Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
- Age
- 20
- Height
- 6'1"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Shoots
- R
- Drafted
- 2024, round 1, 15th overall
- Born
- NOR
- 2026-27
- NHL · Detroit Red Wings
- Games
- 7
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 3
- Points
- 5
Of the 10 players most like him at the same point in their development, 8 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 | Kasperi Kapanen2014 · #22 · at 20 | 51% | 387 | 575 | Regular | +1.21 |
| 2 | Filip Forsberg2012 · #11 · at 20 | 46% | 497 | 869 | Regular | +2.00 |
| 3 | J.T. Miller2011 · #15 · at 20 | 45% | 504 | 948 | Regular | +1.50 |
| 4 | Timo Meier2015 · #9 · at 20 | 40% | 541 | 705 | Regular | +1.67 |
| 5 | Filip Chytil2017 · #21 · at 20 | 38% | 405 | 406 | Regular | +0.39 |
| 6 | Brett Connolly2010 · #6 · at 20 | 37% | 427 | 536 | Regular | +0.62 |
| 7 | Stefan Matteau2012 · #29 · at 20 | 36% | 91 | 92 | Did not stick | — |
| 8 | Ryan Hartman2013 · #30 · at 20 | 36% | 447 | 733 | Regular | +1.04 |
| 9 | Mikhail Grigorenko2012 · #12 · at 20 | 35% | 249 | 249 | Regular | +0.19 |
| 10 | Jordan Caron2009 · #25 · at 20 | 35% | 157 | 157 | Did not stick | — |
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27NHL · Detroit Red Wings | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025-26NHL · Detroit Red Wings | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025-26AHL · Grand Rapids Griffins | 60 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 42 |
| 2024-25WJC-20 D1A · Norway U20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024-25WC · Norway | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 29 |
| 2024-25SHL · Skellefteå AIK | 42 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 51 |
| 2024-25OGQ · Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024-25Champions HL · Skellefteå AIK | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024-25AHL · Grand Rapids Griffins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-24WJC-20 · Norway U20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023-24WC · Norway | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023-24J20 Nationell · Mora IK J20 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 |
| 2023-24HockeyAllsvenskan · Mora IK | 41 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 19 |
| 2022-23WJC-20 D1A · Norway U20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2022-23J20 Nationell · Mora IK J20 | 35 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 28 |
| 2022-23J18 Region · Mora IK J18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| 2022-23HockeyAllsvenskan · Mora IK | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021-22WJC-18 D1A · Norway U18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021-22Norway U20 · Vålerenga U20 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 20 |
| 2021-22Norway U18 · Vålerenga U18 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 4 |
| 2021-22Norway · Vålerenga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21Norway U21 · Vålerenga U20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-21Norway U18 · Vålerenga U18 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 20 |
| 2020-21Norway U16 · Vålerenga U16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 2019-20Norway U18 · Vålerenga U18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 2019-20Norway U16 · Vålerenga U16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 26 |
| 2018-19WSI U14 · Norway Selects U14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018-19Norway U16 · Vålerenga U16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017-18WSI U13 · Norway Selects U13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 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