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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

Evgeni Malkin vs Igor Shesterkin

Malkin has 5 goals on 47 shots against Shesterkin (5.0 expected).

This week Malkin has 1 game left; Shesterkin has 1 left (about 0.8 expected starts) with 1 tough matchup. We project Malkin for 1.6 ESPN points to Shesterkin's 1.5.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 1 PPP, 2 SOG.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 W, .935 SV%.

Head-to-head: Malkin vs Shesterkin

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2020-21 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

MalkinShesterkin
11Team record in 27 meetings16

Evgeni Malkin shooting on Igor Shesterkin

Goals
5
Shots on goal
47
Expected goals
4.96
Shesterkin SV%
.894

63 unblocked attempts. Close to expected.

Games against each other

Games between Evgeni Malkin and Igor Shesterkin
DateScoreMalkinShesterkin
2026-02-28PIT 2–3 NYR0G 0A 7S32/34 SV
2025-10-11PIT 1–6 NYR0G 0A 1S18/19 SV
2025-10-07PIT 3–0 NYR0G 2A 1S28/29 SV
2025-02-23PIT 3–5 NYR1G 1A 1S37/40 SV
2024-12-06PIT 2–4 NYR0G 0A 2S20/22 SV
2024-10-09PIT 0–6 NYR0G 0A 1S31/31 SV
2024-04-01PIT 5–2 NYR0G 0A 1S15/18 SV
2024-03-16PIT 4–7 NYR0G 0A 3S0/0 SV
2023-11-22PIT 0–1 NYR0G 0A 2S0/0 SV
2023-03-18PIT 0–6 NYR0G 0A 2S33/33 SV
2023-03-16PIT 2–4 NYR0G 0A 0S30/32 SV
2023-03-12PIT 3–2 NYR0G 2A 2S0/0 SV

Latest 12 of 27 meetings.

This week's schedule

Sep 28 to Oct 4. More games usually wins a weekly start/sit. Chips show how many fantasy points the opponent allows to the player's position (soft or tough), the Schedule Edge from rest and travel, and the likely opposing goalie with his save percentage. Projections use ESPN default points for the games left.

Evgeni Malkin

2games (1 left)

1.6proj. ESPN pts

  • Wed, Sep 30 @ PHI
    Opp allows 7th-most FP to CLikely vs Dan Vladar (.906)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs MTL1.6 pts
    Opp allows 14th-most FP to Cvs Jakub Dobes (.901)

Igor Shesterkin

4games (1 left)

1.5proj. ESPN pts

About 0.8 expected starts

  • Tue, Sep 29 @ BOS
    Opp allows 11th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
  • Thu, Oct 1 vs TBL
    Opp allows 2nd-most FP to GLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
  • Fri, Oct 2 @ DETB2B
    Opp allows 3rd-most FP to GSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs John Gibson (.901)
  • Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA81% to start1.5 pts
    Opp allows 7th-fewest FP to GSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)

FAQ

How have Malkin and Shesterkin done against each other?
In 27 games against each other in our data, Malkin's team went 11–16.

2025-26 regular season from NHL play-by-play, shift charts and NHL EDGE, processed by Edgehalla. Head-to-head covers every loaded season (play-by-play from 2019-20; on-ice matchups from 2025-26).Compare other players →