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Vitali Pinchuk
Center · NSH · NHL

Vitali Pinchuk

Age
24
Height
6'3"
Weight
203 lb
Shoots
L
Drafted
Undrafted
Born
BLR
2026-27
NHL · Nashville Predators
Games
3
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points
1
Prospect score · 2026-27
High end

29th of 1,160 prospects in the NHLnew

4th in the NSH system · 4th among its forwards

+1.4WAR a season if he sticks
Outlook
NHL odds63%Becomes a full-time NHL player — 200 games by 26
Impact odds52%Better than the typical NHL regular among forwards
Arrival2026-27The season his comps who made it typically became regulars
WAR a season if he sticks+0.6+1.4+3.5Low, 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 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+217181920212223Age2019-20, age 17, 54 GP: -0.28 vs. his age group (0.11 NHL-equivalent points per game)2021-22, age 19, 12 GP: -1.44 vs. his age group (0.00 NHL-equivalent points per game)2022-23, age 20, 61 GP: -0.48 vs. his age group (0.16 NHL-equivalent points per game)2023-24, age 21, 43 GP: +0.43 vs. his age group (0.35 NHL-equivalent points per game)2024-25, age 22, 66 GP: +0.73 vs. his age group (0.45 NHL-equivalent points per game)2025-26, age 23, 65 GP: +1.69 vs. his age group (0.70 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
1Daniel Pribyl2011 · #168 · at 2339%00Did not stick—
2Dominik Kubalik2013 · #191 · at 2339%202357Regular+1.41
3Jori Lehtera2008 · #65 · at 2435%75307Regular after 26—
4Victor Olofsson2014 · #181 · at 2431%188452Regular after 26—
5Joachim Blichfeld2016 · #210 · at 2331%88Did not stick—
6Rodrigo Abols2016 · #184 · at 2530%064Did not stick—
7Miro Aaltonen2013 · #177 · at 2430%00Did not stick—
8Dominik Lakatos2017 · #157 · at 2430%00Did not stick—
9Jack Dugan2017 · #142 · at 2330%00Did not stick—
10Cooper Marody2015 · #158 · at 2329%77Did not stick—
Season by season
SeasonGPGAPtsPIM
2026-27NHL · Nashville Predators30110
2026-27AHL · Milwaukee Admirals10000
2025-26KHL · Dinamo Minsk6531356618
2024-25KHL · Dinamo Minsk6625184324
2023-24KHL · Dinamo Minsk439132210
2022-23KHL · Dinamo Minsk61861418
2021-22WJC-20 D1A · Belarus U2052684
2021-22KHL · Dinamo Minsk120004
2021-22Belarus · Dinamo-Molodechno251210228
2020-21KHL · Dinamo Minsk50000
2020-21Belarus · Metallurg Zhlobin3810152516
2019-20WJC-20 D1A · Belarus U2052240
2019-20OHL · Kingston Frontenacs5413213412
2018-19WJC-18 · Belarus U1852130
2018-19EYOF · Belarus U1731120
2018-19Belarus2 · Team Belarus U182328106
2018-19Belarus Vysshaya · Team Belarus U17178111914
2017-18Belarus Vysshaya · Metallurg Zhlobin-21565114

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