Prospects & draft

New Jersey Devils

13-5-026 PTS2nd in the Metropolitan divisionNHL

Playoff odds

96%

Power play

19.3 %

Penalty kill

67.6 %

Goals per game

3.61

Goals against

2.83

Faceoffs

49.7 %

Prospect rankings

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“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
75	Matias VanhanenL · 19 yrs · 2026, #37	WHL62 games	32	2.8	70First line or top pair	53 %	90
88	Alexander CommandC · 18 yrs · 2026, #12	SHL6 games	0	2.9	65Top six or top four	56 %	90
95	Seamus CaseyD · 23 yrs · 2022, #46	AHL29 games	25	1.4	65Top six or top four	50 %	91
110	Lenni HameenahoR · 22 yrs · 2023, #58	AHL37 games	27	2.5	60Top six or top four	49 %	88
125	Mikhail YegorovG · 21 yrs · 2024, #49	NCAA35 games	—	3.1	60Top six or top four	9 %	92
165	Anton SilaevD · 20 yrs · 2024, #10	KHL61 games	2	0.9	55NHL regular	33 %	88
194	Jakub MalekG · 24 yrs · 2021, #100	AHL33 games	—	1.4	55NHL regular	8 %	72
198	Trenten BennettG · 21 yrs · 2025, #99	OHL27 games	—	1.3	55NHL regular	7 %	69
272	Conrad FondrkC · 19 yrs · 2025, #50	NCAA25 games	10	1.0	45Depth player	21 %	71
297	Nikita ShcherbakovD · 19 yrs · 2026, #44	KHL17 games	17	0.6	40Depth player	27 %	81
323	Ben KevanR · 20 yrs · 2025, #63	NCAA34 games	9	0.7	40Depth player	17 %	64
337	Amadeus LombardiC · 23 yrs · 2022, #113	AHL47 games	34	0.8	35Fringe	19 %	67
434	Kasper PikkarainenR · 20 yrs · 2024, #85	Liiga45 games	5	0.4	30Fringe	12 %	55
441	Mason MoeC · 20 yrs · 2025, #90	NCAA33 games	11	0.3	30Fringe	11 %	52
447	Etienne MorinD · 22 yrs · 2023, #48	AHL49 games	6	0.3	30Fringe	10 %	68
453	Viktor HurtigD · 24 yrs · 2021, #164	—	—	0.0	30Fringe	6 %	47
490	Gustav HillstromC · 20 yrs · 2025, #114	SHL27 games	2	0.2	25Limited NHL upside	9 %	47
491	Lavr GashilovC · 19 yrs · 2026, #119	KHL3 games	0	0.2	25Limited NHL upside	9 %	47
517	Topias VilenD · 24 yrs · 2021, #129	AHL61 games	17	0.2	25Limited NHL upside	7 %	61
658	Cole BrownL · 21 yrs · 2023, #164	NCAA35 games	19	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
659	Josh FilmonL · 23 yrs · 2022, #166	AHL42 games	7	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
660	Shane LachanceL · 23 yrs · 2021, #186	AHL62 games	15	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
661	Quinn McKenzieC · 19 yrs · 2026, #222	OHL65 games	19	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
662	Matyas MelovskyC · 22 yrs · 2024, #171	AHL55 games	18	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
663	David RozsivalR · 19 yrs · 2025, #161	—	—	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
664	Cam SquiresR · 21 yrs · 2023, #122	AHL55 games	12	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
665	Luke WilfleyC · 18 yrs · 2026, #172	WHL66 games	5	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
765	Max GrahamC · 22 yrs · 2024, #139	ECHL67 games	6	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
889	Artem BaraboshaD · 23 yrs · 2022, #198	KHL2 games	24	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44
890	Chase CheslockD · 22 yrs · 2023, #154	NCAA38 games	20	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44
891	Mikael DiotteD · 23 yrs · undrafted	AHL53 games	6	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44
892	Ethan EdwardsD · 24 yrs · 2020, #120	AHL69 games	13	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44
893	Jeremy HanzelD · 24 yrs · 2023, #187	ECHL72 games	11	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44
894	Sigge HolmgrenD · 20 yrs · 2025, #178	—	—	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44
895	Daniil KarpovichD · 22 yrs · 2023, #186	KHL18 games	3	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44
896	Charlie LeddyD · 23 yrs · 2022, #126	NCAA29 games	8	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44
897	Daniil OrlovD · 23 yrs · 2022, #110	KHL66 games	21	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44
1025	Veeti LouhivaaraG · 21 yrs · 2024, #146	—	—	0.4	20Limited NHL upside	3 %	45
1038	Daniil RusakovichG · 18 yrs · 2026, #149	—	—	0.3	20Limited NHL upside	1 %	37

Prospects (44)

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Year	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
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Draft

2026

Overall	Round	Player	Junior club
12	1	Alexander CommandC	—
37	2	Matias VanhanenLW(TOR-CHI-NJD)	—
44	2	Nikita ShcherbakovD	—
119	4	Lavr GashilovC(OTT-CHI-NJD)	—
149	5	Daniil RusakovichG(PHI-COL-NJD)	—
172	6	Luke WilfleyC	—
222	7	Quinn McKenzieC(COL-NJD)	—

2025

Overall	Round	Player	Junior club
50	2	Conrad FondrkC	—
63	2	Ben KevanRW(EDM-UTA-NJD)	—
90	3	Mason MoeC(VGK-NJD)	—
99	4	Trenten BennettG(NSH-NJD)	—
114	4	Gustav HillstromC	—
161	6	David RozsivalRW(SJS-NJD)	—
178	6	Sigge HolmgrenD	—

2024

Overall	Round	Player	Junior club
10	1	Anton SilayevD	—
49	2	Mikhail YegorovG(WSH-OTT-UTA-NJD)	—
85	3	Kasper PikkarainenRW(TBL-SJS-NJD)	—
91	3	Herman TräffRW(WPG-NJD)	—
139	5	Max GrahamC	—
146	5	Veeti LouhivaaraG(WSH-NJD)	—
171	6	Matyas MelovskyC	—

New Jersey Devils draft history →