Prospect board, #118 overall
Caleb Malhotra
Centre, 18.3 years old, Brantford Bulldogs (OHL), 6′2″ 182 lb, shoots left
Odds he's an NHL regular
44%
Scouting report
Caleb Malhotra is an 18-year-old centre with Brantford Bulldogs in the OHL. He has 29 goals and 55 assists in 67 games, 1.25 a game, which works out to about 15 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. His team scores 4.6 a game, one of the better offences around. And the five best scorers around him average 1.39 points a game, well above the norm. Some of those points come from the company he keeps, and the model discounts them. Listed at 6-foot-2 and 182 pounds.
His most likely outcome is a tweener, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 44% chance of becoming an NHL regular, 15% of a first-line career and 8% of turning into one of the league's best. If he makes it, figure about 48 points a season at his best. His odds move most with next season's line, so a big jump would matter more than a repeat.
Written by the model from his numbers, on a fair sample. prospects-0.3.
His odds
His chance of reaching at least each tier, from 2010 to 2017 draft picks with a line, age like his. The highest tier where he's at even odds or better is his likeliest outcome.
- Elite8%
- First-liner15%
- Middle-sixer27%
- Fourth-liner44%
- Tweener (most likely)58%
- AHLer80%
How he got there
1His line
1.25 P/GP
29 G, 55 A in 67 games, OHL
2League exchange rate
15 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
−20%
Discount for a strong offence or stacked roster
4Age
18.3
On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20
5Draft slot
None
Not yet eligible, judged on his numbers
6If he makes it
48 pts
Peak points per 82 for players like him who became regulars
Season lines
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last season | Brantford Bulldogs | OHL | 67 | 29 | 55 | 84 | 1.25 |