Igor Chernyshov

Steady
Depth

Points, 2026–27: 4; 2 G, 2 A in 9 GP
Individual xG: 1.1; 2 goals from it
Ice time per game: 14:09; 10 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 48.0; share of chances while he's on

Igor Chernyshov has 2 goals and 2 assists (4 points) in 9 games for the San Jose Sharks in 2026–27, with 10 shots on goal and 14:09 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 57.4 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

9 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 40% of forwards

Goals above average: +0.3
Wins: +0.04

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.07, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 39.6% of 402 rated players

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Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Chemistry

+1.68 SD · 98th percentile · weight 13% · +0.7 goals

How much his linemates' attack improves with him, measured teammate by teammate (with or without you), at 5-on-5.

Linemates' xGF liftper 60Teammates' expected goals per 60 with him minus without him, weighted by shared time.0.3998th pct
Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.6078th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 107 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.

vs LAK
Saturday, October 3
Big night
Three points for Igor Chernyshov: two goals and one assist. He also scored the overtime winner. He has 2 goals this season. It finished 5-4 for the Sharks in overtime.
vs VAN
Saturday, April 11
Two goals
Igor Chernyshov had two goals. He also had 7 shot attempts against an average of 2.7. The Sharks lost 4-3 to the Canucks in a shootout.
at CBJ
Saturday, March 28
Two goals
Igor Chernyshov scored twice. His goal with under five minutes left was the winner. That was his fifth goal of the season. It finished 3-2 for the Sharks.
vs MIN
Wednesday, December 31
Streak
Igor Chernyshov has scored in 3 straight games. He has 3 goals this season. He played 16:08 and had one shot on goal. It finished 4-3 for the Sharks in a shootout.
vs SEA
Saturday, December 20
Volume
Igor Chernyshov had 10 shot attempts. Five reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 3.5 attempts a game. The Sharks lost 4-2 to the Kraken.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game14:09
39
Points per 601.88
47
Goals per 600.94
60
Individual xG per 600.51
14
Shots per 604.7
25

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.78
68
xG against per 60, on ice3.01
20
xGF%48.0%
40

Physical

Hits per 601.9
24
Blocks per 602.8
65
Penalty minutes per 600.9
63

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed22.2 mph
74
Bursts over 20 mph18
79
Distance skated21 mi
60

Shooting

Hardest shot84.3 mph
72
Shots on goal10
48
Shooting %20.0%
83

Zone time

Offensive zone time41.6%
46
Offensive zone time, even strength40.9%
47

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
Will Smith, Macklin Celebrini	7	45:12	60–31	3.4–1.6	2–0	68%
Tyler Toffoli, Michael Misa	3	21:46	13–32	0.4–1.8	1–1	19%
Mason Marchment, Will Smith	1	11:27	7–15	0.4–1.0	0–1	28%
Michael Misa, Ivar Stenberg	2	6:27	3–7	0.0–0.5	0–1	4%
Barclay Goodrow, Zack Ostapchuk	2	5:32	5–3	0.2–0.0	0–0	94%
Kiefer Sherwood, Michael Misa	5	2:18	1–0	0.0–0.0	0–0	–

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 2 goals from 13 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

0.000.501.00

03-2610-19

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	9	2	2	4	10	1.1	14:09	4	6	48.0
2025–26	28	9	10	19	46	7.2	15:03	17	15	52.6

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-19	15:59	0	0	2	0.16	1	1	0
2026-10-17	13:42	0	0	1	0.08	1	1	0
2026-10-15	11:10	0	1	0	0.10	0	0	2
2026-10-13	15:53	0	0	3	0.35	1	1	0
2026-10-10	11:03	0	0	1	0.15	1	1	0
2026-10-08	15:56	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
2026-10-05	15:03	0	0	0	0.01	0	1	0
2026-10-03	16:23	2	1	2	0.11	0	0	0
2026-10-01	12:13	0	0	1	0.12	0	1	0
2026-04-16	15:23	1	0	2	0.36	0	0	0
2026-04-15	15:33	0	0	0	0.12	0	1	2
2026-04-13	15:02	1	1	3	0.23	1	1	0
2026-04-11	17:59	2	0	4	0.97	0	2	0
2026-04-08	10:25	0	0	0	0.11	0	0	0
2026-04-06	14:27	0	0	1	0.14	2	1	0
2026-04-04	14:15	0	0	2	0.09	2	1	0
2026-04-02	18:24	0	0	0	0.09	1	1	0
2026-03-30	16:06	0	0	2	0.14	0	0	0
2026-03-28	15:31	2	0	3	0.58	1	0	0
2026-03-26	15:16	0	0	1	0.07	0	1	0