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Prospect board, #213 overall

John Mustard

Centre, 20.1 years old, Providence College (NCAA), 6′1″ 180 lb, shoots left

Odds he's an NHL regular

37%

Tweener

Scouting report

John Mustard is a 20-year-old centre with Providence College in the NCAA, a Chicago Blackhawks third-round pick, 67 overall in 2024. He has 1 goal and 1 assist in 3 games, 0.67 a game, which works out to about 10 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. Listed at 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds.

The model's median outcome for him is a tweener, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 37% chance of becoming an NHL regular and 7% of a first-line career. If he makes it, figure about 38 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 and draft slot like his. The highest tier where he's at even odds or better is his likeliest outcome.

  1. Elite1%
  2. First-liner7%
  3. Middle-sixer17%
  4. Fourth-liner37%
  5. Tweener (most likely)57%
  6. AHLer83%

How he got there

  1. 1His line

    0.67 P/GP

    1 G, 1 A in 3 games, NCAA

  2. 2League exchange rate

    10 pts

    NHL-equivalent points over 82

  3. 3Team around him

    −3%

    Discount for a strong offence or stacked roster

  4. 4Age

    20.1

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

  5. 5Draft slot

    #67

    2024, read alongside his numbers

  6. 6If he makes it

    38 pts

    Peak points per 82 for players like him who became regulars

Season lines

SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPP/GP
This seasonProvidence CollegeNCAA31120.67
Last seasonProvidence CollegeNCAA361712290.81