Prospects & draft
Tampa Bay Lightning
11-4-224 PTS3rd in the Atlantic divisionNHL
Playoff odds
97%
Power play
19.4 %
Penalty kill
72.9 %
Goals per game
3.71
Goals against
3.06
Faceoffs
49.2 %
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | Benjamin RautiainenC · 21 yrs · 2025, #108 | Liiga59 games | 45 | 2.5 | 55NHL regular | 48 % | 88 |
| 156 | Oleg KulebiakinR · 19 yrs · 2026, #52 | QMJHL64 games | 25 | 1.9 | 55NHL regular | 38 % | 83 |
| 239 | Ethan CzataC · 19 yrs · 2025, #56 | OHL66 games | 19 | 1.1 | 45Depth player | 27 % | 74 |
| 285 | Everett BaldwinD · 20 yrs · 2025, #151 | QMJHL62 games | 16 | 0.4 | 45Depth player | 14 % | 73 |
| 378 | Ethan GauthierR · 22 yrs · 2023, #37 | AHL56 games | 18 | 1.0 | 30Fringe | 19 % | 70 |
| 451 | Max VilenD · 20 yrs · 2026, #218 | QMJHL54 games | 11 | 0.0 | 30Fringe | 6 % | 48 |
| 474 | Jayson ShaugabayR · 21 yrs · 2023, #115 | NCAA40 games | 34 | 0.2 | 25Limited NHL upside | 11 % | 50 |
| 487 | Maxim GroshevD · 25 yrs · 2020, #85 | AHL58 games | 14 | 0.3 | 25Limited NHL upside | 9 % | 66 |
| 493 | Dylan DukeL · 24 yrs · 2021, #126 | AHL72 games | 31 | 0.2 | 25Limited NHL upside | 9 % | 47 |
| 551 | Marco MignosaR · 21 yrs · 2025, #215 | OHL65 games | 32 | 0.1 | 20Limited NHL upside | 8 % | 46 |
| 565 | Tomas KralovicD · 21 yrs · 2026, #90 | — | — | 0.2 | 20Limited NHL upside | 7 % | 64 |
| 580 | Jan GolicicD · 20 yrs · 2024, #118 | QMJHL29 games | 11 | 0.1 | 20Limited NHL upside | 7 % | 50 |
| 721 | Jack HarveyL · 24 yrs · 2023, #193 | NCAA36 games | 18 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 722 | Ethan HayC · 22 yrs · 2023, #211 | NCAA35 games | 14 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 723 | Klavs VeinbergsL · 24 yrs · 2022, #224 | NCAA36 games | 20 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 762 | Hagen BurrowsR · 21 yrs · 2024, #128 | NCAA43 games | 12 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 767 | Joona SaarelainenC · 20 yrs · 2024, #149 | Liiga51 games | 16 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 780 | Kaden PitreC · 21 yrs · 2024, #181 | OHL12 games | 14 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 783 | Joe ConnorL · 22 yrs · 2024, #195 | NCAA36 games | 24 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 787 | Noah SteenL · 22 yrs · 2024, #199 | SHL57 games | 20 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 794 | Aiden FosterC · 20 yrs · 2025, #127 | WHL65 games | 12 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 812 | Roman LuttsevC · 21 yrs · 2025, #206 | — | — | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 824 | Morgan AnderbergC · 19 yrs · 2026, #134 | SHL39 games | 4 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 826 | Cooper SollerC · 18 yrs · 2026, #154 | — | — | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 925 | Warren ClarkD · 22 yrs · 2023, #179 | NCAA33 games | 6 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 44 |
| 926 | Dyllan GillD · 22 yrs · 2022, #223 | ECHL67 games | 4 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 44 |
| 984 | Grant SpadaD · 19 yrs · 2025, #212 | OHL61 games | 8 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 44 |
| 1074 | Harrison MeneghinG · 22 yrs · 2024, #206 | ECHL15 games | — | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 0 % | 25 |
| 1077 | Caleb HeilG · 20 yrs · 2025, #193 | — | — | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 0 % | 25 |
| 1080 | Stepan ShuryginG · 19 yrs · 2026, #186 | OHL59 games | — | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 0 % | 25 |
Prospects (16)
Dylan
Duke
LAge : 23Shoots : L
#53
Ethan
Gauthier
RAge : 21Shoots : R
#89
Gage
Goncalves
CAge : 25Shoots : L
#93
Jack
Harvey
LAge : 23Shoots : L
#94
Ethan
Hay
CAge : 21Shoots : L
Mikhail
Shalagin
LAge : 27Shoots : L
Jayson
Shaugabay
RAge : 21Shoots : R
#92
Klavs
Veinbergs
LAge : 23Shoots : R
#47
McKade
Webster
LAge : 26Shoots : L
Warren
Clark
DAge : 22Shoots : R
#79
Max
Crozier
DAge : 26Shoots : R
#24
Dyllan
Gill
DAge : 22Shoots : R
#57
Maxim
Groshev
DAge : 24Shoots : L
#52
Emil
Lilleberg
DAge : 25Shoots : L
#78
Daniil
Pylenkov
DAge : 26Shoots : L
Hugo
Alnefelt
GAge : 25Catches : L
#60
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 2 | Oleg KulebiakinRW(EDM-TBL) | — |
| 90 | 3 | Tomas KralovicD | — |
| 134 | 5 | Morgan AnderbergC(SEA-TBL) | — |
| 154 | 5 | Cooper SollerC | — |
| 186 | 6 | Stepan ShuryginG | — |
| 218 | 7 | Max VilenD | — |
2025
| Overall | Round | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 2 | Ethan CzataC(LAK-TBL) | — |
| 108 | 4 | Benjamin RautiainenC(DET-MTL-BOS-TBL) | — |
| 127 | 4 | Aiden FosterC(EDM-TBL) | — |
| 151 | 5 | Everett BaldwinD | — |
| 193 | 7 | Caleb HeilG(SJS-TBL) | — |
| 206 | 7 | Roman LuttsevC(UTA-TBL) | — |
| 212 | 7 | Grant SpadaD(MIN-TBL) | — |
| 215 | 7 | Marco MignosaRW | — |
2024
| Overall | Round | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | 4 | Jan GolicicD(LAK-TBL) | — |
| 128 | 4 | Hagen BurrowsRW(EDM-NSH-TBL) | — |
| 149 | 5 | Joona SaarelainenC | — |
| 181 | 6 | Kaden PitreC | — |
| 195 | 7 | Joe ConnorLW(CHI-TBL) | — |
| 199 | 7 | Noah SteenLW(UTA-TBL) | — |
| 206 | 7 | Harrison MeneghinG(MIN-TBL) | — |