Prospect board, #1147 overall
Darian Anderson
Right wing, 19.7 years old, Flint Firebirds (OHL), 6′3″ 196 lb, shoots right
Odds he's an NHL regular
8%
Scouting report
Darian Anderson is a 19-year-old right wing with Flint Firebirds in the OHL, a New York Rangers sixth-round pick, 163 overall in 2026. He has 7 goals and 6 assists in 9 games, 1.44 a game, which works out to about 17 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. Most of it is goals. That is up from 0.75 a game last season. At 19.7 he is old for the league, so the model expects him to outscore younger players and gives less credit for it. Listed at 6-foot-3 and 196 pounds.
The model's median outcome for him is a long shot, 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. 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-sixer3%
- Fourth-liner8%
- Tweener13%
- AHLer35%
How he got there
1His line
1.44 P/GP
7 G, 6 A in 9 games, OHL
2League exchange rate
17 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
+4%
Credit for a weak offence or thin help
4Age
19.7
On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20
5Draft slot
#163
2026, 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 | Flint Firebirds | OHL | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1.44 |
| Last season | Flint Firebirds | OHL | 60 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 0.75 |