10/04 Prospect Recap: Andersen, Musa, Plotnikov

Published 4 October 2026, 2:15 pm ET

The best seven days outside the NHL, September 28 to October 4: 180 players across 14 leagues, 122 of them already in an NHL organisation. Leagues this week: AHL (38), OHL (25), QMJHL (22), NCAA (22), KHL (19), WHL (13), SHL (10), Allsvenskan (9), NL (7), Liiga (5), Czechia (4), MHL (3), Slovakia (2), VHL (1).

Poul Andersen led everyone with 8 points in 3 games for Red Deer Rebels (WHL).

The week, league by league

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119 of 180 players · 2026-09-28 to 2026-10-04

1
Poul AndersenRW
Red Deer RebelsWHLage 19.3U23
No NHL teamUndrafted
3 GP6G2A8P
2.67 per game
2
Jason MusaLW
Brantford BulldogsOHLage 19.4U23
No NHL teamUndrafted
3 GP5G3A8P
2.67 per game
3
Jayden PerronRW
MichiganNCAAage 21.7U23
CAR2023 · Rd 3 · #94#164 on our board
2 GP3G4A7P
3.50 per game
4
Michael HageC
MichiganNCAAage 20.5U23
MTL2024 · Rd 1 · #21#16 on our board
2 GP3G4A7P
3.50 per game
5
Egor ShilovC
Victoriaville TigresQMJHLage 18.4U23
COL2026 · Rd 2 · #43
3 GP3G4A7P
2.33 per game
6
Thomas DesruisseauxC
Victoriaville TigresQMJHLage 20.6U23
No NHL teamUndrafted
3 GP2G5A7P
2.33 per game
7
Aiden KellyC
Brantford BulldogsOHLage 16.7U23
No NHL teamUndrafted
3 GP1G6A7P
2.33 per game
8
Jani NymanF
Coachella Valley FirebirdsAHLage 22.2U23
SEA2022 · Rd 2 · #49#76 on our board
2 GP5G1A6P
3.00 per game
9
Alexey VlasovRW
Victoriaville TigresQMJHLage 18.7U23
No NHL teamUndrafted
3 GP5G1A6P
2.00 per game
10
Alessandro Di IorioC
Sarnia StingOHLage 18.5U23
CBJ2026 · Rd 3 · #94
3 GP3G3A6P
2.00 per game
11
Jagger FirkusF
Coachella Valley FirebirdsAHLage 22.4U23
SEA2022 · Rd 2 · #35#80 on our board
2 GP2G4A6P
3.00 per game
12
Owen ConradD
Charlottetown IslandersQMJHLage 19.6U23
No NHL teamUndrafted
3 GP2G4A6P
2.00 per game
13
William ShieldsRW
Charlottetown IslandersQMJHLage 20.5U23
No NHL teamUndrafted
3 GP2G4A6P
2.00 per game
14
Beckett HamiltonRW
Red Deer RebelsWHLage 18.5U23
COL2026 · Rd 3 · #74
3 GP1G5A6P
2.00 per game
15
Matthew ButlerC
Charlottetown IslandersQMJHLage 20.4U23
No NHL teamUndrafted
3 GP1G5A6P
2.00 per game
16
Filip EkbergRW
Ottawa 67'sOHLage 19.5U23
CAR2025 · Rd 7 · #221
3 GP4G1A5P
1.67 per game
17
Braidy WassilynLW
Saginaw SpiritOHLage 18.4U23
No NHL teamUndrafted
2 GP3G2A5P
2.50 per game
18
Daniel BerehowskyRW
Chicoutimi SaguenéensQMJHLage 20.0U23
No NHL teamUndrafted
2 GP3G2A5P
2.50 per game
19
Jean-Cristoph LemieuxRW
Sudbury WolvesOHLage 18.3U23
No NHL teamUndrafted
2 GP3G2A5P
2.50 per game
20
Florent HouleRW
Sherbrooke PhœnixQMJHLage 19.2U23
UTA2026 · Rd 5 · #147
2 GP2G3A5P
2.50 per game
21
Nolan DuskocyRW
Charlottetown IslandersQMJHLage 18.7U23
No NHL teamUndrafted
3 GP2G3A5P
1.67 per game
22
Adam NemecLW
Sudbury WolvesOHLage 19.0U23
OTT2026 · Rd 3 · #72
1 GP1G4A5P
5.00 per game
23
Jan ChovanC
Sudbury WolvesOHLage 19.7U23
LAK2025 · Rd 6 · #184
2 GP1G4A5P
2.50 per game
24
Daxon RudolphD
DenverNCAAage 18.6U23
BUF2026 · Rd 1 · #4#18 on our board
2 GP1G4A5P
2.50 per game
25
Jayson ShaugabayRW
Minn. DuluthNCAAage 21.5U23
TBL2023 · Rd 4 · #115#168 on our board
2 GP1G4A5P
2.50 per game

Standouts

Poul Andersen (WHL, Red Deer Rebels, RW): 6G 2A in 3 GP.
Jason Musa (OHL, Brantford Bulldogs, LW): 5G 3A in 3 GP.
Sergei Plotnikov (KHL, SKA Saint Petersburg, LW): 4G 3A in 3 GP.
Jayden Perron (NCAA, Michigan, RW): 3G 4A in 2 GP. CAR prospect, 2023 pick 94, #164 on our board.
Michael Hage (NCAA, Michigan, C): 3G 4A in 2 GP. MTL prospect, 2024 pick 21, #16 on our board.
Egor Shilov (QMJHL, Victoriaville Tigres, C): 3G 4A in 3 GP. COL prospect, 2026 pick 43.

Our top-ranked prospects this week

#14 Alexander Zharovsky (MTL, KHL): 3 points in 3 GP.
#16 Michael Hage (MTL, NCAA): 7 points in 2 GP.
#18 Daxon Rudolph (BUF, NCAA): 5 points in 2 GP.
#37 Benjamin Rautiainen (TBL, Liiga): 1 points in 2 GP.
#40 Ethan Wyttenbach (CGY, NCAA): 4 points in 2 GP.

How it works

Lines come from each league's published game sheets, or from the daily change in season totals where a league publishes no game logs. Our rank is the site's prospect board, which weighs age, league strength and production. European and NCAA seasons start later than the CHL, so early-autumn weeks lean junior.