russia	Magnitogorsk	52	12	20	32		24				5		4	4				0.0
2005-06	WC-A	Russia	7	3	6	9		6
2005-06	Olympics	Russia	7	2	4	6		31
2005-06	WJC-A	Russia	6	4	6	10		12
2005-06	Russia	Magnitogorsk	46	21	26	47		46				11	5	10	15		41
2006-07	WC-A	Russia	9	5	5	10		6
2006-07	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	33	52	85	+2	80	242	13.6	19:10	5		4	4	-1	8	10	0.0	19:34
2007-08	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	47	59	106	+16	78	272	17.3	21:19	20	10	12	22	+3	24	75	13.3	20:48
2008-09	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	35	78	113	+17	80	290	12.1	22:31	24	14	22	36	+3	51	104	13.5	20:57
2009-10	WC-A	Russia	5	5	2	7		10
2009-10	Olympics	Russia	4	3	3	6
2009-10	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	67	28	49	77	-6	100	268	10.4	20:51	13	5	6	11		6	58	8.6	21:54
2010-11	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	43	15	22	37	-4	18	182	8.2	19:49
2011-12	WC-A	Russia	10	11	8	19	+16	4
2011-12	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	75	50	59	109	+18	70	339	14.8	21:01	6	3	5	8	-1	6	26	11.5	22:15
2012-13	KHL	Magnitogorsk	37	23	42	65	+23	58
2012-13	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	31	9	24	33	+5	36	99	9.1	19:42	15	4	12	16	-2	26	67	6.0	20:29
2013-14	Olympics	Russia	5	1	2	3	+2	2	20
2013-14	WC-A	Russia	4	2	1	3		2	9
2013-14	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	60	23	49	72	+10	62	191	12.0	20:04	13	6	8	14	+6	8	40	15.0	21:00
2014-15	WC-A	Russia	9	5	5	10	+8	8	17
2014-15	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	69	28	42	70	-2	60	212	13.2	18:58	5				-1		11	0.0	19:19
2015-16	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	57	27	31	58	+1	65	162	16.7	19:22	23	6	12	18	+1	18	72	8.3	17:31
2016-17	WCup	Russia	4	1	2	3	+4	2
2016-17	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	62	33	39	72	+18	77	191	17.3	18:37	25	10	18	28	+9	53	60	16.7	18:04
2017-18	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	42	56	98	+16	87	239	17.6	18:59	9	4	4	8	-7	16	23	17.4	18:57
2018-19	WC	Russia	10	1	5	6	+4	4
2018-19	EHT	Russia	3	0	1	1	-2	6
2018-19	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	68	21	51	72	-25	89	187	11.2	18:48	4	1	2	3	-1	6	11	9.1	18:43
2019-20	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	55	25	49	74	+7	58	171	14.6	19:31	4		1	1	-3	6	21	0.0	20:43
2020-21	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	33	8	20	28	-4	24	72	11.1	17:44	4	1	4	5	-2	8	8	12.5	18:33
2021-22	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	41	20	22	42	-10	24	129	15.5	18:20	7	3	3	6	+2	6	22	13.6	20:39
2022-23	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	27	56	83	-12	82	240	11.2	18:35
2023-24	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	27	40	67	+5	70	199	13.6	18:35
2024-25	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	68	16	34	50	-24	42	125	12.8	17:47
2025-26	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	56	19	42	61	+13	61	148	12.8	17:36	6	2	1	3		6	8	25.0	17:56
NHL Career			1269	533	874	1407	+41	1263	3958	13.5	19:28	183	69	114	183	+6	248	616	11.2	19:47