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Russia USA Yevgeni Malkin

a.k.a. "Evgeni, Jevgenij Malkin"
#71 Pittsburgh Penguins / NHL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jul 31, 1986
Position
C
Age
36
Height
6'4" / 192 cm
Place of Birth
Magnitogorsk, RUS
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Russia / USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$6,100,000 Powered by
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Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins / Signed
Drafted
2004 round 1 #2 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
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Highlights
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
2-time World Championship Gold Medal 2
2-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 2
2-time World Championship Silver Medal 2
3-time World Championship Bronze Medal 3
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
3-time NHL First All-Star Team 3
2-time NHL Most Points (Art Ross Trophy) 2
1-time NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) 1
1-time NHL MVP Selected by NHLPA (Ted Lindsay Award) 1
1-time NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) 1
3-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 3
1-time NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy) 1
1-time U18 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U18 WJC Best Forward 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC Best Forward 1
1-time U20 WJC Most Valuable Player 1
3-time World Championship All-Star Team 3
1-time World Championship Best Forward 1
1-time World Championship Most Points 1
1-time World Championship Most Valuable Player 1

Brother: Denis Malkin

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Metallurg Magnitogorsk-2 Russia3 28 8 6 14 18 - |
Russia U18 WJC-18 6 5 4 9 2 11 |
2003-04 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Russia 34 3 9 12 12 11 |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk-2 Russia3 5 5 2 7 12 - |
Russia U18 WJC-18 6 4 4 8 31 4 |
Russia U20 WJC-20 6 1 4 5 0 2 |
2004-05 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Russia 52 12 20 32 24 21 | Playoffs 5 0 4 4 0 -2
Metallurg Magnitogorsk-2 Russia3 2 1 1 2 2 - |
Russia U20 WJC-20 6 3 7 10 16 0 |
Russia WC 9 0 4 4 8 6 |
2005-06 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Russia 46 21 26 47 46 28 | Playoffs 11 5 10 15 41 7
Russia U20 WJC-20 6 4 6 10 12 5 |
Russia OG 7 2 4 6 31 5 |
Russia WC 7 3 6 9 6 7 |
2006-07 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 78 33 52 85 80 2 | Playoffs 5 0 4 4 8 -1
Russia WC 9 5 5 10 6 5 |
2007-08 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 47 59 106 78 16 | Playoffs 20 10 12 22 24 3
2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 82 35 78 113 80 17 | Playoffs 24 14 22 36 51 3
2009-10 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 67 28 49 77 100 -6 | Playoffs 13 5 6 11 6 0
Russia OG 4 3 3 6 0 0 |
Russia WC 5 5 2 7 10 6 |
Russia (all) International 9 8 5 13 10 6 |
2010-11 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 43 15 22 37 18 -4 |
2011-12 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 75 50 59 109 70 18 | Playoffs 6 3 5 8 6 -1
Russia WC 10 11 8 19 4 16 |
Russia (all) International 10 11 8 19 4 16 |
2012-13 Metallurg Magnitogorsk “C” KHL 37 23 42 65 58 23 |
Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 31 9 24 33 36 5 | Playoffs 15 4 12 16 26 -2
Russia (all) International 3 2 2 4 2 2 |
2013-14 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 60 23 49 72 62 10 | Playoffs 13 6 8 14 8 6
Russia OG 5 1 2 3 2 2 |
Russia WC 4 2 1 3 2 0 |
Russia (all) International 9 3 3 6 4 - |
2014-15 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 69 28 42 70 60 -2 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 -1
Russia “A” WC 9 5 5 10 8 8 |
Russia (all) International 9 5 5 10 8 - |
2015-16 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 57 27 31 58 65 1 | Playoffs 23 6 12 18 18 1
2016-17 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 62 33 39 72 77 18 | Playoffs 25 10 18 28 53 9
Russia “A” WCup 4 1 2 3 2 4 |
Russia (all) International 7 1 3 4 2 7 |
2017-18 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 78 42 56 98 87 16 | Playoffs 9 4 4 8 16 -7
2018-19 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 68 21 51 72 89 -25 | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 6 -1
Russia “A” WC 10 1 5 6 4 4 |
Russia (all) International 13 1 6 7 10 2 |
2019-20 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 55 25 49 74 58 7 | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 6 -3
2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 33 8 20 28 24 -4 | Playoffs 4 1 4 5 8 -2
2021-22 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 41 20 22 42 24 -10 | Playoffs 7 3 3 6 6 2
2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 26 8 17 25 18 2 |
Projected NHL 82 25 54 79 57 6 |
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Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Team Urals U16 Districts Cup U16 5 5 9 14 6 - |
Team Urals U17 Districts Cup U17 4 2 2 4 0 - |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk U18 Russia U18 Finals 7 4 6 10 2 - |
2002-03 Team Urals U17 Districts Cup U17 5 4 2 6 14 - |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk U18 Russia U18 Finals 7 8 9 17 6 - |
Russia U18 U18 JWC - - - - - - |
2003-04 Russia U18 U18 JWC 4 2 2 4 0 -3 |
2004-05 Russia EHT 2 1 0 1 4 - |
2005-06 Russia EHT 7 4 2 6 0 - |
2012-13 Russia EHT 3 2 2 4 2 2 |
2018-19 Russia “A” EHT 3 0 1 1 6 -2 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2022-12-06T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets
2022-12-03T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins vs St. Louis Blues
2022-12-01T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Vegas Golden Knights
2022-11-29T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Carolina Hurricanes
2022-11-26T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs
2022-11-25T16:30:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Philadelphia Flyers
2022-11-23T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Calgary Flames
2022-11-20T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Chicago Blackhawks
2022-11-19T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Winnipeg Jets
2022-11-17T19:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Minnesota Wild
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Districts Cup U16 1 5 5 9 14 2.80 6 - | 0
Districts Cup U17 2 9 6 4 10 1.11 14 - | 0
EHT 4 15 7 5 12 0.80 12 0 | 0
U18 JWC (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 2 4 2 2 4 1.00 0 -3 | 0
International 7 60 31 32 63 1.05 40 33 | 0
KHL 1 37 23 42 65 1.76 58 23 | 0
NHL 17 1 007 452 719 1 171 1.16 1 026 61 | 15 177 67 113 180 1.02 242 6
OG 3 16 6 9 15 0.94 33 7 | 0
Russia 3 132 36 55 91 0.69 82 60 | 2 16 5 14 19 1.19 41 5
Russia U18 Finals 2 14 12 15 27 1.93 8 - | 0
Russia3 3 35 14 9 23 0.66 32 - | 0
WC 8 63 32 36 68 1.08 48 52 | 0
WCup 1 4 1 2 3 0.75 2 4 | 0
WJC-18 2 12 9 8 17 1.42 33 15 | 0
WJC-20 3 18 8 17 25 1.39 28 7 | 0
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Shooting Accuracy
18
Puckhandling
18
Passing
18
Teamwork
17
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Kris Letang (D) 2006-2023 17 Pittsburgh Penguins
Sidney Crosby (F) 2006-2023 17 Pittsburgh Penguins
Alexander Ovechkin (F) 2002-2019 12 Russia, Russia, Russia, Russia, Russia (all), Russia U18, Russia U18, Russia U20
Nikolai Kulyomin (F) 2002-2017 11 Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Metallurg Magnitogorsk-2, Russia, Russia, Russia, Russia, Russia (all), Russia U18, Russia U20
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/13/2022
07/13/2022 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
06/13/2013
06/13/2013 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
09/16/2012
09/16/2012 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Metallurg Magnitogorsk
07/02/2008
07/02/2008 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
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