Penguins sign F Egor Chinakhov, G Arturs Silovs

Field Level Media|published: Sun 5th July, 21:41 2026

Apr 5, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Egor Chinakhov (59) shoot the puck against the Florida Panthers during the third period at PPG Paints Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark Alberti-Imagn Images

Forward Egor Chinakhov signed a three-year, $18.75 million contract to remain with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday.

Chinakhov, who was a restricted free agent, will earn an average annual salary of $6.25 million.

Pittsburgh also kept goaltender Arturs Silovs in the fold by signing the restricted free agent to a one-year, $2.8 million contract.

The Penguins acquired Chinakhov from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Dec. 29, 2025 for forward Danton Heinen and two draft picks.

Chinakhov had six points (three goals, three assists) in 29 games for the Blue Jackets and 36 points (18 goals, 18 assists) in 43 regular-season games for the Penguins. He played in six playoff games for Pittsburgh and had no points or penalty minutes with a minus-4 rating, three blocks and 11 hits.

The Russia native, 25, has career totals of 113 points (55 goals, 58 assists), 46 penalty minutes, 102 blocks and 216 hits in 247 regular-season games for Columbus (2021-25) and Pittsburgh.

Columbus selected Chinakhov in the first round (21st overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft.

Silovs, 25, was 19-12-8 last season for Pittsburgh with a 3.07 goals-against average and an .887 save percentage in 39 games (38 starts).

For his career, Silovs is 27-20-10 with a 3.09 GAA and an .885 save percentage in 58 games (56 starts) for the Vancouver Canucks (2022-25) and Penguins. He also is 7-6 with a 2.56 GAA and a .907 save percentage in 13 postseason starts.

Vancouver selected the Latvia native in the sixth round of the 2019 draft.

--Field Level Media

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