Prospect board, #672 overall
Maxwell Branton
Centre, 17.4 years old, Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL), 6′0″ 185 lb, shoots left
Odds he's an NHL regular
12%
Scouting report
Maxwell Branton is a 17-year-old centre with Shawinigan Cataractes in the QMJHL. He has 1 goal and 1 assist in 7 games, 0.29 a game, which works out to about 3 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. Listed at 6-foot-0 and 185 pounds.
His most likely outcome is a long shot, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 12% chance of becoming an NHL regular and 8% of a first-line career. Few players with numbers like these made it, though some did.
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.
- Elite1%
- First-liner8%
- Middle-sixer8%
- Fourth-liner12%
- Tweener23%
- AHLer39%
How he got there
1His line
0.29 P/GP
1 G, 1 A in 7 games, QMJHL
2League exchange rate
3 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
+1%
Credit for a weak offence or thin help
4Age
17.4
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 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| Last season | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | 33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.09 |