Vasily Zelenov
- Age
- 20
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 194 lb
- Shoots
- L
- Drafted
- 2024, round 7, 204th overall
- Born
- RUS
- 2026-27
- NCAA · Univ. of Wisconsin
- Games
- 4
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 6
- Points
- 7
Of the 10 players most like him at the same point in their development, 1 became full-time NHL players.
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.
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.
| # | Player | Match | NHL GP by 26 | Career NHL GP | Outcome | WAR a season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jere Sallinen2009 · #163 · at 20 | 67% | 0 | 0 | Did not stick | — |
| 2 | Brendan O'Donnell2010 · #156 · at 20 | 64% | 0 | 0 | Did not stick | — |
| 3 | Patrick Shea2015 · #192 · at 20 | 64% | 0 | 0 | Did not stick | — |
| 4 | Ben Sexton2009 · #206 · at 20 | 60% | 2 | 2 | Did not stick | — |
| 5 | Greg Burke2008 · #174 · at 20 | 58% | 0 | 0 | Did not stick | — |
| 6 | Cody Ferriero2010 · #127 · at 20 | 58% | 0 | 0 | Did not stick | — |
| 7 | Alexander Kerfoot2012 · #150 · at 20 | 56% | 278 | 646 | Regular | +1.23 |
| 8 | Taylor Stefishen2008 · #136 · at 20 | 56% | 0 | 0 | Did not stick | — |
| 9 | Aarne Talvitie2017 · #160 · at 20 | 56% | 0 | 0 | Did not stick | — |
| 10 | David Wohlberg2008 · #172 · at 20 | 55% | 0 | 0 | Did not stick | — |
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27NCAA · Univ. of Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025-26NCAA · Univ. of Wisconsin | 28 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 23 |
| 2024-25WJC-20 D1A · Austria U20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024-25USHL · Green Bay Gamblers | 54 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 39 |
| 2023-24AlpsHL · RB Hockey Juniors | 40 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 24 |
| 2022-23Czechia U20 2 · RB Hockey Academy U18 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 20 |
| 2022-23Austria U20 · EC Salzburg U20 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 16 |
| 2021-22ICEYSL · EC Salzburg U20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-22ICEJL · RB Hockey Academy U18 | 31 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 20 |
| 2017-18WSI U12 · Ural Selects U12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 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. All Sabres prospects · How the rankings work