Victor Eklund
- Age
- 19
- Height
- 5'11"
- Weight
- 175 lb
- Shoots
- R
- Drafted
- 2025, round 1, 16th overall
- Born
- SWE
- 2026-27
- NHL · New York Islanders
- Games
- 7
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 1
- Points
- 2
Of the 10 players most like him at the same point in their development, 7 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 | Eeli Tolvanen2017 · #30 · at 19 | 36% | 423 | 432 | Regular | +0.84 |
| 2 | Nikita Filatov2008 · #6 · at 19 | 35% | 53 | 53 | Did not stick | — |
| 3 | Clayton Keller2016 · #7 · at 19 | 32% | 601 | 691 | Regular | +1.70 |
| 4 | Zach Boychuk2008 · #14 · at 19 | 30% | 127 | 127 | Did not stick | — |
| 5 | Owen Tippett2017 · #10 · at 19 | 27% | 428 | 437 | Regular | +1.09 |
| 6 | Kevin Fiala2014 · #11 · at 19 | 27% | 488 | 707 | Regular | +1.23 |
| 7 | Martin Necas2017 · #12 · at 19 | 26% | 519 | 526 | Regular | +2.10 |
| 8 | Nazem Kadri2009 · #7 · at 19 | 26% | 488 | 1069 | Regular | +2.24 |
| 9 | Tyson Jost2016 · #10 · at 19 | 26% | 495 | 564 | Regular | +0.45 |
| 10 | Alex Nylander2016 · #8 · at 19 | 25% | 126 | 126 | Did not stick | — |
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27NHL · New York Islanders | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025-26WJC-20 · Sweden U20 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| 2025-26SHL · Djurgårdens IF | 43 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 22 |
| 2025-26NHL · New York Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-26AHL · Bridgeport Islanders | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024-25WJC-20 · Sweden U20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024-25J20 Nationell · Djurgårdens IF U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25HockeyAllsvenskan · Djurgårdens IF | 42 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 37 |
| 2023-24WJC-18 · Sweden U18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 2023-24WJAC-19 · Sweden U18 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 2023-24J20 Nationell · Djurgårdens IF U20 | 30 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 26 |
| 2023-24J18 Region · Djurgårdens IF U18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-24J18 Nationell · Djurgårdens IF U18 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023-24HockeyAllsvenskan · Djurgårdens IF | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023-24Hlinka Gretzky Cup · Sweden U18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022-23WHC-17 · Sweden U17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23J20 Nationell · Djurgårdens IF U20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022-23J18 Region · Djurgårdens IF U18 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 28 |
| 2022-23J18 Nationell · Djurgårdens IF U18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 16 |
| 2021-22U16 SM · Djurgårdens IF U16 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021-22U16 Div.1 · Djurgårdens IF U16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021-22TV-Pucken · Stockholm Syd | 8 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 |
| 2021-22J18 Region · Djurgårdens IF U18 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 |
| 2021-22J18 Nationell · Djurgårdens IF U18 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| 2020-21U16 Div.1 · Djurgårdens IF U16 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
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