| G | AST | PTS | SOG | +/- | PIM | FSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.07 | ||||||
| Compare to same point last season | ||||||
Yegor Chinakhov | Fantasy Outlook
Chinakhov steps onto top line as Penguins visit Avalanche at Ball Arena
Yegor Chinakhov and the Pittsburgh Penguins (3-3-1) head to Ball Arena tonight as underdogs in a potentially higher-scoring clash against the Colorado Avalanche. Fantasy managers have cooled on Chinakhov, with ownership dipping down toward 23%, but his current role offers legitimate intrigue. He is slotted on Pittsburgh's top line alongside Evgeni Malkin and Tommy Novak, complemented by secondary power-play duties. Going up against Colorado netminder Mackenzie Blackwood (confirmed) on the front half of a road back-to-back, Chinakhov has the linemate equity to capitalize if the Penguins can generate sustained offense.
Our daily projection pegs Chinakhov for ~0.5–1.0 point, ~1–2 shots on goal, and a small goal chance, adding up to roughly 2.2 fantasy points tonight. Pittsburgh is in the middle of a three-game week, and with tomorrow’s back-to-back finish in Las Vegas looming, our data projects about 4.4 fantasy points over the slate. While top-line minutes alongside Malkin provide sneaky scoring upside, his modest shot volume keeps his floor tempered in a tricky road matchup. Today’s action: Cautious Start.
FantasySP AI Analysis
Updated 4 hrs ago
Yegor Chinakhov Fantasy
| DATE | OPP | G | AST | +/- | SOG | PIM | TOI | FPTS | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| YEAR | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | TOI/G | HIT | FOW | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-22 | CBJ | 86 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -26 | 16 | 103 | 9 | 51 | 1 | 18 |
| 22-23 | CBJ | 29 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 2 | 43 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 17 |
| 23-24 | CBJ | 72 | 16 | 13 | 29 | -3 | 6 | 110 | 11 | 38 | 1 | 28 |
| 24-25 | CBJ | 50 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 4 | 68 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 10 |
| 25-26 | CBJ | 88 | 21 | 21 | 42 | -6 | 10 | 147 | 12 | 60 | 3 | 34 |
| ON PACE | 1443 | 344 | 344 | 688 | -6 | 164 | 2410 | 12 | 984 | 49 | 557 | |
| 3-YEAR AVG | 70 | 15 | 14 | 29 | -15 | 7 | 108 | 48 | 1 | 24 | ||
| Totals | 332 | 56 | 58 | 114 | -43 | 38 | 477 | 10 | 222 | 6 | 107 | |
Chinakhov Projection
View All| G | AST | PTS | PPP | PPG | PPA | SHP | SHG | SHA | SOG | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | FOW | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.95 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.34 | -0.14 | 0.23 | 1.36 | 0.77 | 0.07 | 4.4 |
| G | AST | PTS | PPP | PPG | PPA | SHP | SHG | SHA | SOG | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | FOW | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.48 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 | -0.07 | 0.11 | 0.68 | 0.39 | 0.03 | 2.2 |
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OWN START TRENDS
Depth Chart
Pittsburgh Penguins
Roster Breakdown| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Sergei Murashov | 52% | 38% |
| Arturs Silovs | 45% | 37% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Declan Carlile | 44% | 39% |
| Erik Karlsson | 100% | 94% |
| Kris Letang | 50% | 45% |
| Samuel Girard | 11% | 9% |
| Kaedan Korczak | 6% | 6% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Robertson | 14% | 11% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Kindel | 22% | 18% |
| Bryan Rust | 89% | 64% |
| Rickard Rakell | 81% | 62% |
| Yegor Chinakhov | 24% | 17% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Filip Hallander | 2% | 2% |
| Sidney Crosby | 100% | 84% |
| Evgeni Malkin | 86% | 74% |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 1% | 1% |
| Tommy Novak | 29% | 20% |
Line Combinations
Egor Chinakhov's Current Assignments
Line 1PP2
| LINE | LEFT WING (LW) | CENTER (C) | RIGHT WING (RW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 1 | Egor Chinakhov | Tommy Novak | Evgeni Malkin |
| Line 2 | Rickard Rakell | Sidney Crosby | Bryan Rust |
| Line 3 | Connor Dewar | Blake Lizotte | Elmer Soderblom |
| Line 4 | Andrei Kuzmenko | Benjamin Kindel | Ville Koivunen |
| PAIR | LEFT DEFENSE (LD) | RIGHT DEFENSE (RD) |
|---|---|---|
| Pair 1 | Samuel Girard | Kaedan Korczak |
| Pair 2 | Declan Carlile | Erik Karlsson |
| Pair 3 | Spencer Stastney | Kris Letang |
| UNIT | SKATER 1 | SKATER 2 | SKATER 3 | SKATER 4 | SKATER 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Sidney Crosby | Evgeni Malkin | Erik Karlsson | Rickard Rakell | Benjamin Kindel |
| PP2 | Kris Letang | Andrei Kuzmenko | Tommy Novak | Egor Chinakhov | Ville Koivunen |
| UNIT | SKATER 1 | SKATER 2 | SKATER 3 | SKATER 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Bryan Rust | Blake Lizotte | Declan Carlile | Kaedan Korczak |
| PK2 | Kris Letang | Erik Karlsson | Connor Dewar | Benjamin Kindel |
| ORDER | GOALIE | ROLE | ROTATION STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arturs Silovs | Starter | Primary Starter |
| #2 | Sergei Murashov | Backup | Backup |
Team Injuries
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Brazeau #16 · RW | OutIRLower Body | Brazeau is dealing with an lower-body injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. INJ SINCE: Sep 21 |
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Graves #27 · D | OutIRLower Body | Graves is dealing with an lower-body injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. There is no timetable set for his return. INJ SINCE: Sep 25 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk #57 · D | OutIRLower Body | van Riemsdyk is dealing with a lower-body injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. INJ SINCE: Oct 10 |
Team Rankings
G
24
14th
A
41
14th
SOG
199
16th
FOW
183
26th
PPG
4
20th
PPA
8
19th
PPP
12
19th
SHG
1
18th
SHP
2
16th
HITS
83
32nd
BLK
100
18th
GA
20
15th
| Team | W-L | Win % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Hurricanes | 6-1-1 | 0.750 | 13 |
 Rangers | 6-3-0 | 0.667 | 12 |
 Capitals | 4-3-0 | 0.571 | 8 |
 Devils | 4-3-0 | 0.571 | 8 |
 Islanders | 3-3-1 | 0.429 | 7 |
| Penguins | 3-3-1 | 0.429 | 7 |
 Blue Jackets | 2-3-0 | 0.400 | 4 |
 Flyers | 0-6-3 | 0.000 | 3 |
Team Stats
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evgeni Malkin | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Tommy Novak | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sidney Crosby | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | -4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Connor Dewar | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 0 | |
| David Gustafsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blake Lizotte | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Rutger McGroarty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Robertson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |
| Bryan Rust | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Benjamin Kindel | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | -3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Egor Chinakhov | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | -1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Ville Koivunen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Rickard Rakell | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | -2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Justin Brazeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elmer Soderblom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Karlsson | 7 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Samuel Girard | 7 | 1 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Kaedan Korczak | 7 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kris Letang | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Declan Carlile | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| Ryan Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Spencer Stastney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ilya Solovyov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | GP | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | GA | SO | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arturs Silovs | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 85 | 11 | 1 | |
| Sergei Murashov | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 101 | 92 | 9 | 0 |
Owned Breakdown
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Schedule
| DATE | OPP | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| 10-13 | @CHI | L 3-5 |
| 10-16 | @COL | 9:00 PM |
| 10-17 | @VGK | 10:00 PM |
Player Timeline
Jul 5th
Penguins Sign Yegor Chinakhov to 3-Year, $6.3M Deal
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| Neal Pionk WPG D | +10.0 |
| Mason McTavish STL C | +8.7 |
| Will Borgen BOS D | +6.2 |
| Michael Brandsegg-Nygard DET RW | +5.9 |
| Daniil Tarasov DET G | +5.3 |
| Pavel Zacha BOS C | +5.0 |
| Akira Schmid FLA G | +5.0 |
| Devon Levi EDM G | +4.8 |
| Seth Jones FLA D | +4.0 |
| Stuart Skinner WPG G | +3.8 |
| Nikita Zadorov BOS D | +3.4 |
| Mark Kastelic BOS C | +3.4 |
| Logan Stanley D | +3.3 |
| Jack Quinn BUF RW | +3.3 |
| Boone Jenner WAS C | -6.0 |
| Charlie Lindgren WAS G | -5.1 |
| Jakub Dobes MON G | -4.8 |
| Jared Spurgeon MIN D | -4.3 |
| Chris Kreider MON LW | -3.3 |
| Ryan Leonard WAS RW | -2.6 |
| Luca Cagnoni SJ D | -2.2 |
| Igor Shesterkin NYR G | -2.2 |
| Paul Cotter VAN C | -2.2 |
| Luke Evangelista NJ RW | -2.1 |
| Esa Lindell DAL D | -1.8 |
| Quinton Byfield LA RW | -1.7 |
| Tyler Seguin DAL C | -1.7 |
| Parker Kelly COL C | -1.7 |
| Porter Martone PHI RW | -1.7 |
