Igor
Chernyshov
L · SJS · Offensive · Around average
- PAL
- 57
- WAR
- 0.7
- Value
- 73
- PTS
- 19
2025-26№ 201 / 615
Igor Chernyshov (San Jose Sharks) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Igor Chernyshov
#92LPlays: Left wing · 0% of faceoffs
San Jose Sharks
HEIGHT : 191 cm · WEIGHT : 88 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : November 29, 2005 · Penza, Russia
Drafted : 2024 · SJS · round 2, pick #33
Contract : $966,667 · 2024-25 → 2027-28 · Entry-Level Contract · RFA · Signing bonus $97,500
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | San Jose Sharks | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | San Jose Sharks | 28 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 6 |
| NHL totals | 39 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 8 | |
Igor Chernyshov: our analysis
2025-26 season: 28 GP, 9 G, 10 A, 19 PTS, +2 +/-, 15:03 TOI. WAR 0.7 (201st of 615) · PAL 57, around average.
In 2025-26, Igor Chernyshov, 20, posts a PAL Rating of 57 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of 0.7 ranks 201st among 615 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: offense (85, among the best in the league), shooting (82, well above average) and power play (75, well above average). On the other hand, defense (16, well below average) and discipline (38, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+2.5); his biggest cost: EV defense (-0.3).
Contract-wise, his Value score of 73 (good value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Igor Chernyshov's story
Growing up in the Dinamo Moscow organization, Igor Chernyshov learned his trade moving through the club’s junior and pro ranks in Russia. Born on 30 November 2005 in Penza, he stands 191 cm tall and weighs 88 kg, attributes that helped him transition from junior competition to playing against men in the KHL.
Chernyshov came to attention in 2022–23 when he finished with 38 points in 38 games for MHC Dynamo Moscow, matching a point-per-game pace the season before his draft year. The following year he split time between the MHL and the KHL: in 23 MHL games he produced 13 goals and 28 points, and he added four points across 34 KHL appearances while still 17.
Selected 33rd overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, he signed a three-year entry-level contract with the club on 1 August 2024. Shortly afterwards he was taken 56th overall in the 2024 CHL import draft by the Saginaw Spirit and signed a development agreement with them on 5 August; he tallied 55 points in 23 games for Saginaw in 2024–25. On 20 August his agent announced he had undergone shoulder surgery.
He opened 2025–26 in the AHL with the San Jose Barracuda before being recalled to the Sharks on 14 December 2025 after injuries in the NHL lineup. Chernyshov made his NHL debut on 16 December 2025 against the Calgary Flames, recording an assist, and scored his first NHL goal on 27 December 2025 versus the Vancouver Canucks. After a stint back in the AHL and a later recall on 12 March 2026, he finished the season with 33 points in 41 games for the Barracuda and 19 points in 28 games for the Sharks.
Chernyshov’s game is built around offensive instincts: he shows a knack for finding the net-front and converting chances, combined with the size to handle physical play. His steady scoring at each level underscores a forward whose skill set translates as he moves up the professional ladder.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 13:34
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:39
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:01
- Pts/GP
- 0.36
- EV points
- 4
- Hits
- 6
- Blocks
- 7
- Takeaways
- 4
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 50.6 %
- Off. zone starts
- 35.7 %
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Prospect value
Scout Report Center →Rank
58
among all 32 teams' prospects
Rating
94/ 100
percentile among prospects at his position
Potential
70/ 80
First line or top pair
Ceiling: 9.5 WAR from age 21 to 26
NHL probability
71 %
of playing 200 NHL games from age 21 to 26
Expected WAR, age 21-26
3.7
the most likely outcome
NHLe
30
NHL points over 82 games, from 2025-26 (AHL, 41 games)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
21between 8 and 34 (80% range)
- Goals
- 10
- Assists
- 11
- Games
- 40
So far: 4 pts in 11 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.57 pts per game (last season: 0.68).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
Injured reserve· Upper Body· expected back November 14
OV · OverallConfidence 29 %
80
Very good
- SK
- Skating
- 76
- Confidence 40 %
- ST
- Strength
- 73
- Confidence 34 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 72
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 58
- Confidence 40 %
- CK
- Checking
- 71
- Confidence 34 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 79
- Confidence 15 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 72
- Confidence 34 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 83
- Confidence 29 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 81
- Confidence 29 %
- DF
- Defense
- 65
- Confidence 26 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 67
- Confidence 8 %
- EX
- Experience
- 33
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating76
- Top speed (35 %)35.8 · 72
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)7.195 · 82
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.1 · 74
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.5 · 77
ST — Strength73
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.85 · 74
- Body mass (50 %)-0.18 · 75
EN — Endurance72
- Ice time per game (45 %)15 · 76
- Total ice time (20 %)418 · 42
- Shift length (15 %)48.7 · 84
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)14.3 · 79
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.84 · 70
DU — Durability58
- Share of games played (100 %)0.669 · 58
CK — Checking71
- Hits /60 (70 %)3.947 · 72
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)3.503 · 74
- Season volume (10 %)2.89 · 57
FG — Fighting79
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.923 · 79
DI — Discipline72
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.011 · 72
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.585 · 78
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.649 · 68
PA — Passing83
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.979 · 86
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.361 · 63
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.099 · 77
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)5.667 · 87
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.904 · 91
SC — Scoring81
- Goals /60 (25 %)1.114 · 82
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.918 · 78
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.525 · 81
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.672 · 83
- xG per shot (10 %)0.081 · 79
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)13.6 · 72
DF — Defense65
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.021 · 71
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.267 · 55
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.805 · 63
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.036 · 78
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.101 · 62
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57.3 · 79
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.264 · 74
PS — Penalty shot67
- Shootouts (60 %)32 · 65
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience33
- Career regular-season games (65 %)47
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)24
OV — Overall80
- SC · Scoring (28 %)81
- PA · Passing (22 %)83
- DF · Defense (18 %)65
- SK · Skating (12 %)76
- EN · Endurance (8 %)72
- DI · Discipline (5 %)72
- ST · Strength (4 %)73
- CK · Checking (3 %)71
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
0.7
wins above replacement
201 of 615
PAL Rating
57/ 100
Performance · Around average
188 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
73/ 100
Good value
0.93 M$ · expected PAL 36
ProfileOffensiveValue comes mostly from offense
- Offense
- 77
- Defense
- 19
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- Offense
- 85
- Creation
- 66
- Shooting
- 82
- Possession
- 52
- Defense
- 16
- Discipline
- 38
- Power play
- 75
- Penalty kill
- 43
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
51/ 100
Average
better than 51% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
61/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
40/ 100
Average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 206 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 95
- Shot selection
- 78
- Penalties drawn
- 17
- Puck management
- 18
Defense
- Takeaways
- 21
- Discipline
- 57
- Safe zone exits
- 42
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.7
wins above replacement
0.0 to 1.7 — 90% interval
201 of 615 forwards
+3.9 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.6
- EV defense
- -0.3
- Power play
- +0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- +2.5
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +1.1
In goals.
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 135.6 km/h61st percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.7 km/h66th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1953rd percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 40.9 %38th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 39.4 km32nd percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.77 km59th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 40.0 %30th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.3 %61st percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 40.8 %37th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1232nd percentile | 254th percentile | 16.7 %64th percentile |
| High danger | 646th percentile | 157th percentile | 16.7 %43rd percentile |
| Mid range | 442nd percentile | 054th percentile | 0.0 %32nd percentile |
| Long range | 153rd percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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FLAIgor Chernyshov: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Igor Chernyshov have in 2026-27?
Igor Chernyshov has 2 goals and 4 points (2 assists) in 11 games in 2026-27.
How old is Igor Chernyshov?
Igor Chernyshov is 20 years old: he was born on November 30, 2005.
How tall is Igor Chernyshov, and how much does he weigh?
Igor Chernyshov is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 194 lb (88 kg).
Where is Igor Chernyshov from?
Russia: Igor Chernyshov was born in Penza, Russia.
What team does Igor Chernyshov play for?
Igor Chernyshov plays for the San Jose Sharks in the NHL, at L, wearing number 92.
Is Igor Chernyshov injured?
Yes: Igor Chernyshov is on injured reserve (upper body). He is expected back around November 14.
How good is Igor Chernyshov?
Igor Chernyshov produced 0.7 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 201st of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 57 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does Igor Chernyshov make?
Igor Chernyshov earns $934K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 73 out of 100 (good value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Igor Chernyshov's contract end?
Igor Chernyshov's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Igor Chernyshov overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 73 out of 100 (good value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Igor Chernyshov a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 201st of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
How has Igor Chernyshov played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Igor Chernyshov has 4 points (2 goals, 2 assists).
What are Igor Chernyshov's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Igor Chernyshov has 39 games, 11 goals, 12 assists and 23 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 19 points in 28 games.
Where was Igor Chernyshov drafted?
Igor Chernyshov was drafted 33rd overall (round 2) by San Jose Sharks in 2024.
How does Igor Chernyshov perform in the playoffs?
Igor Chernyshov has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Which player is most similar to Igor Chernyshov?
Logan Cooley: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Logan Cooley's page →Is Igor Chernyshov a good fantasy pick?
A useful depth pick: our projection has him at 21 points in 2026-27, or 0.53 points per game.
What is Igor Chernyshov's nationality?
Igor Chernyshov is Russian.
Where did Igor Chernyshov play before turning pro?
Developed within Dynamo Moscow: MHC Dynamo Moscow (MHL). Seasons noted: 2022–23 (38 points in 38 games) and the following season (split between MHL and KHL, 13 goals and 28 points in 23 MHL games, 4 points in 34 KHL games)..
How many points is Igor Chernyshov projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 21 points in 40 games in 2026-27 (8 to 34 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his San Jose Sharks teammates
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