Prospect board, #6 overall
Nikita Klepov
Right wing, 18.2 years old, Saginaw Spirit (OHL), 6′0″ 180 lb, shoots left
Odds he's an NHL regular
87%
Scouting report
Nikita Klepov is an 18-year-old right wing with Saginaw Spirit in the OHL. He has 37 goals and 60 assists in 67 games, 1.45 a game, which works out to about 17 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. His team scores 3.0 a game, below the league, and much less when he is not the one scoring. He's producing without much support, and the model bumps him up for it. Listed at 6-foot-0 and 180 pounds.
His most likely outcome is a first-liner, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him an 87% chance of becoming an NHL regular, 73% of a first-line career and 35% of turning into one of the league's best. If he makes it, figure about 66 points a season at his best. If the scoring holds up against older players, the first-line odds go up with it.
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.
- Elite35%
- First-liner (most likely)73%
- Middle-sixer73%
- Fourth-liner87%
- Tweener93%
- AHLer95%+
How he got there
1His line
1.45 P/GP
37 G, 60 A in 67 games, OHL
2League exchange rate
17 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
+14%
Credit for a weak offence or thin help
4Age
18.2
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
66 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 | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 67 | 37 | 60 | 97 | 1.45 |