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Prokhor Poltapov
Left wing · BUF · KHL

Prokhor Poltapov

Age
23
Height
6'0"
Weight
176 lb
Shoots
R
Drafted
2021, round 2, 33rd overall
Born
RUS
2026-27
KHL · CSKA Moskva
Games
15
Goals
8
Assists
4
Points
12

His NHL ratings and game log →

Prospect score · 2026-27
Long shot

683rd of 1,160 prospects in the NHLnew

23rd in the BUF system · 10th among its forwards

+0.8WAR a season if he sticks
Outlook
NHL odds5%Becomes a full-time NHL player — 200 games by 26
Impact odds2%Better than the typical NHL regular among forwards
Arrival—Too unlikely to stick for an arrival year to mean much
WAR a season if he sticks+0.1+0.8+2.0Low, middle and high outcomes among his comparables who became regulars

Of the 10 players most like him at the same point in their development, 0 became full-time NHL players.

Development

His scoring, converted to an NHL equivalent, against every player his age and position that season. Zero is the average player his age; the band is where his comparables were at each age.

-2-10+1+21617181920212223Age2019-20, age 16, 23 GP: -0.56 vs. his age group (0.07 NHL-equivalent points per game)2020-21, age 17, 61 GP: -0.20 vs. his age group (0.12 NHL-equivalent points per game)2021-22, age 18, 55 GP: -0.81 vs. his age group (0.08 NHL-equivalent points per game)2022-23, age 19, 56 GP: -0.59 vs. his age group (0.12 NHL-equivalent points per game)2023-24, age 20, 56 GP: -0.47 vs. his age group (0.16 NHL-equivalent points per game)2024-25, age 21, 68 GP: +0.70 vs. his age group (0.40 NHL-equivalent points per game)2025-26, age 22, 68 GP: +0.53 vs. his age group (0.40 NHL-equivalent points per game)2026-27, age 23, 15 GP: +1.04 vs. his age group (0.55 NHL-equivalent points per game)
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 26: 200 NHL games by then makes a regular.

#PlayerMatchNHL GP by 26Career NHL GPOutcomeWAR a season
1Jonathan Dahlen2016 · #42 · at 2363%6161Did not stick—
2Robin Kovacs2015 · #62 · at 2352%00Did not stick—
3Jeremy Bracco2015 · #61 · at 2351%00Did not stick—
4Artur Kayumov2016 · #50 · at 2349%00Did not stick—
5Anton Rodin2009 · #53 · at 2345%33Did not stick—
6Tyler Benson2016 · #32 · at 2345%3838Did not stick—
7Alex Khokhlachev2011 · #40 · at 2343%99Did not stick—
8Eric O'Dell2008 · #39 · at 2342%4141Did not stick—
9Nick Sorensen2013 · #45 · at 2342%55Did not stick—
10Morgan Klimchuk2013 · #28 · at 2341%11Did not stick—
Season by season
SeasonGPGAPtsPIM
2026-27KHL · CSKA Moskva1584124
2025-26KHL · CSKA Moskva6816244028
2024-25KHL · CSKA Moskva6817234018
2023-24VHL · Zvezda Moskva55276
2023-24KHL · CSKA Moskva56581312
2022-23VHL · Zvezda Moskva30112
2022-23MHL · Krasnaya Armiya Moskva21012
2022-23KHL · CSKA Moskva56551037
2021-22VHL · Zvezda Moskva253478
2021-22MHL · Krasnaya Armiya Moskva13510156
2021-22KHL · CSKA Moskva170000
2020-21WJC-18 · Russia U1872576
2020-21MHL · Krasnaya Armiya Moskva6125275230
2020-21KHL · CSKA Moskva10000
2019-20WHC-17 · Russia U1763474
2019-20Russia U18 · CSKA Moskva U1833470
2019-20Russia U17 · CSKA Moskva U17115492
2019-20MHL · Krasnaya Armiya Moskva23841210
2018-19Russia U18 · Dynamo Moskva U181113122514
2018-19Russia U17 · Dynamo Moskva U1710000
2018-19Russia U16 · Dynamo Moskva U162427305761
2017-18WSI U15 · Dynamo Moskva Selects U157871518
2017-18Russia U16 · Dynamo Moskva U162111112222
2016-17WSI U14 · Russia Selects U149118194

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. All Sabres prospects · How the rankings work