Prospect board, #865 overall
Mathieu Cataford
Centre, 21.5 years old, Henderson Silver Knights (AHL), 6′0″ 200 lb, shoots right
Odds he's an NHL regular
8%
Scouting report
Mathieu Cataford is a 21-year-old centre with Henderson Silver Knights in the AHL, a Vegas Golden Knights third-round pick, 77 overall in 2023. He has 0 goals and 0 assists in 5 games, 0.00 a game, which works out to about 0 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. Listed at 6-foot-0 and 200 pounds.
The model's median outcome for him is an AHLer, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him an 8% chance of becoming an NHL regular. 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 and draft slot like his. The highest tier where he's at even odds or better is his likeliest outcome.
- Elite<1%
- First-liner<1%
- Middle-sixer2%
- Fourth-liner8%
- Tweener15%
- AHLer (most likely)81%
How he got there
1His line
0.00 P/GP
0 G, 0 A in 5 games, AHL
2League exchange rate
0 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
+4%
Credit for a weak offence or thin help
4Age
21.5
On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20
5Draft slot
#77
2023, read alongside his numbers
6If he makes it
33 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 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Last season | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 59 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.22 |