LW · SJS · NHL id 8484994
Igor Chernyshov has played 1 game for the San Jose Sharks in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 1 shots while averaging 12:13 a night (8:36 at even strength, 3:37 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 92% of his 5v5 minutes with Tyler Toffoli and 92% with Michael Misa in his only game so far, and the Sharks have controlled 30% of shot attempts with Chernyshov on the ice (0-1 in goals, 100% offensive-zone starts). In the Sharks' most recent game against FLA he was on L3 with Tyler Toffoli and Michael Misa and on PP1.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs FLA, detected from shift data
- 0 P in last 1 (0.55/GP before)
- 0% of 5v5 TOI with top players (was 100%)
- +2:31 PP TOI
- Top-six in 0 of last 1 (was 15 of 20)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 12:13 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 1 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at SJS: 1 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals, 0.14 expected goals; best chance Igor Chernyshov at 0.14 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 28 GP · 19 points vs 16.4 expected
Last 20 games: +23. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 19.6%
- 100.2
- 59.4%
- G vs xG
- 9 / 7.0
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (3 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played28
- Goals9320th of 715
- Assists10464th of 715
- Points19410th of 715
- Power-play points5261st of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal46560th of 715
- Hits17647th of 715
- Blocked shots13663rd of 715
- Plus/minus+2256th of 715
- Penalty minutes6670th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)51.9%188th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)52.6%152nd of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)54.1%135th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)54.2%128th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)52.7%208th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)54.3%111th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.25191st of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.011168th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.19636th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game15:03425th of 715
- Power-play time per game1:07317th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %73.5%16th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /600.00267th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1002325th of 719
- Goals above expected+2.0130th of 715
- Luck Meter+37136th of 828
- Ascension score47230th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.2400th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts71293rd of 715
- Hardest shot81.1653rd of 715
- Offensive-zone time43.2%211th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 27 of 28 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.057
- Season net
- −0.36xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.25
- Attempts
- 8
- 0.104
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
How his goals happened
9 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2026 @ WPG | Rebound | — | 0 | 16.3 | rebound | |
| Apr 13, 2026 @ NSH | Rebound | — | 1 | 42.1 | rebound | |
| Apr 11, 2026 vs VAN | Cycle | — | 4* | 58.1 | — | |
| Apr 11, 2026 vs VAN | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 21.1 | — | |
| Mar 28, 2026 @ CBJ | Odd-man rush | carry | 4* | 55.0 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Mar 28, 2026 @ CBJ | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 58.1 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 31, 2025 vs MIN | Rush | pass | 3 | 62.2 | — | |
| Dec 29, 2025 @ ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 25.0 | — | |
| Dec 27, 2025 @ VAN | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 31.4 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Chernyshov
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Chernyshov apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Toffoli | RW | 1 | 7:36 | 92% | 27.8% | 0% (0-1) | 50.0% 0:37 | — 1:19 |
| Michael Misa | C | 1 | 7:32 | 92% | 23.5% | 0% (0-1) | 66.7% 0:41 | 75.0% 2:21 |
| Luca Cagnoni | D | 1 | 4:54 | 60% | 7.7% | — (0-0) | 71.4% 3:19 | 64.3% 10:35 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | 1 | 4:47 | 58% | 14.3% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 3:26 | 61.1% 11:05 |
| Michael Kesselring | D | 1 | 2:10 | 26% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 23.5% 6:03 | 50.0% 12:44 |
| Nolan Allan | D | 1 | 1:48 | 22% | 75.0% | 0% (0-1) | 18.8% 6:25 | 50.0% 12:35 |
| Darnell Nurse | D | 1 | 1:27 | 18% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 27.8% 6:46 | 43.5% 12:04 |
| Jacob Trouba | D | 1 | 1:19 | 16% | 75.0% | 0% (0-1) | 18.8% 6:54 | 46.2% 13:39 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs FLA | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 12:13 | 8:36 | 3:37 | — |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 12:13 | 12:13 | 13 | 16 | 44.8% | 52.4% | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 1.5 | 0.7 | 100% |
| Even strength | 1 | 8:36 | 8:36 | 6 | 14 | 30.0% | 35.7% | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.4 | 0.7 | 100% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 8:13 | 8:13 | 6 | 14 | 30.0% | 35.7% | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.4 | 0.7 | 100% |
| Power play | 1 | 3:37 | 3:37 | 7 | 2 | 77.8% | 85.7% | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.1 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 5v4 | 1 | 3:37 | 3:37 | 7 | 2 | 77.8% | 85.7% | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.1 | 0.0 | 100% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | SJS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 12:13 |
| 2025-26 | SJS | 28 | 9 | 10 | 19 | +2 | 6 | 46 | 19.6% | 17 | 13 | 15:03 |
Igor Chernyshov news
- Igor Chernyshov Game Log - NHLFOX Sports
- Igor Chernyshov News: Three points in preseason routRotoWire
- Sharks' Igor Chernyshov: Three points in preseason routCBS Sports
- Igor Chernyshov Statsnhl.com
- Igor Chernyshov Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Igor Chernyshov HomeNHL.com
- 3 Breakout Candidates for the San Jose Sharks in 2026-27The Hockey Writers
- NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens, and the New York RangersNHLRumors.com
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.