Evgeni Malkin
Fantasy Hub Player Intelligence

Evgeni Malkin

PIT · C · Age 40
GP 4 · G-A-PTS 2-2-4
Limited sample IN LINE VERY LOW confidence
Expected P/G 0,85 Limited sample · Rank appears after 20 GP
Current trajectory Early season 4 GP · 3Y baseline 0,86
Actual P/G 1,00 Limited sample
Deployment 79 #5 among F on team
Driver 89 #3 among F on team
4 GP current season Process: 20% current Role: 40% current
Team context
Pittsburgh Penguins Balanced environment
Fantasy environment #17 of 32 NHL teams
Team xP/G #17 0,73 top-8 xP/G
Offensive environment Above Average EV OZ #14 · shot diff #11
Power-play environment Strong PP OZ #9
Pace & activity Average #13 NHL · 19,5 bursts/g · 55,5 km/g · 47,7 attempts/g

Balanced environment · above average offensive process · strong power-play environment.

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Usage & Deployment
Overall usageSeason rate
TOI/G17:37
PP TOI/G2:43
SOG/G2,00
5v5 roleObserved role
L15v5 usage band

Evgeni Malkin · Tommy Novak · Egor Chinakhov

Line time · last game
9:13
TOI · With this line · last game
78%
TOI · With this line · last 3
73%
TOI · With this line · season
72%
Trend
+1 percentage points ↑+1 pts ↑
Power playObserved PP role
PP2Power-play unit

Evgeni Malkin · Sidney Crosby · Erik Karlsson · Bryan Rust · Egor Chinakhov

PP share · last game
35%
PP share · last 3
42%
PP share · season
38%
First-unit starts · last 3
2 / 10
Trend
+4 percentage points ↑+4 pts ↑
SituationalLast 5
Vs empty net
0% · 0:00
Own goalie pulled
89% · 5:18

Derived from official NHL shift charts + play-by-play · Established · High confidence · 15 recent PP opportunities

Production

2026–27 season

GP
4
G
2
A
2
PTS
4
P/G
1,00
SOG/G
2,00
TOI/G
17:37
PP TOI/G
2:43
Official NHL video

Recent highlights

Goals & assists · last 5 games
Performance

Process vs Deployment

0–100 · F/D percentile · sample-adjusted
Limited sample

The process-versus-Deployment profile is still sample-sensitive.

Process 89
Deployment 79
Offensive Driver High-end · limited sample
89
Shot Creation Above average · limited sample
67
Play Creation High-end · limited sample
93
Deployment Above average · limited sample
79
Median High-end Elite
Trajectory

Early season

Early season
3Y baseline 0,86 Historical P/G
2026–27 1,00 vs baseline +0,14
Expected P/G 0,85 vs baseline −0,01

Current-season production is still below the 20-game threshold; the historical baseline is shown without a strong trajectory call.

Intelligence

Model signals

MODEL

Strong Deployment provides a solid fantasy opportunity base.

Current usage ranks clearly above the position-group median.

MODEL

Strong offensive process adds support beyond raw production.

The Driver profile is clearly above the position-group median.

MODEL

Play creation is the clearest offensive strength.

The playmaking-process profile is stronger than the shot-creation profile.

MODEL

Sample size limits confidence in the current profile.

The model currently reports VERY LOW confidence.

Current value

The current fantasy profile has above-average support from both process and Deployment. Expected P/G currently sits at 0,85.

Model details

Performance model
performance_v2_1_4

Scale
transition_ref_v2

Driver vs Deployment
10,9

Published
2026-10-09 06:29:21