Prospects & draft
Buffalo Sabres
8-6-319 PTS6th in the Atlantic divisionNHL
Playoff odds
38%
Power play
14.3 %
Penalty kill
71.2 %
Goals per game
2.94
Goals against
3.29
Faceoffs
45.3 %
Prospect rankings
Scout Report Center →“Value”: expected WAR from age 21 to 26, from his draft slot, his output translated into NHL points (NHLe), his age and his NHL games. “Potential”: his ceiling, on the scouts' 20-80 scale. “Rank”: his place among all 32 teams' prospects.
| Rank | Prospect | League | NHLe /82 | Value | Potential | NHL prob. | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Konsta HeleniusC · 20 yrs · 2024, #14 | AHL63 games | 38 | 5.4 | 75First line or top pair | 89 % | 99 |
| 17 | Daxon RudolphD · 19 yrs · 2026, #4 | WHL68 games | 26 | 3.0 | 75First line or top pair | 84 % | 99 |
| 38 | Jiri KulichC · 22 yrs · 2022, #28 | NHL | — | 4.8 | 70First line or top pair | 83 % | 97 |
| 49 | Noah OstlundC · 23 yrs · 2022, #16 | AHL7 games | 54 | 4.1 | 70First line or top pair | 76 % | 96 |
| 73 | Radim MrtkaD · 19 yrs · 2025, #9 | WHL51 games | 16 | 1.5 | 70First line or top pair | 53 % | 92 |
| 111 | Tyson KozakC · 24 yrs · 2021, #193 | NHL | — | 2.5 | 60Top six or top four | 49 % | 88 |
| 115 | Ilia MorozovC · 18 yrs · 2026, #20 | NCAA36 games | 18 | 2.3 | 60Top six or top four | 45 % | 87 |
| 229 | Anton WahlbergC · 21 yrs · 2023, #39 | AHL68 games | 21 | 1.0 | 50NHL regular | 22 % | 72 |
| 280 | David BedkowskiD · 20 yrs · 2025, #71 | OHL38 games | 11 | 0.4 | 45Depth player | 15 % | 74 |
| 302 | Noah LabergeD · 20 yrs · 2025, #135 | QMJHL62 games | 20 | 0.6 | 40Depth player | 26 % | 81 |
| 317 | Adam KleberD · 21 yrs · 2024, #42 | NCAA40 games | 9 | 0.5 | 40Depth player | 17 % | 78 |
| 325 | Maxim StrbakD · 21 yrs · 2023, #45 | NCAA39 games | 16 | 0.5 | 40Depth player | 17 % | 77 |
| 330 | Luke OsburnD · 20 yrs · 2024, #108 | NCAA33 games | 20 | 0.4 | 40Depth player | 16 % | 76 |
| 376 | Samuel MelocheG · 19 yrs · 2025, #116 | QMJHL50 games | — | 0.9 | 35Fringe | 6 % | 63 |
| 384 | Brodie ZiemerR · 21 yrs · 2024, #71 | NCAA36 games | 32 | 0.9 | 30Fringe | 18 % | 69 |
| 421 | Prokhor PoltapovL · 24 yrs · 2021, #33 | KHL15 games | 39 | 0.4 | 30Fringe | 13 % | 55 |
| 435 | Matous Jan KucharcikC · 20 yrs · 2025, #103 | — | — | 0.4 | 30Fringe | 12 % | 55 |
| 555 | Gavin McCarthyD · 21 yrs · 2023, #86 | NCAA41 games | 16 | 0.2 | 20Limited NHL upside | 8 % | 63 |
| 568 | Simon-Pier BrunetD · 21 yrs · 2024, #123 | QMJHL54 games | 11 | 0.1 | 20Limited NHL upside | 7 % | 51 |
| 583 | Olivers MurnieksC · 18 yrs · 2026, #124 | QMJHL31 games | 14 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 7 % | 42 |
| 618 | Matteo CostantiniC · 24 yrs · 2020, #131 | AHL64 games | 12 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 745 | Ethan MiedemaL · 22 yrs · 2023, #109 | OHL68 games | 16 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 789 | Vasily ZelenovR · 21 yrs · 2024, #204 | NCAA28 games | 21 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 802 | Ashton SchultzC · 20 yrs · 2025, #167 | — | — | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 808 | Melvin NovotnyL · 20 yrs · 2025, #195 | — | — | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 818 | Ryan RucinskiC · 20 yrs · 2025, #219 | — | — | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 827 | Doman SzongothC · 18 yrs · 2026, #156 | — | — | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 836 | Dylan DumontR · 18 yrs · 2026, #188 | QMJHL62 games | 16 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 855 | Vsevolod KomarovD · 23 yrs · 2022, #134 | AHL55 games | 8 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 44 |
| 937 | Sean KeohaneD · 22 yrs · 2023, #173 | NCAA34 games | 3 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 44 |
| 942 | Norwin PanochaD · 22 yrs · 2023, #205 | DEL32 games | 4 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 44 |
| 955 | Patrick GearyD · 23 yrs · 2024, #172 | NCAA35 games | 10 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 44 |
| 1018 | Scott RatzlaffG · 22 yrs · 2023, #141 | ECHL28 games | — | 0.6 | 20Limited NHL upside | 3 % | 50 |
| 1075 | Ryerson LeendersG · 20 yrs · 2024, #219 | OHL39 games | — | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 0 % | 25 |
| 1078 | Yevgeni ProkhorovG · 20 yrs · 2025, #199 | — | — | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 0 % | 25 |
Prospects (9)
Matteo
Costantini
CAge : 24Shoots : L
Tyson
Kozak
CAge : 23Shoots : L
#48
Peyton
Krebs
CAge : 25Shoots : L
#19
Jiri
Kulich
CAge : 22Shoots : L
#20
Noah
Ostlund
CAge : 22Shoots : L
#86
Prokhor
Poltapov
LAge : 23Shoots : R
Jack
Quinn
RAge : 25Shoots : R
#22
Vsevolod
Komarov
DAge : 22Shoots : R
#76
Ukko-Pekka
Luukkonen
GAge : 27Catches : L
#1
Upcoming draft picks
The NHL does not publish who owns picks in future drafts. The picks below come from our own hand-maintained table: anything not entered there does not show up.Allocation par défaut (échanges non vérifiés)
Draft
2026
| Overall | Round | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | Daxon RudolphD(CHI-BUF) | — |
| 20 | 1 | Ilia MorozovC(EDM-SJS-BUF) | — |
| 124 | 4 | Olivers MurnieksC | — |
| 156 | 5 | Doman SzongothC | — |
| 188 | 6 | Dylan DumontRW | — |
2025
| Overall | Round | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | Radim MrtkaD | — |
| 71 | 3 | David BedkowskiD | — |
| 103 | 4 | Matous KucharcikC | — |
| 116 | 4 | Samuel MelocheG(MIN-ANA-BUF) | — |
| 135 | 5 | Noah LabergeD | — |
| 167 | 6 | Ashton SchultzC | — |
| 195 | 7 | Melvin NovotnyLW(NSH-BUF) | — |
| 199 | 7 | Yevgeni ProkhorovG | — |
| 219 | 7 | Ryan RucinskiC(WSH-SJS-BUF) | — |
2024
| Overall | Round | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | Konsta HeleniusC(PIT-SJS-BUF) | — |
| 42 | 2 | Adam KleberD(NJD-SJS-BUF) | — |
| 71 | 3 | Brodie ZiemerRW(UTA-COL-BUF) | — |
| 108 | 4 | Luke OsburnD | — |
| 123 | 4 | Simon-Pier BrunetD(WPG-BUF) | — |
| 172 | 6 | Patrick GearyD | — |
| 204 | 7 | Vasily ZelenovRW | — |
| 219 | 7 | Ryerson LeendersG(WPG-BUF) | — |