2026 NHL Draft Results

Round 4

Lavr Gashilov nearly made the top thirty two of my final 2026 NHL Mock Draft. He was my top Russian in this entire draft. Find out who got him in the fourth round.

Chris Ransom follow @DraftUtopia Last Updated: June 29, 2026.

97. Vancouver Canucks: Yaroslav Bryzgalov, LW, Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) A Grade
    
    
    Yaroslav Bryzgalov is one of the re-entry players for the 2026 Draft. At 6’4” and 220 pounds this left hand winger/centerman has all the tools. In his first year of eligibility for the NHL draft in 2025 he was with the USHL’s Des Moines Buccaneers where he played in 51 games 10 goals, 7 assists for 17 PTS and -15. For the 2025 season he was playing for the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL and played in 64 games with 13 goals, 42 assists for 55 PTS and +30. Not to mention 15 playoff games with 2 goals and 12 assists for 14 PTS and +12. Clearly the extra year will help his draft stock for 2026 to be a top 100 pick.
    
    
    
    Bryzgalov, a physical presence on the ice and is not afraid to throw his large frame around to knock players off the puck. He is also a playmaker, just look at the number of assists he is putting up consistently. He plays a good 200 foot game and is defensively responsible as you can tell by the +30 for the season.
    
    
    
98. Florida Panthers: Jonas Kemps, D, Chicago Steel (USHL) B- Grade
    
    
    Florida drafts a third line defenseman to stash and develop. Jonas Kemps left the USNTDP team in the USHL to join the Chicago Steel.
    
    
    
    Jonas Kemp has the skating, playmaking, passing, vision, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Jonas Kemp has the ceiling of a third line defesneman in the NHL.
    
    
    
    The 6-6 196 lb Jonas Kemp had 2 goals, 7 assists, and 9 points in 57 games with the Chicago Steel in the USHL in 2025-2026. He will play for the Seattle Thunderbirds next season in the WHL before enrolling at Michigan State in 2027.
    
    
    
    
    
99. Seattle Kraken: Viktor Fyodorov, C, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL) C- Grade
    
    
    Seattle has an abundance of centers in both the NHL and their prospect pool. Viktor Fydorov is one of the top KHL players in the 2026 NHL Draft, but I had him going in the sixth round, so to take him here feels like a massive reach especially for a team that has no business drafting a center.
    
    
    
    Viktor Fyodorov has the skating, playmaking, passing, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Viktor Fyodorov could develop into a fourth line center in the NHL.
    
    
    
    The 5-11 176 lb Viktor Fyodorov had 3 goals, 7 assists, 10 points, 10 penalty minutes, and a +5 +/- ratio in 18 MHL games in 2025-2026. Viktor Fyodorov had 2 goals, 6 assists, 8 points, 8 penalty minutes, and a +8 +/- ratio in 32 VHL games in 2025-2026. Viktor Fyodorov had 1 goal, 3 assists, 4 points, 2 penalty minutes, and a +4 +/- ratio in 13 KHL games in 2025-2026.
    
    
    
    Viktor Fyodorov's strongest trait is his brain. He's a very smart cerebral player that had 6 goals, 4 assists, and 10 points in 17 games in the 2026 MHL Playoffs.
    
    
    
100. Calgary Flames: Egor Barabanov, C, Saginaw Spirit (OHL) A+ Grade
     
     
     Egor Barabanov is a great value pick in the second round. Calgary got him in the fourth round and this may be Calgary's best fourth round pick in fifteen years when they drafted Johnny Gaudreau.
     
     
     
     Egor Barbanov has the speed, explosion, burst, agility, skating, foot speed, playmaking, passing, shooting, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Egor Barabanov is the forty first player with experience or potential on a first line in the 2026 NHL Draft.
     
     
     
     The 6-0 175 lb Egor Barbanov had 28 goals, 63 assists, 91 points, 481 face off wins, 197 shots on goal, 11 power play goals, and 1 game-winning goal in 2025-2026. Egor Barabanov had 1 goal, 3 assists, and 4 points in 4 games during the 2026 OHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
     Egor Barbanov is heading to Massachusetts with Tobias Trejbal, Landon Nycz, and Samu Alalauri next season. He's a crafty creative guy and a playmaker who sees all his options. Saginaw signed him as a Free Agent and reloaded at center after losing Michael Misa, the second overall pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft.
     
     
     
     
     
101. Washington Capitals: Tyus Sparks, RW, Spokane Chiefs (WHL) B- Grade
     
     
     The Washington Capitals draft a right winger to play on the back six. Washington is pretty stacked at right winger, so trading up for this player didn't make a lot of sense since he will probably go to the Hershey Bears after his time in the WHL is up in the AHL unless he goes to college. Tyus Sparks is the son of former CFL quarterback and Boise State quarterback Nate Sparks. Tyus Sparks was drafted by the Vancouver Giants in the first round of the 2023 WHL Draft. Vancouver traded him to the Spokane Chiefs in the trade that sent Mathis Preston to the Vancouver Giants. He became the Spokane Chiefs second line right winger by the end of the season.
     
     
     
     Tyus Sparks has the speed, explosion, burst, agility, skating, playmaking, passing, shooting, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Tyus Sparks has the floor of a first line right winger in the AHL and the ceiling of a second line right winger in the NHL.
     
     
     
     The 6-0 181 lb Tyus Sparks had 11 goals, 6 assists, 17 points, and a +1 +/- ratio in 2024-2025 in 53 WHL games. Tyus Sparks had 0 goals, 0 assists, and 0 points in 5 games in the 2025 WHL Playoffs. Tyus Sparks had 28 goals, 37 assists, 55 points, and a +9 +/- ratio in 69 WHL games in 2025-2026. Tyus Sparks had 2 goals, 1 assist, and 3 pints in 5 games in the 2026 WHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
102. New York Rangers: Spencer Bowes, C, Ottawa 67's (OHL) A- Grade
     
     
     Spencer is a 6' 174 pound Center for the Ottawa 67's. Spencer played in 67 games for the 67's with 23 goals 19 assists for 42 PTS and +30. Bowes also played in 9 playoff games and netted 4 goals and 4 apples for 8 PTS.
     
     
     
     Spencer plays good PP minutes and 5v5. Spencer has a nose for the net and is able to shoot quality hard shots from anyplace on the ice. He is able to win board battles and has great vision to get the puck to teammates. He has really good hands with good stick work and is able to make good plays with the puck. Needs to learn how to play better without the puck and needs to work on his speed and consistent stride. He could work out to be a solid NHLer in a few years if he is able to put on some weight and gain some better speed. He is committed to Providence College in 2027.
     
     
     
     I mocked Spencer Bowes to the New York Rangers in the sixth round. Ron Mont did this writeup though. I will give the Rangers another A- grade on the day.
     
     
     
     
     
103. Los Angeles Kings: Thomas Vandenberg, C, Ottawa 67's (OHL) A Grade
     
     
     Los Angeles drafts another center to stash and develop. Thomas Vandenberg has the floor of a first line AHL center and the ceiling of a third line NHL center. The Ottawa 67's center is going to Providence this Fall.
     
     
     
     Thomas Vanenberg has the skating, playmaking, passing, vision, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Thomas Vandenberg has the floor of a first line AHL center and the ceiling of a third line NHL center. He projects as a fourth line center in the NHL if you combine floor and ceiling, but he did enough to show he could be an effective third line center.
     
     
     
     The 6-0 180 lb Thomas Vandeberg had 25 goals, 25 assists, 50 points, a +22 +/- ratio, 450 faceoff wins, 153 shots on goal, 20 penalty minutes, 11 power play goals, ad 2 game-winning goals in 59 OHL games with the Ottawa 67's in 2025-2026. Thomas Vandenberg had 4 goals, 3 assists, and 7 points in 9 games in the 2026 OHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
104. Boston Bruins: Matvei Kotkov, RW, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) F Grade
     
     
     This is the second UDFA that the Boston Bruins drafted. Boston has not had a good start to the 2026 NHL Draft.
     
     
     
     
     
105. Carolina Hurricanes: Mikey Berchild, C, USNTDP (USHL) A+ Grade
     
     
     Carolina got a guy that was a preseason first round prospect in the fourth round. Mikey Berchild was picked first overall by the USNTDP in the 2024 USHL Draft as the United States Team Developmental Program owned the Omaha Lancers first round pick that year and took Berchild first overall in the 2024 USHL Draft.
     
     
     
     Leading up to the 2024 NHL Draft, Mikey Berchild was the defacto challenger to Gavin McKenna to be the first player picked in the 2026 NHL Draft. Then Viggio Bjorck jumped Berchild before Keaton Verhoeff and a bunch of other guys I mentioned jumped Berchild. Most NHL mock drafts had Mikey Berchild in the 18-22 range, but he's now outside of the top 100 on most boards. I think Nashville rolls the dice on him here and with their depth at center, he could convert to a winger role at first when he gets promoted to the NHL.
     
     
     
     Mikey Berchild has the speed, explosion, burst, versatility, agility, skating, foot speed, playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Mikey Berchild has the floor of a first line forward in the AHL and the ceiling of a second line forward in the NHL. That projects as a back six forward that could develop into a top six forward in the NHL. I think center is his best position, but if he goes to a team stacked with NHL centers, he probably moves to the wing.
     
     
     
     The 5-9 172 lb Mikey Berchild had 14 goals, 7 assists, 21 points, 20 penalty minutes, and a -7 +/- ratio in 34 USHL games on the United States National Team Developmental Program in 2024-2025. Mikey Berchild had 8 goals, 11 assists, and 19 points in 21 USHL games, but did imrpove his +/- ratio from -7 to +9 in 2025-2026. Mikey Berchild heads to Denver, the defending NCAA hockey Champoins this Fall.
     
     
     
106. Nashville Predators: Jakub Floris, D, Rauman Lukko (SM Liiga) B Grade
     
     
     Nashville drafts a defender that I had going a round later in the fifth round. Jakub Flores is one of the top defenseman from Slovakia, but plays for Rauman Lukko which is a hockey team in Finland in the 2026 NHL Draft. Jakub Floris could be an effective bottom pairing defenseman on a third line in the NHL when he reaches his ceiling.
     
     
     
     Jakub Flores has the skating, playmaking, passing, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Jakub Flores still needs to develop his slap shot power and slap shot accuracy, but everything else is there.
     
     
     
     The 6-3 194 lb Jakub Flores had 10 goals, 8 assists, and 18 points in 38 games with the Rauman Lukko Under 20 Team in 2025-2026. He also posted 3 goals, 6 assists, and 9 points on the Rauman Lukko Under 18 Team in 2025-2026. He posted 1 goal, 6 assists, and 7 points in 7 playoff games with the Rauman Lukko Under 18 Team in the 2026 Playoffs.
     
     
     
     
     
107. St. Louis Blues: Landon Nycz, D, Massachusetts A+ Grade
     
     
     I had a first round grade on Landon Nycz in the preseason. I dropped him to the second round of my final mock, but a lot of people had him in the fourth round after an underwhelming freshman season at Massachusetts after a very promising season with the Sioux City Musketeers.
     
     
     
     Landon Nycz has the speed, explosion, burst, agility, skating, playmaking, passing, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Landon Nycz needs to develop his shot with both his wrist shot and his slap shot in terms of shooting power as well as shooting accuracy with both shots. Landon Nycz has the floor of a third line defenseman given his time with the Waterloo Blackhawks and the ceiling of a first line defenseman if you watch his tape on the Sioux City Musketeers. I believe Landon Nycz is closer to his ceiling than his floor as he is the fifty third player with first line potential in the 2026 NHL Draft despite struggling at Massachusetts as a freshman.
     
     
     
     The 6-2 201 lb Landon Nycz had 8 goals, 18 assists, 28 points, 31 penalty minutes, and a +13 +/- ratio in 56 USHL games in 2024-2025. Landon Nycz had 0 goals, 1 assist, and 1 point in 3 games during the 2025 USHL Playoffs. Landon Nycz` was the only defender I watched on tape outside of Keaton Verhoeff to go two periods without giving up a goal on tape as Landon Nycz is going to Massachusetts to play college hockey in 2025. Landon Nycz only had 1 goal, 2 assists, and 3 points in 35 games as a freshman at Massachusetts in 2025-2026.
     
     
     
     The Massachusetts Minutemen head coach called Landon Nycz the second best skater among every defenseman he ever coached. The only defenseman that was a better skater than Landon Nycz according to their coaching staff was Cale Makar which is a hell of an endorsement.
     
     
     
108. Detroit Red Wings: Adam Levac, C, Peterborough Petes (OHL) D Grade
     
     
     Detroit drafts a center that can develop into a fourth line center in the NHL. Adam Levac is a reach in the fourth round as I mocked him in the seventh round.
     
     
     
     Adam Levac has the skating, playmaking, passing, sniping, shooting, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Adam Levac finally showed some offensive promise, but he has to fix his defesive awareness if he wants to be anything more than an AHL player.
     
     
     
     The 6-0 172 lb Adam Levac had 16 goals, 28 assists, 44 points, 126 shots on goal, 3 power play goals, 1 game-winning goal, and 1 short-handed goal in 2025-2026. Adam Levac had 2 goals, 2 assists, 4 points, and a +2 +/- ratio in 6 games during the 2026 OHL Playoffs showing some improvement in his defesnive awareness during the OHL Playoffs. As long as that continues into next season he has a shot to be a fourth line center on an NHl team.
     
     
     
     
     
109. New York Islanders: Lincoln Kuehne, D, Arizona State B Grade
     
     
     The New York Islanders draft another defenseman. Lincoln Kuehne is a bottom pairing defenseman.
     
     
     
     Lincoln Kuehne skating, playmaking, passing, shooting, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. incoln Kuehne could develop into a third line defenseman on an NHL team.
     
     
     
     The 6-2 205 lb Lincoln Kuehne had 1 goal, 1 assist, and 2 points in 28 games as a freshman at Arizona State in 2025-2026. Lincoln Kuehne will be a sophomore at Arizona State next Fall.
     
     
     
110. Ottawa Senators: Elliot Lennon, G, Madison Capitols (USHL) F Grade
     
     
     This is the third player outside of the top 223 in my 2026 NHL Mock Draft. Ottawa having one of the worst drafts I can remember after trading their team captain Brady Tkachuk.
     
     
     
     
     
111. Pittsburgh Penguins: Parker von Richter, D, Barrie Colts (OHL) F Grade
     
     
     Pittsburgh got three players with first round grades in the first, second, and third round of the 2026 NHL Draft with Pierce Mbuyi at left winger in the third round, Markus Ruck at center in the second round, and Liam Ruck at right winger in the first round with all three of those forwards recording 75 points or more. Pittsburgh also got Tomas Galvas with their other second round pick after drafting Markus Ruck before selecting Pierce Mbuyi. They whiffed on this pick, which ruins the Pittsburgh Penguins perfect draft, but outside of the San Jose Sharks they were the only NHL team to secure three players in my top thirty two which makes the Penguins a draft winner in the 2026 NHL Draft despite not having a perfect draft.
     
     
     
     Parker von Ritcher was the number three defenseman that anchored the Barrie Colts on the second line. He is going to New Hampshire where he will get the opportunity to improve and the chance to make me eat my words for giving the Penguins a grade this bad in the fourth round.
     
     
     
112. Minnesota Wild: Kayden Lemire, RW, Prince George Cougars (WHL) B- Grade
     
     
     Minnesota goes for a stash and develop player. Kayden Lemire is a player with the ceiling to develop into a third line right winger in the NHL.
     
     
     
     Kayden Lemire has the versatility, skating, passing, vision, sniping, shooting, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Kayden Lemire has the floor of a second line right winger in the AHL and the ceiling of a third line right winger in the NHL. He looked good from what I saw on his highlights and believe he does reach his ceiling.
     
     
     
     The 6-4 192 lb Kayden Lemire had 9 goals, 20 assists, 29 points, 94 shots on goal, 62 penalty minutes, a +8 +/- ratio, 2 game-winning goals, and 1 power play goal in 68 games with the Prince George Cougars in the WHL in 2025-2026. Kayden Lemire had 1 goal, 3 assists, 4 points, and a +4 +/- ratio in 12 games during the 2026 WHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
     
     
113. Vegas Golden Knights: Jonah Sivertson, RW, Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) A+ Grade
     
     
     The Vegas Golden Knights get a right winger to stash and develop as a potential successor to Mark Stone. Jonah Sivertson was a big part of the Prince Albert Raiders offense this past season and he's playing college hockey at St. Cloud State starting in 2027 after one more season with the Prince Albert Raiders next season.
     
     
     
     Jonah Sivertson has the skating, foot speed, playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Jonah Sivertson played on the Prince Albert Raiders first line as a rookie making him the seventy seventh player with experience or potential to play on the first line in the 2026 NHL Draft.
     
     
     
     The 6-3 193 lb Jonah Sivertson had 24 goals, 29 assists, 53 points, 160 shots on goal, a +46 +/- ratio, 5 power play goals and 4 game-winning goals in 66 games as a rookie with the Prince Albert Raiders in 2025-2026. Jonah Sivertson had 3 goals, 7 asssits, 10 points, and a +1 +/- ratio in 20 games during the 2026 WHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
114. Toronto Maple Leafs: Patriks Plumins, G, HK Zemgale (LHHL) A+ Grade
     
     
     Toronto drafts a goalie to stash and develop in their prospect pool. Patricks Plumins does not have much a sample size, but he's the fourth goalie I've seen record a shutout on tape and the third goalie in this draft that checked off all 10 boxes outside of Tobias Trejbal and Brady Knowling who are my top two goalies this year. Why is he ranked so low. He only played 16 games against grown men in Latvia's LHHL professional hockey league and was awful in his lone playoff start.
     
     
     
     The 6-3 203 lb Patriks Plumins had a 1.50 goals against average which was the best GAA of any goalie in the 2026 NHL Draft, a .927 save percentage which is up there, and 3 shutouts in 16 games with HK Zemgale in the LHHL in 2025-2026. Patriks Plumins had a 4.14 GAA an .824 save percentage in his lone playoff start in the 2026 LHHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
     Style, Post Integration, Glove, Blocker Pad, Reading The Puck By Tracking, Rebound Control, Post Save Recovery, Quickness, Footwork, and Puckhandling. Those are ten different categories that NHL Draft Scouts use to evaluate goalies. Patriks Plumins checks off all ten boxes just like my top two goalies in the 2026 NHL Draft in Tobias Trejbal and Brady Knowling, but he has a much smaller sample size then both of my top two goalies which is why he's ranked my thirteenth best goalie in this draft even though he has an argument that he's the third best goalie in this entire draft since he's the only other goalie besides Trejbal and Knowling to check all 10 boxes on tape.
     
     
     
     Only four goalies that I watched on tape checked all ten boxes. Toronto drafted one of them here and that gives me optimism that the Toronto Maple Leafs have their goalie of the future.
     
     
     
     
     
115. Utah Mammoth: Carl Axelsson, G, Muskegon Lumberjacks A Grade
     
     
     Carl Axelsson was amazing on the Austin Bruins in 2024-2025, but he went undrafted. He went to the Muskegeon Lumberjacks and ended up getting drafted in the fourth round after posting a 2.48 goals against average and .916 save percentage and 2 shutouts in 2025-2026. Carl Axelsson had a 2.17 goals against average and .912 save percentage in 16 games during the 2026 USHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
     He's going to Minnesota-Duluth this Fall and he can develop there for three years before going to the AHL. Utah has Sebastian Cossa as their new backup goalie. Michael Hrabel will be going to the Tuscon Valley RoadRunners in the AHL next season.
     
     
     
116. Winnipeg Jets: Zach Wooten, LW, Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) A+ Grade
     
     
     Winnipeg drafts another winger to stash and develop for the future here. Zach Wooten is one of the five best USHL players in this draft and frankly him in round 2 or 3 is way better value than Wyatt Cullen in the top 10 or round one for that matter. I want to type way in all caps to emphasize how much better of a value pick Zach Wooten is versus Wyatt Cullen in the first round, but I won't since I believe Cullen will get drafted ahead of Wooten due to his leadership traits and his father Matt Cullen playing in the NHL. Wyatt Cullen also interviewed really well too, but let's focus on why Zach Wooten should go in the top 50. Instead, Zach Wooten falls to the fourth round getting Wooten is round 4 may end up being four times the value of drafting Wyatt Cullen in the top 10.
     
     
     
     Zach Wooten has the skating, playmaking, passing, shooting, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Zach Wooten is the forty fourth player with experience or potential to play on a first line in the 2026 NHL Draft outside of the top goalie in this draft through forty five picks.
     
     
     
     The 6-2 209 lb Zach Wooten had 35 goals, 27 assists, 62 points, a +98 _/- ratio, 177 shots, 7 power play goals, 5 game-winnng goals, 4 short-handed goals, and 2 goals in penalty shootouts in 61 games with the Green Bay Gamblers in 2025-2026. Zach Wooten had 2 goals, 0 assists, and 2 points in 2 games in the 2026 USHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
     Zach Wooten is going to Wisconsin this Fall. Zach Wooten can develop further there and the team that drafts him will not have to rush him up to the NHL. This is probably Winnipeg's best USHL pick since they took Kyle Conner on the Youngstown Phantoms in the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft.
     
     
     
     
     
117. Montreal Canadiens: Brayden Klimpke, D, Saskatoon Blades (WHL) A+ Grade
     
     
     The Montreal Canadiens draft a defenseman here. Montreal has now drafted three defensemen that were number one defensemen on their respective teams in Timofei Runtso, Cooper Cleaves, and Brayden Klimpke in the 2026 NHL Draft. They already got Noah Dobson and Lane Hutson their two first line defensemen locked up to long-term contracts. David Reinbacher, who they drafted fifth overall in 2023 is still in the AHL with the Laval Rocket too.
     
     
     
     Brayden Klimpke has the skating, playmaking, passing, shooting, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Brayden Klimpke is the seventy ninth player with experience or potential to play on a first line in the 2026 NHL Draft.
     
     
     
     The 6-0 167 lb Brayden Klimpke had 3 goals, 2 assists, 26 points, a +17 +/- ratio, 20 penalty minutes, 81 shots on goal, and 1 game-winning goal in 2024-2025. Brayden Klimkpe had 0 goals, 3 assists, and 3 points in 4 games in the 2025 WHL Playoffs. Brayden Klimpke had 4 goals, 43 assists, 47 points, a +0 +/- ratio, 43 peanlty minutes, 114 shots on goal, and 1 game-winning goal in 2025-2026. Brayden Klimpke had 1 goal, 4 assists, and 5 points in 11 games during the 2026 WHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
118. Nashville Predators: Justin Graf, LW, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) A+ Grade
     
     
     Justin Graf is the younger brother of Colin Graf. Justin Graf was the first line left winnger on the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders before a season ending injury and he's got more experience on the first line than Nashville's first draft pick Wyatt Cullen.
     
     
     
     The 6-0 173 lb Justin Graf had 23 goals, 32 assists, and 55 points in 52 USHL games in 2025-2026. He averaged over a point per game and will play one more year with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders before enrolling at Harvard in 2027.
     
     
     
     
     
119. New Jersey Devils: Lavr Gashilov, C, Avotmobilist Yekaterinburg (KHL) A+ Grade
     
     
     New Jersey pounds the table for the top Russian in this years draft. Most scouts do not have a Russian player in the first round and this guy is a third round prospect in most scouting services around pick 72. This player blew me away on tape to the point where I almost moved them into my top 32 before putting mocking him at 36 in the second round. That's the type of impact Lavr Gashilov can bring to an NHL team.
     
     
     
     Lavr Gashilov has the skating, playmaking, passing, shooting, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Lavr Gashilov has the mindset of a defensive center that can be used as a grinder. He is also a great shot blocker. Lavr Gashilov was a first line center and alternate captain on Avotmobilist Yekaterinburg's MHL team. He also won a mind boggling 72 percent of his faceoffs in the MHL this season which is the best of any player in this years 2026 NHL Draft. Lavr Gashilov is the thirty fifth player with experience or potential to play on a first line in the NHL and through thirty two picks the only pick that wasn't a first line skater was a goalie. His exceptional play defensively also allows an NHL team to plug him into a back six role.
     
     
     
     The 6-2 170 lb Lavr Gashilov had 15 goals, 25 assists, 40 points, a +20 +/- ratio, 12 penalty minutes, and won 69 percent of his faceoffs as a rookie in on Avotmobilist Yekaterinburg's MHL team in 43 games in 2024-2025. Lavr Gashilov had 16 goals, 53 assists 69 points, a +25 +/- ratio, 20 penalty minutes, and won 72 percent of his faceoffs in his second season on Avotmobilist Yekaterinburg's MHL team in 2025-2026. Lavr Gashilov had 3 goals, 5 assists, 8 points, 6 penalty minutes, and a +2 +/- ratio in 15 games during the 2026 MHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
     His captain scored the first goal at left winger in the game I watched, but he scored the second goal, and his right winger scored the third goal in the game I watched. There are people in Russia saying Lavr Gashilov is the next in line to be captain of Avotmobilist Yekaterinburg's MHL team with a possible promotion to the VHL and possibly the KHL next season with next year being his final year under contract with Avotmobilist Yekaterinburg. If an NHL team drafts Lavr Gashilov, they can sign him to an entry-level contract in 2027. New Jersey could make Lavr Gashilov their fourth line center as early as 2027, or they could start him in the AHL on the Utica Comets and make him earn NHL playing time if they manage to attract a quality Free Agent. Even if Gashilov goes to the AHL for a few years, he should be ready for the NHL by 2030.
     
     
     
120. Philadelphia Flyers: Marek Sklenicka, G, Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) C- Grade
     
     
     Philadelphia is pretty stacked at goalie. Daniel Vladar got extended. They traded for Joseph Woll. Philadelphia drafted two goalies in the 2023 NHL Draft, but neither of them impressed me. Philadelphia also drafted two goalies in the 2026 NHL Draft before drafting a center which really shocked me as they took a fourth round goalie that I liked in the second round at 62 and a seventh round goalie in the fourth round here.
     
     
     
     The 6-4 180 lb Marek Sklenicka had a 3.21 goals against average, .902 save percentage, and 3 shutouts posting a 20-12-6 record in 38 starts playing 42 games with the Seattle Thunderbirds in the WHL in 2025-2026. Marek Sklenicka went 1-2-1 in 4 games with a 3.67 goals against average and .913 save percentage in the 2026 WHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
     Style, Post Integration, Glove, Blocker Pad, Reading The Puck By Tracking, Rebound Control, Post Save Recovery, Quickness, Footwork, and Puckhandling. Those are ten different categories that NHL Draft Scouts use to evaluate goalies. Marek Sleknicka checked off 7/10 boxes and needs to improve his reading the puck by tracking, rebound control, and post save recovery.
     
     
     
     
     
121. Columbus Blue Jackets: Evan Jardine, RW, Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) A Grade
     
     
     Columbus had more intel on Jack Hextall's linemate Evan Jardine than any team in the 2026 NHL Draft. Evan Jardine is going to Ohio State this Fall. This pick would have gotten a much lower grade if anyone besides Columbus drafted him here.
     
     
     
122. Boston Bruins: Oscar Olsson, LW, Orebro HK (Elitserien) D- Grade
     
     
     Boston has had just as many reaches as Ottawa in this draft. To be fair I was going to add this player to the NHL Draft Simulator before day 2 on Saturday, but ran out of time.
     
     
     
     
     
123. St. Louis Blues: Vladimir Proskurin, G, Atlant Moscow Oblast (KHL) D Grade
     
     
     VLadimir Proskurin had a losing record of 14-21-1, but he did post a 2.97 goals against average, .921 save percentage, and a 2 shutouts in 36 MHL starts playing 41 games in 2025-2026. The fact that he played this well is why the Blues get spared from an F with a D grade here.
     
     
     
124. Buffalo Sabres: Olivers Murnieks, C, Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) B Grade
     
     
     Buffalo drafts a center for the future. Olivers Murniieks was drafted in the first round of the 2025 CHL Import Draft.
     
     
     
     Olivers Murnieks has the speed, explosion, burst, agility, versatility, skating, playmaking, passing, shooting, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Oliver Murnieks has the floor of a second line center in the AHL and the ceiling of a third line center in the NHL.
     
     
     
     The 6-1 190 lb Olivers Murnieks had 7 goals, 13 assists, 20 points, 62 shots on goal, 14 penalty minutes, 3 power play goals, 1 short-handed goal, and 1 game-winning goal in 2025-2026. He did incredible at the Under 18 World Juniors and has one more season with the Saint John Sea Dogs before he enrolls at Boston College in 2027.
     
     
     
     
     
125. Carolina Hurricanes: Ryder Fetterolf, G, Ottawa 67's (OHL) A+ Grade
     
     
     Carolina drafts a goalie to stash and develop. Ottawa 67's goalie Ryder Fetterolf became the first undrafted goalie to win CHL Goalie Of The Year since Martin Biron. He's barely 6 feet, but he has the floor of Casey DeSmith and the ceiling of Jusse Saros. With Brandon Bussi locked up for five more years and Pytor Kochetkov in a contract year, Carolina, Dallas, and perhaps Colorado are probably the handful of teams that can gamble on this guy and still get an A+ grade. I had him going in the fifth round and he would be a B grade on most teams.
     
     
     
     The 6-0 186 lb Ryder Fetterolf had a 2.07 goals against average and .923 save percentage with 6 shutouts going 29-9-3 in his 41 starts on the Ottawa 67's in 2025-2026. Ryder Fetterolf went 5-4 with a 3.04 goals against average and .900 save percentage in 9 games during the 2026 OHL Playoffs.
     
     
     
     Style, Post Integration, Glove, Blocker Pad, Reading The Puck By Tracking, Rebound Control, Post Save Recovery, Quickness, Footwork, and Puckhandling. Those are ten different categories that NHL Draft Scouts use to evaluate goalies. Ryder Fetterolf checked off 7/10 boxes and needs to improve his rebound control, post save recovery, and puckhandling.
     
     
     
126. Colorado Avalanche: Tobias Tvrznik, G, Wenatchee Wild (WHL) A+ Grade
     
     
     The Colorado Avalanche get a goalie of the future. Colorado has Scott Wedgewood in a contract year and extended backup goalie Mackenzie Blackwood. Colorado also has Ilya Nabakov their 2024 second round pick and Maggnus Chrona in their prospect pool both on their AHL team the Colorado Eagles in the American Hockey League next season. Tobias Tvrznik is a great option here as he will have one more WHL season before going to Ohio State in 2027 meaning Colorado does not have to give Tvrznik an entry-level contract until after his junior season in 2030.
     
     
     
     The 6-4 180 lb Tobias Tvrznik had a 16-18-4 record in 39 games played starting 38 of those games posting a 3.10 goals against average a .913 save percentage, and 1 shutout with the Wennatchee Wild in 2025-2026. Tobias Tvrznik was drafted tenth overall by the Wenatchee Wild in the 2025 CHL Import Draft and will be back for one more season before enrolling at Ohio State in 2027.
     
     
     
     Style, Post Integration, Glove, Blocker Pad, Reading The Puck By Tracking, Rebound Control, Post Save Recovery, Quickness, Footwork, and Puckhandling. Those are ten different categories that NHL Draft Scouts use to evaluate goalies. Tobias Tvrznik checked off 8/10 boxes, but needs to improve his his rebound control and footwork.
     
     
     
     
     
127. San Jose Sharks: Brady Knowling, G, USNTDP (USHL) A+ Grade
     
     
     San Jose drafts a goalie in the fourth round. San Jose drafted Joshua Ravensbergen in the first round of last years draft and now they get my second best goalie in this entire 2026 NHL Draft as his potential backup.
     
     
     
     Tobias Trejbal was my only first round goalie. I was torn between Brady Knowling and Dmitry Borichev as the second best goalie. Brady Knowling was the only other goalie outside of Trejbal that checked off all 10 boxes in a goalie when debating which goalie should be the second goalie that I mocked in the second round even though I ended up with 4 goalies that checked off all ten boxes as all four goalies got drafted in rounds 2-4.
     
     
     
     The 6-5 205 lb Brady Knowling had a 3.33 goals against average, and .886 save percentage in 15 USHL games going 8-5-1 in 14 starts with the USNTDP team in 2025-2026. Brady Knowling had 42 saves in a 4-2 win over the CHL in the Team USA VS CHL Prospects Game.
     
     
     
     Style, Post Integration, Glove, Blocker Pad, Reading The Puck By Tracking, Rebound Control, Post Save Recovery, Quickness, Footwork, and Puckhandling. Those are ten different categories that NHL Draft Scouts use to evaluate goalies. Tobias Trejbal is the best goalie in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft and he checks off all ten boxes, but the other goalie that checks off those 10 boxes in this draft is Brady Knowling. Tobias Trejbal has the goals against average and save percentage to sneak into the first round and Knowling doesn't, that's the difference between those two goalies.
     
     
     
     Brady Knowling will play for the Saginaw Spirit in 2026 he will go to Boston University in 2027. That is where Dallas Stars goalie Jake Oettinger played college hockey. If his GAA and save percentage improve there, he could be a really good NHL starting goalie down the road.
     
     
     
128. Colorado Avalanche: Axel Elofsson, D, Orebro HK (Elitserien) A+ Grade
     
     
     Colorado drafts a defenseman here. Axel Elofsson is the top defenseman on the board in the third round, but he fell to the final pick in the fourth round making this fantastic value for the Colorado Avalanche.
     
     
     
     Axel Elofsson has the skating, foot speed, playmaking, passing, sniping, wrist shot power, wrist shot accuracy, slap shot power, slap shot accuracy, vision, offensive awareness, defensive awareness, and hockey IQ to succeed in the NHL. Axel Elofsson is the sixty fifth player with experience or potential to play on a first line in the 2026 NHL Draft.
     
     
     
     The 5-11 174 lb Axel Elofsson had 9 goals, 23 assists, 32 points, and a +11 +/- ratio on the Orebro HK Under 20 Team in 2024-2025. Axel Elofsson had 9 goals, 32 assists, 41 points, and a +20 +/- ratio with the Orebro HK Under 20 Team in 2025-2026. Axel Elofsson had 2 goals, 9 assists, and 11 points in the playoffs.