San Jose Sharks · #92 · Left wing

Igor Chernyshov

Age 20 · Shoots right · 6′3″ · 195 lb · Born Penza, RUS

Drafted 2024, #33 overall by San Jose

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Games32026-27 Small sample

Goals2T-1st on SJS

Assists1T-2nd on SJS

Points3T-2nd on SJS

P / GP1.00T-52nd in the NHL

Shots366.7% shooting

TOI / GP14:3313th on SJS

2025-262025-26: 28 games, 9-10-19, 0.68 points per game Season detail →

Igor Chernyshov has 3 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 19 points in 28 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

3 points in 3 games for the 15th-placed San Jose

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Shooting %66.7%98th

Goals / 602.7593rd

Takeaways290th

Points / GP1.0084th

Blocked shots267th

Assists / 601.3762nd

Penalty differential048th

Ice time14:3342nd

PP points036th

Shots / GP1.0029th

Hits05th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (1.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points3T-2nd on SJS

Points per game1.00T-52nd in NHL

Goals2T-21st in NHL

Assists1T-2nd on SJS

Shooting %66.7%Above avg (11.6%)

Ice time14:3313th on SJS

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of San Jose's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength11:55

Power play2:33

Shorthanded0:05

Total14:33

18.3 shifts a game, averaging 48 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-3rd on SJS

PP assists0T-4th on SJS

PP points0T-6th on SJS · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-6th on SJS

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP2San Jose total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every SJS PPG

PP TOI share56.2%of SJS PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

1 of 2 goals broke a tie

How the 2 goals and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals1T-1st on SJS

Overtime goals1T-1st on SJS

First goal of the game0

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals2

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st0

2nd0

3rd1

Overtime1

Goals by game state

Tied1

Leading1

Trailing0

1 of 2 goals broke a tie; 0 came with San Jose trailing.

Assists

Primary0 · 0%

Secondary1 · 100%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 604.12

Goals / 602.75

Shots / 604.1

ES points / 605.043 ES points

PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease1 att · 0 G

Slot3 att · 1 G

Wing2 att · 1 G

Point1 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

7 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.3352nd

Goals2

Goals vs expected+1.7

Unblocked attempts4

xG per attempt.069

ixG per 600.38

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Hardest shot in the 82nd percentile of forwards: 84.25 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Hardest shot, mph84.2582nd

Average shot, mph57.858th

90+ mph shots048th

22+ mph bursts041st

Distance skated, mi6.735th

20+ mph bursts227th

Distance / 60, mi9.2617th

Top speed, mph20.3214th

Defensive-zone time45.6%12th

Offensive-zone time36.5%11th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph20.32Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph84.25Forward average 74.7

Distance skated6.7 mi2.63 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts36.7%20.0% defensive · 43.3% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

36.5%All situations45.6%

35.5%Even strength46.1%

40.3%Power play43.9%

50.8%Shorthanded30.6%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

20.32vsFLA1 Oct · 1st 02:12
20.30vsLAK3 Oct · 3rd 04:07
19.97vsLAK3 Oct · 2nd 08:06
19.95vsLAK3 Oct · OT 02:51
19.92vsLAK3 Oct · 2nd 04:50
19.90@DAL5 Oct · 1st 11:55
19.83vsFLA1 Oct · 3rd 02:30
19.55vsFLA1 Oct · 3rd 07:24

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph2 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph24 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

84.25vsLAK3 Oct · OT 03:18
68.77vsLAK3 Oct · 3rd 16:06
66.41@DAL5 Oct · 3rd 01:54
43.39vsLAK3 Oct · 3rd 04:08
42.65vsFLA1 Oct · 1st 02:13
41.21vsLAK3 Oct · 1st 04:01

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph1 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph0 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.29@DAL5 Oct · 15:03 TOI
2.63vsLAK3 Oct · 16:23 TOI
1.81vsFLA1 Oct · 12:13 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.24 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways2T-2nd on SJS

Giveaways2

TK / GV ratio1.00

Hits0T-18th on SJS

Blocked shots2T-9th on SJS

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Game log

Against St. Louis, a point in zero of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

30 Mar 2026vs

STLW 5-40002+116:06

26 Mar 2026@

STLOTL 1-2 OT0001−115:16

2025-26 · The season

19 points in 28 games on a team that finished 24th

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Igor Chernyshov has 28.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.7). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points1914th on SJS

Points per game0.68

Goals9T-320th in NHL

Assists10T-14th on SJS

Shooting %19.6%Above avg (11.1%)

Ice time15:0318th on SJS

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays on the power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of San Jose's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength13:55

Power play1:08

Shorthanded0:00

Total15:03

17.7 shifts a game, averaging 51 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals3T-8th on SJS

PP assists2T-10th on SJS

PP points510th on SJS · T-262nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 609.451st on SJS

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP54San Jose total

Involved in5goals or assists

Share9.3%of every SJS PPG

PP TOI share24.9%of SJS PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

The power play drives the goal total

How the 9 goals and 10 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals2T-7th on SJS

Overtime goals0T-11th on SJS

First goal of the game2

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals6

Power-play goals3

Goals by period

1st3

2nd3

3rd3

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied4

Leading2

Trailing3

4 of 9 goals broke a tie; 3 came with San Jose trailing.

Assists

Primary9 · 90%

Secondary1 · 10%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 602.70

Goals / 601.28

Shots / 606.5

ES points / 602.1614 ES points

PP points / 609.455 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease13 att · 1 G

Slot45 att · 7 G

Wing28 att · 3 G

Point1 att · 0 G

Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

88 attempts across the 30 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.3352nd

Goals2

Goals vs expected+1.7

Unblocked attempts4

xG per attempt.069

ixG per 600.38

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 22.17 mph, hardest shot 81.13 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Igor Chernyshov has 28.

Top speed, mph22.17Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph81.13Forward average 87.1

Distance skated69.7 mi3.19 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts39.1%27.6% defensive · 33.3% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

43.2%All situations37.7%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph3 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph68 · avg 102

18-20 mph243 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 1.0

80-89 mph1 · avg 15

70-79 mph8 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways425th on SJS

Giveaways24

TK / GV ratio0.17

Hits17T-21st on SJS

Blocked shots1323rd on SJS

Discipline

Penalty minutes6

Minors3

Majors0

Penalties drawn3

Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Consistency

A point in one game of three (13 of 28)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point1346% of games

Multi-point games621%

Goals in7 games25%

Pointless games1554%

Streaks

Longest point streak3 games16 Dec – 20 Dec

Longest goal streak3 games

Longest pointless run5 games

Final ten7 in 10point in 4

Game log

Against St. Louis, a point in zero of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

30 Mar 2026vs

STLW 5-40002+116:06

26 Mar 2026@

STLOTL 1-2 OT0001−115:16

Splits · 2025-26

Better on the road

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home1480.57

Road14110.79

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs St. Louis200.00

vs Pacific970.78

vs Eastern Conf.840.50

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

December781.14

January830.38

March530.60

April850.63

Contract

$945K a season through 2027-28

Cap hit$945K0.9% of the $104M ceiling

Term3 yearsYear 2 of 3

Expires2027-28RFA at 22

Cap value$2.8MCap hit × 3 years

Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.