The Pittsburgh Penguins made moves to keep their roster intact on Sunday, agreeing to terms with forward Egor Chinakhov on a three-year contract totaling $18.75 million. The deal carries an average annual value of $6.25 million for the 25-year-old Russian native.
Pittsburgh also retained goaltender Arturs Silovs, signing the 25-year-old to a one-year pact worth $2.8 million. Both players had been restricted free agents heading into the offseason.
Chinakhov came to Pittsburgh via a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets on December 29, 2025, in exchange for forward Danton Heinen and a pair of draft picks. He had been relatively quiet in Columbus, putting up six points — three goals and three assists — across 29 games before the deal. Once in Pittsburgh, however, he caught fire, recording 36 points with 18 goals and 18 assists in just 43 regular-season contests.
In six playoff appearances with the Penguins, Chinakhov did not record a point and finished with a minus-4 rating, three blocked shots, and 11 hits. Over his entire NHL career spanning 247 regular-season games with both Columbus and Pittsburgh, he has accumulated 113 points — 55 goals and 58 assists — along with 46 penalty minutes, 102 blocks, and 216 hits.
Columbus originally selected Chinakhov in the first round, 21st overall, during the 2020 NHL Draft.
Silovs, a Latvia native, posted a 19-12-8 record last season for Pittsburgh with a 3.07 goals-against average and an .887 save percentage over 39 games, including 38 starts. For his career, he stands at 27-20-10 with a 3.09 GAA and an .885 save percentage across 58 games with the Vancouver Canucks and the Penguins. In postseason play, he has gone 7-6 with a sharper 2.56 GAA and a .907 save percentage in 13 starts.
Vancouver originally drafted Silovs in the sixth round of the 2019 NHL Draft.
