Prospect board, #81 overall
Mathis Preston
Right wing, 18.1 years old, Vancouver Giants (WHL), 5′11″ 173 lb, shoots right
Odds he's an NHL regular
59%
Scouting report
Mathis Preston is an 18-year-old right wing with Vancouver Giants in the WHL, a Anaheim Ducks second-round pick, 50 overall in 2026. He has 6 goals and 4 assists in 9 games, 1.11 a game, which works out to about 13 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. Most of it is goals. Listed at 5-foot-11 and 173 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 59% chance of becoming an NHL regular, 17% of a first-line career and 10% of turning into one of the league's best. If he makes it, figure about 44 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.
- Elite10%
- First-liner17%
- Middle-sixer28%
- Fourth-liner (most likely)59%
- Tweener78%
- AHLer82%
How he got there
1His line
1.11 P/GP
6 G, 4 A in 9 games, WHL
2League exchange rate
13 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
+12%
Credit for a weak offence or thin help
4Age
18.1
On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20
5Draft slot
#50
2026, read alongside his numbers
6If he makes it
44 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 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1.11 |
| Last season | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 46 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 0.96 |