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Roman Kantserov
Right wing · CHI · NHL

Roman Kantserov

Age
21
Height
5'9"
Weight
176 lb
Shoots
L
Drafted
2023, round 2, 44th overall
Born
RUS
2026-27
NHL · Chicago Blackhawks
Games
8
Goals
3
Assists
0
Points
3
Prospect score · 2026-27
Blue chip

3rd of 1,160 prospects in the NHLnew

1st in the CHI system · 1st among its forwards

+1.2WAR a season if he sticks
Outlook
NHL odds>99%Becomes a full-time NHL player — 200 games by 26
Impact odds72%Better than the typical NHL regular among forwards
Arrival2026-27The season his comps who made it typically became regulars
WAR a season if he sticks+0.7+1.2+2.6Low, middle and high outcomes among his comparables who became regulars

Of the 10 players most like him at the same point in their development, 9 became full-time NHL players.

Development

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.

-2-10+1+2+3151617181920Age2020-21, age 15, 47 GP: -0.41 vs. his age group (0.06 NHL-equivalent points per game)2021-22, age 16, 55 GP: +0.56 vs. his age group (0.14 NHL-equivalent points per game)2022-23, age 17, 45 GP: +0.35 vs. his age group (0.16 NHL-equivalent points per game)2023-24, age 18, 53 GP: +0.20 vs. his age group (0.20 NHL-equivalent points per game)2024-25, age 19, 47 GP: +2.39 vs. his age group (0.56 NHL-equivalent points per game)2025-26, age 20, 63 GP: +2.63 vs. his age group (0.70 NHL-equivalent points per game)
HimMiddle half of his comps at that ageAverage player his age
Comparables

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.

#PlayerMatchNHL GP by 26Career NHL GPOutcomeWAR a season
1Martin Reway2013 · #116 · at 2131%00Did not stick—
2Kailer Yamamoto2017 · #22 · at 2130%374377Regular+0.75
3Tyler Ennis2008 · #26 · at 2128%419700Regular+0.59
4Johnny Gaudreau2011 · #104 · at 2128%464763Regular+2.59
5Kirill Kaprizov2015 · #135 · at 2128%278405Regular+3.52
6Calle Jarnkrok2010 · #51 · at 2127%395774Regular+1.19
7Evgeny Kuznetsov2010 · #26 · at 2126%416743Regular+1.00
8Jordan Eberle2008 · #22 · at 2125%5071148Regular+2.07
9Jakob Silfverberg2009 · #39 · at 2125%419820Regular+0.77
10Clayton Keller2016 · #7 · at 2125%601691Regular+1.70
Season by season
SeasonGPGAPtsPIM
2026-27NHL · Chicago Blackhawks83032
2025-26KHL · Metallurg Magnitogorsk6336286457
2024-25KHL · Metallurg Magnitogorsk4713253812
2023-24KHL · Metallurg Magnitogorsk53871510
2022-23MHL · Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk4527275417
2022-23KHL · Metallurg Magnitogorsk10000
2021-22Russia U18 · Metallurg Magnitogorsk U186610164
2021-22MHL · Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk5529285750
2020-21Russia U17 · Metallurg Magnitogorsk U179871547
2020-21MHL · Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk471011216
2019-20Russia U17 · Metallurg Magnitogorsk U1754042
2019-20Russia U16 · Metallurg Magnitogorsk U163216284422

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