Prospects & draft
New York Islanders
7-6-317 PTS5th in the Metropolitan divisionNHL
Playoff odds
18%
Power play
14.6 %
Penalty kill
85.7 %
Goals per game
2.88
Goals against
3.00
Faceoffs
56.1 %
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Kashawn AitchesonD · 20 yrs · 2025, #17 | OHL56 games | 30 | 2.1 | 75First line or top pair | 71 % | 96 |
| 45 | Victor EklundR · 20 yrs · 2025, #16 | SHL52 games | 31 | 4.3 | 70First line or top pair | 80 % | 96 |
| 137 | Cole EisermanL · 20 yrs · 2024, #20 | NCAA44 games | 28 | 2.3 | 55NHL regular | 47 % | 87 |
| 169 | Malte GustafssonD · 18 yrs · 2026, #13 | SHL27 games | 6 | 0.9 | 55NHL regular | 32 % | 87 |
| 262 | Daniil ProkhorovR · 19 yrs · 2025, #42 | KHL24 games | 2 | 1.4 | 45Depth player | 25 % | 77 |
| 291 | Jesse PulkkinenD · 22 yrs · 2024, #54 | ECHL56 games | 7 | 0.4 | 45Depth player | 13 % | 71 |
| 313 | Danny NelsonC · 21 yrs · 2023, #49 | NCAA36 games | 25 | 0.8 | 40Depth player | 18 % | 66 |
| 318 | Jacob KvasnickaR · 19 yrs · 2025, #202 | WHL65 games | 29 | 0.7 | 40Depth player | 17 % | 65 |
| 368 | Vladimír DraveckýD · 19 yrs · 2026, #141 | OHL58 games | 11 | 0.3 | 35Fringe | 10 % | 68 |
| 400 | Luca RomanoC · 19 yrs · 2025, #74 | OHL55 games | 14 | 0.6 | 30Fringe | 16 % | 60 |
| 413 | Kamil BednarikC · 20 yrs · 2024, #61 | NCAA35 games | 14 | 0.6 | 30Fringe | 15 % | 62 |
| 437 | Xavier VeilleuxD · 21 yrs · 2024, #179 | NCAA34 games | 24 | 0.3 | 30Fringe | 12 % | 69 |
| 450 | Sam LaurilaD · 20 yrs · 2025, #138 | NCAA36 games | 9 | 0.0 | 30Fringe | 6 % | 48 |
| 472 | Tomas PoletinL · 19 yrs · 2025, #106 | WHL43 games | 18 | 0.2 | 25Limited NHL upside | 11 % | 51 |
| 512 | Dmitry GamzinG · 23 yrs · 2024, #115 | KHL40 games | — | 1.0 | 25Limited NHL upside | 7 % | 65 |
| 746 | Jesse NurmiL · 22 yrs · 2023, #113 | OHL42 games | 18 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 748 | Justin GillC · 24 yrs · 2023, #145 | NCAA36 games | 31 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 830 | Artyom MatyukC · 19 yrs · 2026, #173 | — | — | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 841 | Robert CowanR · 20 yrs · 2026, #205 | NCAA39 games | 19 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 938 | Zachary SchulzD · 21 yrs · 2023, #177 | NCAA12 games | 8 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 44 |
| 943 | Dennis Good BoggD · 23 yrs · 2023, #209 | — | — | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 44 |
| 988 | Lincoln KuehneD · 19 yrs · 2026, #109 | NCAA30 games | 2 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 44 |
| 1052 | Burke HoodG · 19 yrs · 2025, #170 | WHL42 games | — | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 0 % | 26 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | Malte GustafssonD | — |
| 109 | 4 | Lincoln KuehneD | — |
| 141 | 5 | Vladimir DraveckyD | — |
| 173 | 6 | Artyom MatyukC | — |
| 205 | 7 | Robert CowanRW | — |
2025
| Overall | Round | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Matthew SchaeferD | — |
| 16 | 1 | Victor EklundRW(CGY-MTL-NYI) | — |
| 17 | 1 | Kashawn AitchesonD(MTL-NYI) | — |
| 42 | 2 | Daniil ProkhorovRW | — |
| 74 | 3 | Luca RomanoC | — |
| 106 | 4 | Tomas PoletinLW | — |
| 138 | 5 | Sam LaurilaD | — |
| 170 | 6 | Burke HoodG | — |
| 202 | 7 | Jacob KvasnickaRW | — |
2024
| Overall | Round | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 | Cole EisermanLW(TBL-CHI-NYI) | — |
| 54 | 2 | Jesse PulkkinenD(LAK-PHI-CHI-NYI) | — |
| 61 | 2 | Kamil BednarikC(VAN-CHI-NYI) | — |
| 115 | 4 | Dmitry GamzinG | — |
| 147 | 5 | Marcus GidlöfG | — |
| 179 | 6 | Xavier VeilleuxD | — |