Prospect board, #251 overall
Zakary Horvat-Edouard
Centre, 17.5 years old, Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL), 5′8″ 181 lb, shoots left
Odds he's an NHL regular
30%
Scouting report
Zakary Horvat-Edouard is a 17-year-old centre with Gatineau Olympiques in the QMJHL. He has 2 goals and 3 assists in 10 games, 0.50 a game, which works out to about 5 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. That is up from 0.29 a game last season. Listed at 5-foot-8 and 181 pounds.
His most likely outcome is an AHLer, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 30% chance of becoming an NHL regular, 12% 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. A big step next season would change these odds more than anything else.
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-liner12%
- Middle-sixer15%
- Fourth-liner30%
- Tweener36%
- AHLer (most likely)52%
How he got there
1His line
0.50 P/GP
2 G, 3 A in 10 games, QMJHL
2League exchange rate
5 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
+14%
Credit for a weak offence or thin help
4Age
17.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | Gatineau Olympiques | QMJHL | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 |
| Last season | Gatineau Olympiques | QMJHL | 24 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.29 |