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Joel Blomqvist
Goaltender · PIT · AHL

Joel Blomqvist

Age
24
Height
6'3"
Weight
204 lb
Catches
L
Drafted
2020, round 2, 52nd overall
Born
FIN
2026-27
AHL · Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Games
2
Save pct
.917
GAA
1.97
Prospect score · 2026-27
High end

50th of 1,160 prospects in the NHLnew

2nd in the PIT system · 1st among its goalies

+1.3WAR a season if he sticks
Outlook
NHL odds72%Becomes a full-time NHL player — 100 games by 27
Impact odds34%Better than the typical NHL regular among goalies
Arrival2028-29The season his comps who made it typically became regulars
WAR a season if he sticks+0.4+1.3+3.4Low, middle and high outcomes among his comparables who became regulars

Of the 10 players most like him at the same point in their development, 1 became full-time NHL players.

Development

His save percentage, adjusted for league, against every goalie his age that season. Zero is the average player his age; the band is where his comparables were at each age.

-2-10+1+2+317181920212223Age2019-20, age 17, 34 GP: +1.69 vs. his age group2021-22, age 19, 20 GP: +2.05 vs. his age group2022-23, age 20, 21 GP: -0.01 vs. his age group2023-24, age 21, 45 GP: +1.31 vs. his age group2024-25, age 22, 33 GP: -0.18 vs. his age group2025-26, age 23, 26 GP: +1.18 vs. his age group
HimMiddle half of his comps at that ageAverage player his age
Comparables

Past prospects at the same position and the same stage after their draft, matched on draft slot, age, size and league-adjusted production. What they became is already known. The outcome is judged at 27: 100 NHL games by then makes a regular.

#PlayerMatchNHL GP by 27Career NHL GPOutcomeWAR a season
1Eric Comrie2013 · #59 · at 2331%47102Regular after 27—
2Christopher Gibson2011 · #49 · at 2327%1616Did not stick—
3Spencer Martin2013 · #63 · at 2225%3873Did not stick—
4Malcolm Subban2012 · #24 · at 2324%8687Did not stick—
5Joni Ortio2009 · #171 · at 2324%3737Did not stick—
6Adin Hill2015 · #76 · at 2324%136216Regular+0.44
7Garret Sparks2011 · #190 · at 2323%3840Did not stick—
8Matt Hackett2009 · #77 · at 2423%2626Did not stick—
9Magnus Hellberg2011 · #38 · at 2523%426Did not stick—
10Anton Forsberg2011 · #188 · at 2323%56228Regular after 27—
Season by season
SeasonGPRecordSv%GAASO
2026-27AHL · Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins21-0-1.9171.970
2025-26AHL · Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins2616-5-4.9132.401
2024-25NHL · Pittsburgh Penguins154-9-1.8853.810
2024-25AHL · Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins188-7-3.9142.841
2023-24AHL · Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins4525-12-6.9212.161
2022-23Liiga · Kärpät216-5-8.9072.291
2022-23AHL · Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins10-1-0.8524.000
2021-22U20 SM-sarja · Kärpät U2010-0-1.8684.630
2021-22Mestis · Hermes40-3-1.8822.260
2021-22Liiga · Kärpät206-3-5.9401.325
2021-22AHL · Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins10-1-0.9262.050
2020-21U20 SM-sarja · Kärpät U2030-0-0.9411.330
2020-21Mestis · Hermes166-4-6.9072.671
2020-21Liiga · Kärpät22-0-0.9141.500
2019-20U20 SM-liiga · Kärpät U203426-6-0.9311.665
2019-20Liiga · Kärpät20-1-0.8084.730
2018-19WHC-17 · Finland U1752-3-0.8943.260
2018-19U20 SM-sarja · Kärpät U20110-0-0.938—0
2018-19U20 SM-liiga · Kärpät U20110-0-0.938—0
2018-19U18 SM-sarja · Kärpät U18190-0-0.935—0
2017-18U18 SM-sarja · Sport U18350-0-0.9123.260
2016-17U16 SM-sarja · Sport U16100-0-0.905—0

The prospect score is a percentile of his expected outcome among every prospect in the league: the chance he becomes a regular, times how good his comparables who did became against others at their position. A player who never sticks counts as zero, which is why a long shot with a high ceiling can rank below a safe bet. Goalie projections carry the widest error on the site — goaltending develops late, and there are few goalies to learn from. All Sabres prospects · How the rankings work