Prospect board
The prospects we track, each with his likeliest NHL outcome and the odds of each tier. The odds come from what became of past draft picks with similar numbers, adjusted for league, age, draft slot and the team around him.
- First-liner2
- Top-pair1
- Middle-sixer4
- Second-pair1
- Fourth-liner11
- Third-pair3
- Tweener26
- AHLer182
- Long shot770
| # | Player | Team | Rights | GP | P/GP | Context | NHL odds | Top odds | Elite odds | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viggo BjörckC, 18. Young for the league, Undersized | Djurgårdens IFSHL | WPG#8, 2026 | 42 | 0.36 | +8% | 92% | 66% | 64% | Elite |
| 2 | Egor SurinC, 20. Young for the league, Steady | Lokomotiv YaroslavlKHL | NSH#22, 2024 | 15 | 0.67 | +8% | 89% | 59% | 56% | Elite |
| 3 | Alexander ZharovskyR, 19. Young for the league, Playmaker | Salavat Yulaev UfaKHL | MTL#34, 2025 | 17 | 0.59 | −5% | 84% | 56% | 44% | First-liner |
| 4 | Milton GastrinC, 19. Young for the league, Steady | Brynäs IFSHL | STL#37, 2025 | 7 | 0.00 | +4% | 69% | 26% | 26% | Fourth-liner |
| 5 | Alexander CommandC, 18. Young for the league, Steady | Örebro HKSHL | NJD#12, 2026 | 5 | 0.00 | +4% | 79% | 25% | 15% | Fourth-liner? |
| 6 | Roman KantserovR, 21. Undersized, Sniper | Metallurg MagnitogorskKHL | CHI#44, 2023 | 63 | 1.02 | +1% | 66% | 34% | 13% | Fourth-liner |
| 7 | Jonas Lagerberg HoenR, 18. Steady, Honest | Leksands IFALLSVENSKAN | OTT#25, 2026 | 4 | 1.00 | +3% | 57% | 16% | 15% | Fourth-liner? |
| 8 | Dmitri BuchelnikovL, 23. Steady, Honest | CSKA MoskvaKHL | STL#52, 2022 | 16 | 0.44 | −3% | 34% | 13% | 12% | Tweener |
| 9 | Lavr GashilovC, 18. Young for the league, Playmaker | Avto YekaterinburgMHL | NJD#119, 2026 | 12 | 1.33 | +2% | 32% | 12% | 8% | AHLer |
| 10 | Matvei KorotkyC, 20. Steady, Honest | SKA St. PetersburgKHL | STL#211, 2024 | 15 | 0.73 | +8% | 37% | 14% | 2% | AHLer |
| 11 | Dmitri IsayevL, 19. Undersized, Steady | Avto YekaterinburgMHL | OTT#149, 2025 | 16 | 1.13 | +2% | 30% | 7% | 5% | AHLer |
| 12 | Simas IgnataviciusR, 18. Young for the league, Steady | Genève-Servette HCNL | FLA#40, 2026 | 13 | 0.08 | +14% | 34% | 2% | 2% | Tweener |
| 13 | Viktor FedorovC, 18. Young for the league, Steady | Torpedo Nizhny NovgorodKHL | SEA#99, 2026 | 14 | 0.21 | 0 | 21% | 8% | 4% | AHLer |
| 14 | Mikhail FyodorovR, 19. Young for the league, Steady | Metallurg MagnitogorskKHL | STL#147, 2025 | 16 | 0.25 | +3% | 19% | 7% | 3% | AHLer |
| 15 | Filip ErikssonC, 21. Steady, Honest | Luleå HFSHL | MTL#165, 2023 | 10 | 0.50 | +13% | 18% | 8% | 2% | AHLer |
| 16 | Jakub BrabenecC, 23. Steady, Honest | HC Kometa BrnoCZECHIA | VGK#102, 2021 | 10 | 0.20 | +12% | 27% | 1% | <1% | AHLer |
| 17 | Linus ErikssonC, 20. Rising, Steady | Timrå IKSHL | FLA#58, 2024 | 10 | 0.50 | +13% | 20% | 1% | <1% | AHLer |
| 18 | Oscar HolmertzC, 18. Young for the league, Steady | BIK KarlskogaALLSVENSKAN | OTT#87, 2026 | 12 | 0.25 | +12% | 12% | 5% | 2% | AHLer? |
| 19 | Alexander RykovR, 21. Steady, Honest | Traktor ChelyabinskKHL | CAR#100, 2023 | 15 | 0.33 | +15% | 14% | 4% | 1% | Long shot |
| 20 | Joel SvenssonC, 21. Rising, Sniper | IK OskarshamnALLSVENSKAN | CHI#138, 2024 | 13 | 1.62 | +12% | 10% | 3% | 1% | Long shot |
| 21 | Vinzenz RohrerC, 22. Rising, Steady | EV ZugNL | MTL#75, 2022 | 8 | 1.13 | +5% | 10% | 2% | 1% | Long shot |
| 22 | Mikkel EriksenC, 19. Rising, Young for the league | Färjestad BKSHL | NYR#111, 2025 | 10 | 0.20 | +4% | 7% | 2% | 1% | Long shot |
| 23 | Alexander PerevalovL, 22. Steady, Honest | Metallurg NovokuznetskVHL | CAR#71, 2022 | 14 | 0.21 | +3% | 8% | 2% | 1% | Long shot |
| 24 | Aatos KoivuC, 20. Steady, Honest | TPSLIIGA | MTL#70, 2024 | 13 | 0.15 | −5% | 7% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 25 | Simon ZetherC, 20. Steady, Honest | Rögle BKSHL | FLA#129, 2024 | 10 | 0.20 | +4% | 4% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 26 | Vilho VanhataloR, 18. Rising, Young for the league | Tappara U20U20 SM-SARJA | FLA#168, 2026 | 13 | 0.92 | +9% | 5% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 27 | Yegor RimashevskiyR, 21. Steady, Honest | Dynamo MoskvaKHL | SJS#203, 2023 | 6 | 0.67 | +8% | 5% | 2% | <1% | Long shot |
| 28 | Timur MukhanovL, 21. Young for the league, Rising | Dizel PenzaVHL | CAR#163, 2023 | 14 | 0.71 | +3% | 5% | 1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 29 | Mads Kongsbak KlyvoL, 19. Steady, Honest | Frölunda HCSHL | FLA#112, 2025 | 8 | 0.00 | +13% | 5% | <1% | <1% | Long shot? |
| 30 | Kirill DolzhenkovR, 22. Heavy, Steady | Avangard OmskKHL | CBJ#109, 2022 | 15 | 0.07 | −3% | 5% | 2% | <1% | Long shot |
| 31 | Ondrej KosL, 20. Steady, Honest | IlvesLIIGA | STL#81, 2024 | 11 | 0.27 | +4% | 5% | 1% | <1% | Long shot? |
| 32 | Kasper PikkarainenR, 20. Young for the league, Steady | TPSLIIGA | NJD#85, 2024 | 12 | 0.17 | −5% | 5% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 33 | Gustav HillstromC, 19. Rising, Steady | Brynäs IFSHL | NJD#114, 2025 | 10 | 0.10 | 0 | 3% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 34 | Stanislav YarovoiR, 23. Steady, Honest | Khimik VoskresenskVHL | CAR#126, 2023 | 14 | 0.29 | −2% | 4% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 35 | Samuel JungR, 20. Steady, Honest | KalPa U20U20 SM-SARJA | NYR#166, 2025 | 4 | 0.25 | +9% | 4% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 36 | Zeb ForsfjallC, 21. Undersized, Steady | Skellefteå AIKSHL | SEA#180, 2023 | 10 | 0.10 | +4% | 2% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 37 | Stepan ZvyaginL, 22. Steady, Honest | Khimik VoskresenskVHL | FLA#198, 2023 | 5 | 0.60 | −2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | Long shot? |
| 38 | Makar KhaninR, 21. Steady, Honest | AKM Tula RegionVHL | MTL#210, 2024 | 15 | 0.40 | +12% | 2% | 1% | <1% | Long shot? |
| 39 | Loke KrantzR, 19. Rising, Steady | Linköping HCSHL | SEA#218, 2025 | 9 | 0.11 | +13% | 2% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 40 | Rico GredigL, 21. Rising, Steady | EV ZugNL | NYR#191, 2024 | 8 | 0.38 | +5% | 2% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
The tier is the highest one he has at least an even chance of reaching, which is why Elite is rare even near the top of the board. NHL odds is the chance he becomes a regular (150+ NHL games) and top odds the chance of a first-line or top-pair career, both from what happened to 2010 to 2017 draft picks with numbers like his. Defencemen are judged on defence scales. This is a points model, so it can't see play without the puck. Updated October 19.