Nikita Klepov
- Age
- 18
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 192 lb
- Shoots
- L
- Drafted
- 2026, round 1, 15th overall
- Born
- USA
- 2026-27
- NHL · Anaheim Ducks
- Games
- 1
- 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 | Luke Kunin2016 · #15 · at 18 | 55% | 434 | 496 | Regular | −0.13 |
| 2 | Mathew Barzal2015 · #16 · at 18 | 54% | 500 | 611 | Regular | +1.43 |
| 3 | Kieffer Bellows2016 · #19 · at 18 | 53% | 114 | 114 | Did not stick | — |
| 4 | Cody Hodgson2008 · #10 · at 18 | 51% | 328 | 328 | Regular | +0.78 |
| 5 | Tyson Jost2016 · #10 · at 18 | 51% | 495 | 564 | Regular | +0.45 |
| 6 | Robby Fabbri2014 · #21 · at 18 | 51% | 330 | 463 | Regular | +0.79 |
| 7 | Nick Schmaltz2014 · #20 · at 18 | 50% | 427 | 678 | Regular | +1.39 |
| 8 | Sven Baertschi2011 · #13 · at 18 | 49% | 291 | 292 | Regular | +0.97 |
| 9 | Nick Suzuki2017 · #13 · at 18 | 48% | 537 | 544 | Regular | +1.81 |
| 10 | William Nylander2014 · #8 · at 18 | 48% | 521 | 758 | Regular | +1.53 |
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27NHL · Anaheim Ducks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26Prospects Challenge · Team CHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-26OHL · Saginaw Spirit | 67 | 37 | 60 | 97 | 43 |
| 2025-26Hlinka Gretzky Cup · USA U18 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024-25USHL · Sioux City Musketeers | 59 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 20 |
| 2023-24AYHL 15U · WB/Scranton Knights 15U AAA | 22 | 31 | 41 | 72 | 18 |
| 2022-23Russia U16 · SKA-Yunost Yekaterinburg U16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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