Prospect board, #123 overall
Kasper Halttunen
Right wing, 21.3 years old, Belleville Senators (AHL), 6′4″ 205 lb, shoots right
Odds he's an NHL regular
58%
Scouting report
Kasper Halttunen is a 21-year-old right wing with Belleville Senators in the AHL, a Ottawa Senators second-round pick, 36 overall in 2023. He has 5 goals and 3 assists in 7 games, 1.14 a game, which works out to about 36 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. Most of it is goals. His team scores 3.0 a game, below the league, and much less when he is not the one scoring. Scoring without much help counts for more, so the model nudges him up.
At 21.3 he is among the youngest regulars in the league, and age matters more than any single stat in these projections. Listed at 6-foot-4 and 205 pounds. His most likely outcome is a fourth-liner, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 58% chance of becoming an NHL regular and 8% of a first-line career. If he makes it, figure about 34 points a season at his best. A fourth-line job tends to come from penalty killing and faceoffs more than from scoring.
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.
- Elite2%
- First-liner8%
- Middle-sixer17%
- Fourth-liner (most likely)58%
- Tweener75%
- AHLer95%+
How he got there
1His line
1.14 P/GP
5 G, 3 A in 7 games, AHL
2League exchange rate
37 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
+19%
Credit for a weak offence or thin help
4Age
21.3
On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20
5Draft slot
#36
2023, read alongside his numbers
6If he makes it
34 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 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1.14 |
| Last season | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 69 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 0.51 |