Prospects & draft

Washington Capitals

9-6-018 PTS4th in the Metropolitan divisionNHL

Playoff odds

69%

Power play

20.0 %

Penalty kill

76.5 %

Goals per game

3.53

Goals against

3.40

Faceoffs

48.7 %

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
23	Cole HutsonD · 20 yrs · 2024, #43	NCAA35 games	29	2.4	75First line or top pair	78 %	98
77	Ilya ProtasL · 20 yrs · 2024, #75	AHL69 games	36	3.6	65Top six or top four	67 %	93
106	Terik ParascakR · 20 yrs · 2024, #17	WHL61 games	29	2.6	60Top six or top four	52 %	89
130	Oliver SuvantoC · 18 yrs · 2026, #18	Liiga48 games	8	2.2	55NHL regular	50 %	86
157	Lynden LakovicL · 20 yrs · 2025, #27	WHL22 games	30	1.9	55NHL regular	38 %	83
235	Andrew CristallL · 22 yrs · 2023, #40	AHL72 games	31	1.4	45Depth player	28 %	79
290	Ryan ChesleyD · 23 yrs · 2022, #37	AHL64 games	9	0.3	45Depth player	13 %	70
332	Leon MuggliD · 20 yrs · 2024, #52	AHL27 games	10	0.4	40Depth player	13 %	72
386	Tyus SparksC · 19 yrs · 2026, #101	WHL69 games	21	0.9	30Fringe	18 %	68
431	Eriks MateikoL · 21 yrs · 2024, #90	AHL27 games	8	0.3	30Fringe	13 %	52
460	Maxim SchaferL · 19 yrs · 2025, #96	QMJHL53 games	20	0.5	25Limited NHL upside	17 %	59
511	Nicholas KempfG · 21 yrs · 2024, #114	NCAA34 games	—	1.0	25Limited NHL upside	7 %	67
554	Ludwig PerssonL · 23 yrs · 2022, #85	ECHL48 games	9	0.2	20Limited NHL upside	8 %	47
576	Joaquim LemayD · 24 yrs · 2021, #119	NCAA9 games	4	0.1	20Limited NHL upside	7 %	52
732	Jackson CrowderC · 19 yrs · 2025, #155	—	—	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
733	Brett HylandC · 24 yrs · 2023, #200	NCAA32 games	16	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
734	Tyler KopffC · 23 yrs · undrafted	AHL40 games	7	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
735	Theodor NiederbachC · 25 yrs · 2020, #51	SHL52 games	32	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
736	Miroslav SatanC · 21 yrs · 2024, #212	QMJHL53 games	3	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
737	Petr SikoraC · 21 yrs · 2024, #178	—	—	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
738	Alexander SuzdalevL · 23 yrs · 2022, #70	AHL41 games	22	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
739	Patrick ThomasC · 22 yrs · 2023, #104	ECHL39 games	10	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
740	Bogdan TrineyevR · 25 yrs · 2020, #117	AHL62 games	27	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
844	Logan StuartC · 18 yrs · 2026, #208	—	—	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
928	Cam AllenD · 22 yrs · 2023, #136	AHL22 games	12	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44
929	Aron DahlqvistD · 20 yrs · 2025, #180	SHL14 games	0	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44
930	David GucciardiD · 24 yrs · 2022, #213	AHL52 games	9	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44
992	Brian McFaddenD · 19 yrs · 2026, #144	—	—	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44
1072	Antoine KellerG · 22 yrs · 2023, #206	ECHL4 games	—	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	0 %	25

Prospects (31)

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)

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
18	1	Oliver SuvantoC(ANA-WSH)	—
101	4	Tyus SparksC(TOR-MIN-CBJ-WSH)	—
144	5	Brian McFaddenD	—
208	7	Logan StuartC	—

2025

Overall	Round	Player	Junior club
27	1	Lynden LakovicLW	—
37	2	Milton GastrinC(BOS-WSH)	—
96	3	Maxim SchaferLW(FLA-OTT-WSH)	—
155	5	Jackson CrowderC	—
180	6	Aron DahlqvistD(MIN-WSH)	—

2024

Overall	Round	Player	Junior club
17	1	Terik ParascakRW	—
43	2	Cole HutsonD(BUF-WSH)	—
52	2	Leon MuggliD(VGK-WSH)	—
75	3	Ilya ProtasLW(NJD-WSH)	—
90	3	Eriks MateikoLW(BOS-WSH)	—
114	4	Nicholas KempfG	—
178	6	Petr SikoraC	—
212	7	Miroslav SatanC(VGK-WSH)	—

Washington Capitals draft history →