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2017-18 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #71 EVGENI MALKIN Pittsburgh Penguins · Center
GEM MT Season grade
10
Card #2018-08471215
Evgeni Malkin in action
71 C Center
98 OVR
Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins
2017-18 · 78 GP · 42 G · 56 A · 98 PTS
2018-19
2016-17

Season Report

10 Gem Mint 10

Game Score 1.05 a game, 99th percentile of the league's forwards that season.

GP
78
G
42
A
56
P
98
+/-
+16
PIM
87
PPP
38
SHP
0
GWG
7
S
239
TOI
18:59
HIT
48
BLK
32
TK
75
FO%
43.7%

2017-18 ranks

  • 4th Points of 890 in the NHL
  • 4th Goals of 890 in the NHL
  • 14th Assists of 890 in the NHL
  • 2nd Plus/Minus on the Penguins

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 2017-18. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 97

Goals / 60
1.70

98th percentile of forwards

Shots / 60
9.68

89th percentile of forwards

Playmaking 98

Points / 60
3.97

99th percentile of forwards

Assists / 60
2.27

96th percentile of forwards

PP Points / GP
0.49

99th percentile of forwards

Defensive Awareness 87

Corsi For %
52.5%

80th percentile of forwards

Takeaways / 60
3.04

96th percentile of forwards

Physicality 51

Hits / 60
1.94

19th percentile of forwards

Blocks / 60
1.30

19th percentile of forwards

PIM / 60
3.52

91st percentile of forwards

Connections

Every 2017-18 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

R 97OVR Phil Kessel Penguins 20 of his goals C 94OVR Sidney Crosby Penguins 10 of his goals L 72OVR Carl Hagelin Penguins 8 of his goals D 91OVR Kris Letang Penguins 6 of his goals

Set up most

R 97OVR Phil Kessel Penguins Set up 18 goals R 81OVR Patric Hornqvist Penguins Set up 11 goals C 94OVR Sidney Crosby Penguins Set up 6 goals D 91OVR Kris Letang Penguins Set up 4 goals
Scored on most
Roberto Luongo 3 goals Jimmy Howard 3 goals Devan Dubnyk 2 goals
Best game
January 13, 2018 vs DET: 2G · 2A
Hat tricks
1

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 2017-18, from the play-by-play.

Dropped the gloves with

L 74OVR Nick Foligno Blue Jackets 1 fight

Hit most

D 94OVR John Carlson Capitals Hit him 2 times L 76OVR Zach Hyman Maple Leafs Hit him 2 times R 78OVR Stefan Noesen Devils Hit him 2 times C 87OVR Nico Hischier Devils Hit him 2 times RC

Hit most by

D 72OVR Damon Severson Devils Hit by him 4 times D 79OVR Jake McCabe Sabres Hit by him 3 times R 49OVR Alexandre Burrows Senators Hit by him 2 times D 45OVR Andy Greene Devils Hit by him 2 times

Faced most on the draw

C 66OVR Travis Zajac Devils Won 14 of 25 C 74OVR Jordan Staal Hurricanes Won 11 of 25 C 87OVR Nico Hischier Devils Won 11 of 25 RC C 57OVR Casey Cizikas Islanders Won 15 of 22

2017-18 Pittsburgh Penguins

47-29-6 · 100 points · 10th of 31

Most time together

L 72OVR Carl Hagelin Penguins 640 min together R 97OVR Phil Kessel Penguins 579 min together R 81OVR Patric Hornqvist Penguins 421 min together D 75OVR Olli Maatta Penguins 407 min together

Best with

D 82OVR Justin Schultz Penguins 23–10 in goals together L 72OVR Carl Hagelin Penguins 38–24 in goals together D 72OVR Brian Dumoulin Penguins 17–13 in goals together R 85OVR Bryan Rust Penguins 12–10 in goals together