Egor Chinakhov Injury Update: Why Penguins' Forward Missed Avalanche Game

Egor Chinakhov Injury Update: Why Penguins' Forward Missed Avalanche Game

Egor Chinakhov is one of the fastest skaters in the NHL and also possesses one of the hardest shots. Pittsburgh Penguins fans didn’t get to see that on display on Friday night against the Colorado Avalanche, though. He was out with a surprise injury. Chinakhov hadn’t missed a game yet this season, so it was […]

Penguins’ Egor Chinakhov Sustains Injury At Practice

By Gabriel Foley | at October 17, 2026 8:52 am Pittsburgh Penguins winger Egor Chinakhov sat out of Friday night’s loss to the Colorado Avalanche with a lower-body injury sustained during practice. There is currently no timeline for his return per Josh Yohe of The Athletic. Ville Koivunen rose into a second-line role next to Thomas Novak and Evgeni Malkin in Chinakhov’s absence. Malkin scored the game’s opening goal with an assist from Koivunen.…

Penguins' Egor Chinakhov Sustains Injury At Practice

Pittsburgh Penguins winger Egor Chinakhov sat out of Friday night’s loss to the Colorado Avalanche with a lower-body injury sustained during practice. There is currently no timeline for his return per Josh Yohe of The Athletic. Ville Koivunen rose into a second-line role next to Thomas Novak and Evgeni Malkin in Chinakhov’s absence. Malkin scored the game’s opening goal with an assist from Koivunen. The trio were also on the ice for one goal aga…

Breaking: Chinakhov Out with Injury

DENVER — The Pittsburgh Penguins’ warm-up before they faced the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena had a surprise twist, and […]