Alberts Smits
- Age
- 18
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 208 lb
- Shoots
- L
- Drafted
- 2026, round 1, 5th overall
- Born
- LVA
- 2026-27
- NHL · New York Rangers
- Games
- 9
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Points
- 0
Of the 10 players most like him at the same point in their development, 9 became full-time NHL players.
His scoring, converted to an NHL equivalent, against every player his age and position that season. Zero is the average player his age; the band is where his comparables were at each age.
Past prospects at the same position and the same stage after their draft, matched on draft slot, age, size and league-adjusted production. What they became is already known. The outcome is judged at 26: 200 NHL games by then makes a regular.
| # | Player | Match | NHL GP by 26 | Career NHL GP | Outcome | WAR a season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasmus Ristolainen2013 · #8 · at 18 | 29% | 608 | 823 | Regular | −0.09 |
| 2 | Mikhail Sergachev2016 · #9 · at 18 | 29% | 552 | 638 | Regular | +1.16 |
| 3 | Griffin Reinhart2012 · #4 · at 18 | 29% | 37 | 37 | Did not stick | — |
| 4 | Morgan Rielly2012 · #5 · at 18 | 28% | 572 | 959 | Regular | +0.96 |
| 5 | Noah Hanifin2015 · #5 · at 18 | 28% | 678 | 838 | Regular | +0.95 |
| 6 | Oliver Ekman-Larsson2009 · #6 · at 18 | 28% | 576 | 1145 | Regular | +1.58 |
| 7 | Ivan Provorov2015 · #7 · at 18 | 28% | 614 | 778 | Regular | +0.88 |
| 8 | Seth Jones2013 · #4 · at 18 | 27% | 658 | 920 | Regular | +0.96 |
| 9 | Derrick Pouliot2012 · #8 · at 18 | 27% | 202 | 226 | Regular | −0.04 |
| 10 | Mathew Dumba2012 · #7 · at 18 | 27% | 462 | 748 | Regular | +0.95 |
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27NHL · New York Rangers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025-26WJC-20 · Latvia U20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025-26U20 SM-sarja · Jukurit U20 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 |
| 2025-26OG · Latvia | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025-26Liiga · Jukurit | 38 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 2025-26DEL · EHC München | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024-25WJC-18 · Latvia U18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024-25U20 SM-sarja · Jukurit U20 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024-25U18 SM-sarja · Jukurit U18 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50 |
| 2024-25Liiga · Jukurit | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023-24U20 Suomi-sarja · Karhu-Kissat U20 Akatemia | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2023-24U20 Mestis · Karhu-Kissat U20 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 44 |
| 2023-24U18 Mestis · Karhu-Kissat U18 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 48 |
| 2022-23U19 Suomi-sarja · Karhu-Kissat U19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23U18 Mestis · Karhu-Kissat U18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2022-23U16 SM-sarja · HIFK U16 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 65 |
| 2022-23U16 Mestis · Karhu-Kissat U16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 34 |
| 2021-22U16 Mestis · Karhu-Kissat U16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021-22Latvia U17 · Baltu Vilki U17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The prospect score is a percentile of his expected outcome among every prospect in the league: the chance he becomes a regular, times how good his comparables who did became against others at their position. A player who never sticks counts as zero, which is why a long shot with a high ceiling can rank below a safe bet. All Sabres prospects · How the rankings work