Prospect board, #1383 overall
Kasper Pikkarainen
Right wing, 20.1 years old, TPS (LIIGA), 6′3″ 194 lb, shoots right
Odds he's an NHL regular
5%
Scouting report
Kasper Pikkarainen is a 20-year-old right wing with TPS in the LIIGA, a New Jersey Devils third-round pick, 85 overall in 2024. He has 2 goals and 0 assists in 12 games, 0.17 a game, which works out to about 6 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate.
At 20.1 he is among the youngest regulars in the league, and age matters more than any single stat in these projections. Listed at 6-foot-3 and 194 pounds. His most likely outcome is a long shot, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 5% chance of becoming an NHL regular. Few players with numbers like these made it, though some did.
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-liner5%
- Tweener13%
- AHLer27%
How he got there
1His line
0.17 P/GP
2 G, 0 A in 12 games, LIIGA
2League exchange rate
6 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
−5%
Discount for a strong offence or stacked roster
4Age
20.1
On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20
5Draft slot
#85
2024, read alongside his numbers
6If he makes it
37 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 | TPS | LIIGA | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.17 |
| Last season | TPS | LIIGA | 45 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.13 |
| Last season | TPS U20 | U20 SM-SARJA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |