Scott Ratzlaff
Goaltender · BUF · ECHL

Scott Ratzlaff

Age
21
Height
6'1"
Weight
192 lb
Catches
L
Drafted
2023, round 5, 141st overall
Born
CAN
2025-26
ECHL · Jacksonville Icemen
Games
15
Save pct
.913
GAA
3.10

His NHL ratings and game log →

Prospect score · 2026-27
Depth

457th of 1,160 prospects in the NHLnew

17th in the BUF system · 4th among its goalies

+1.4WAR a season if he sticks
Outlook
NHL odds10%Becomes a full-time NHL player — 100 games by 27
Impact odds5%Better than the typical NHL regular among goalies
Arrival—Too unlikely to stick for an arrival year to mean much
WAR a season if he sticks−0.0+1.4+4.1Low, 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+21617181920Age2021-22, age 16, 22 GP: -0.07 vs. his age group2022-23, age 17, 34 GP: +1.06 vs. his age group2023-24, age 18, 52 GP: -0.69 vs. his age group2024-25, age 19, 49 GP: +0.81 vs. his age group2025-26, age 20, 28 GP: -0.29 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
1Cal Petersen2013 · #129 · at 2167%101106Regular+0.60
2Dylan Wells2016 · #123 · at 2161%11Did not stick—
3Tyler Bunz2010 · #121 · at 2158%11Did not stick—
4Laurent Brossoit2011 · #164 · at 2158%82141Regular after 27—
5Edward Pasquale2009 · #117 · at 2155%33Did not stick—
6Brandon Maxwell2009 · #154 · at 2152%00Did not stick—
7Joe Cannata2009 · #173 · at 2151%00Did not stick—
8Christopher Carrozzi2008 · #154 · at 2150%00Did not stick—
9Francois Brassard2012 · #166 · at 2149%00Did not stick—
10Francois Tremblay2012 · #146 · at 2149%00Did not stick—
Season by season
SeasonGPRecordSv%GAASO
2025-26ECHL · Jacksonville Icemen155-7-2.9133.100
2025-26AHL · Rochester Americans134-6-3.8783.441
2024-25WHL · Seattle Thunderbirds4923-19-4.9103.161
2023-24WHL · Seattle Thunderbirds5221-26-1.9053.331
2022-23WHL · Seattle Thunderbirds3425-8-0.9182.155
2021-22WHL · Seattle Thunderbirds2217-2-1.9042.481
2020-21WHL · Seattle Thunderbirds31-0-0.8672.980
2020-21CSSHL U16 · Northern Alberta Xtreme U16 Prep11-0-01.0000.001
2019-20AMBHL · Lloydminster Lancers U15 AAA179-5-3.8992.412
2018-19HSL U15 · Wings Hockey Club U15138-3-0.9003.122

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