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Prospect board, #128 overall

Zachary Lansard

Right wing, 18.1 years old, Regina Pats (WHL)

Odds he's an NHL regular

35%

Tweener

Scouting report

Zachary Lansard is an 18-year-old right wing with Regina Pats in the WHL. He has 3 goals and 4 assists in 8 games, 0.88 a game, which works out to about 10 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate.

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 35% chance of becoming an NHL regular, 15% of a first-line career and 12% of turning into one of the league's best. If he makes it, figure about 55 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.

  1. Elite12%
  2. First-liner15%
  3. Middle-sixer25%
  4. Fourth-liner35%
  5. Tweener (most likely)54%
  6. AHLer74%

How he got there

  1. 1His line

    0.88 P/GP

    3 G, 4 A in 8 games, WHL

  2. 2League exchange rate

    10 pts

    NHL-equivalent points over 82

  3. 3Team around him

    −11%

    Discount for a strong offence or stacked roster

  4. 4Age

    18.1

    On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20

  5. 5Draft slot

    None

    Not yet eligible, judged on his numbers

  6. 6If he makes it

    55 pts

    Peak points per 82 for players like him who became regulars

Season lines

SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPP/GP
This seasonRegina PatsWHL83470.88
Last seasonRegina PatsWHL682432560.82