Prospect board, #142 overall
Luca Santala
Centre, 17.1 years old, Kitchener Rangers (OHL), 6′3″ 195 lb, shoots right
Odds he's an NHL regular
35%
Scouting report
Luca Santala is a 17-year-old centre with Kitchener Rangers in the OHL. He has 6 goals and 1 assist in 12 games, 0.58 a game, which works out to about 7 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. His team scores 2.9 a game, below the league, and much less when he is not the one scoring. Scoring without much help counts for more, so the model nudges him up.
At 17.1 he is among the youngest regulars in the league, and age matters more than any single stat in these projections. Listed at 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds. His most likely outcome is a tweener, on a small sample. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 35% chance of becoming an NHL regular, 12% of a first-line career and 3% of turning into one of the league's best. If he makes it, figure about 52 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 small 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.
- Elite3%
- First-liner12%
- Middle-sixer33%
- Fourth-liner35%
- Tweener (most likely)58%
- AHLer67%
How he got there
1His line
0.58 P/GP
6 G, 1 A in 12 games, OHL
2League exchange rate
7 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
+25%
Credit for a weak offence or thin help
4Age
17.1
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
52 pts
Peak points per 82 for players like him who became regulars
Season lines
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0.58 |