Egor Chinakhov

Steady
Depth

Points, 2026–27: 3; 2 G, 1 A in 8 GP
Individual xG: 1.8; 2 goals from it
Ice time per game: 15:51; 14 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 47.7; share of chances while he's on

Egor Chinakhov has 2 goals and 1 assist (3 points) in 8 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2026–27, with 14 shots on goal and 15:51 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 63.2 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 48% of forwards

Goals above average: −0.3
Wins: −0.04

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.15, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 47.9% of 409 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Clutch

+0.48 SD · 71th percentile · weight 0%

His team's expected-goal differential with him on the ice in the third period or overtime of a one-goal game, against his own usual rate. Not counted in the rating since grit-0.5: it didn't repeat from season to season, so it was mostly luck.

Close-and-late liftxGD per 60Heavily shrunk: close-and-late minutes are scarce.0.0371th pct
Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.2267th pct

Percentiles are against 409 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 103 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

at WSH
Wednesday, October 7
Volume
Egor Chinakhov had 10 shot attempts. Two reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 3.7 attempts a game. The Penguins lost 5-3 to the Capitals.
vs PHI
Monday, April 20
Volume
Egor Chinakhov had 9 shot attempts. Three reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 4.2 attempts a game. The Penguins lost 3-0 to the Flyers.
at NJD
Thursday, April 9
Big night
Egor Chinakhov had three points, one goal and two assists. That makes 5 straight games with a point. His goal stood up as the winner. It finished 5-2 for the Penguins.
at TBL
Thursday, April 2
Two goals
Egor Chinakhov had two goals. He played 18:19, about 5 minutes over his average. He has 20 goals this season. The Penguins lost 6-3 to the Lightning.
vs COL
Tuesday, March 24
Streak
Egor Chinakhov has scored in 3 straight games. That was his 17th goal of the season. He played 15:30 and had four shots on goal. The Penguins lost 6-2 to the Avalanche.
at VGK
Thursday, March 12
Volume
Egor Chinakhov had 10 shot attempts. Four reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 3.6. He played 20:32, about 8 minutes over his average. The Penguins lost 6-2 to the Golden Knights.
at CAR
Tuesday, March 10
Ice time
Egor Chinakhov played 22:26, about 10 minutes more than his average this season. He has 25 points in 55 games this season. The Penguins fell 5-4 to the Hurricanes in a shootout.
vs PHI
Saturday, March 7
Ice time
Egor Chinakhov played 21:02, about 9 minutes more than his average this season. He has 22 points in 53 games this season. The Penguins lost 4-3 to the Flyers in a shootout.

Player card

Percentile among 384 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game15:51
56
Points per 601.42
32
Goals per 600.95
63
Individual xG per 600.85
55
Shots per 606.6
58

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.39
44
xG against per 60, on ice2.62
40
xGF%47.7%
40

Physical

Hits per 601.9
24
Blocks per 601.4
25
Penalty minutes per 601.9
36

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed23.4 mph
98
Bursts over 20 mph33
96
Distance skated23 mi
62

Shooting

Hardest shot98.9 mph
100
Shots on goal14
63
Shooting %14.3%
56

Zone time

Offensive zone time42.5%
57
Offensive zone time, even strength40.6%
42

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Evgeni Malkin, Tommy Novak	8	69:04	69–58	2.9–2.5	2–1	54%
Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust	4	6:34	6–14	0.0–1.0	0–2	4%
Andrei Kuzmenko, Ben Kindel	2	4:43	5–3	0.2–0.4	1–1	36%
Evgeni Malkin, Blake Lizotte	5	2:47	9–1	0.6–0.1	0–0	91%
Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby	6	2:35	0–4	0.0–0.1	0–0	0%
Evgeni Malkin, Ben Kindel	7	2:15	2–2	0.1–0.0	0–0	80%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 2 goals from 28 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

0.000.200.400.60

04-0210-19

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	8	2	1	3	14	1.8	15:51	4	3	47.7
2025–26	72	21	21	42	140	17.1	13:29	49	36	51.0
2024–25	30	7	8	15	68	5.8	15:43	47	14	49.8
2023–24	53	16	13	29	110	11.7	15:10	43	30	48.8

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-19	15:32	1	0	1	0.22	1	0	0
2026-10-13	16:20	0	0	1	0.25	0	1	2
2026-10-10	15:54	0	0	2	0.21	1	0	0
2026-10-09	14:36	0	0	3	0.12	0	1	0
2026-10-07	15:29	0	0	2	0.50	0	0	0
2026-10-05	14:00	0	0	0	0.08	0	0	0
2026-10-03	17:59	0	1	2	0.15	1	1	2
2026-09-30	16:58	1	0	3	0.27	1	0	0
2026-04-29	16:42	0	0	2	0.46	1	0	0
2026-04-27	12:00	0	0	0	0.01	3	0	0
2026-04-25	15:15	0	0	0	0.29	2	1	0
2026-04-22	10:27	0	0	3	0.27	1	0	0
2026-04-20	15:47	0	0	3	0.31	1	0	0
2026-04-18	16:16	0	0	0	0.06	3	2	0
2026-04-12	17:00	0	0	3	0.23	0	1	0
2026-04-11	16:08	0	0	2	0.06	0	1	0
2026-04-09	14:23	1	2	2	0.40	0	0	0
2026-04-05	13:37	0	2	1	0.16	0	0	0
2026-04-04	17:10	0	1	1	0.12	0	0	0
2026-04-02	18:19	2	0	4	0.28	1	0	0