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MatveiKorotky
CAge: 20188 CM90 KGRUS RUS
78PNHLe
Matvei Korotky
NHLNHL Draft2024, STL (211th overall)7th round, 18th pick
THLTHL Draft2024, VAN (211th overall)7th round, 19th pick

Projected potential

Bio

A strong center with an offensive upside that has a good shot.

PNHLe

Projected potential: 78 · 1st Line Potential2025-26 · KHL · SKA St. Petersburg

What is PNHLe?

PNHLe is an offensive stat that is used to project a player’s point potential at the NHL level and is meant to standardize a variety of leagues so that prospects can be compared from one league with another.

PNHLe attempts to equalize all leagues, age and positions so that the offensive potential of a prospect can easily be compared with others, while also projecting future NHL point potential in the prime years of a player.

The problem with NHLe

The premise of the NHLe stat is certainly a great idea. If a player jumps directly from one league to the NHL there should be some precedent set by historical values that would indicate how many points that player should project to having in a full NHL season. However, it always bothered me that NHLe never took into account that younger players in the same league would always have a massive disadvantage compared to those that have more experience and are physically more mature in the same league. NHLe only looks at the present to predict how many points in one league are equated at the NHL level.

NHL Certainty
6.0
60% odds
Odds of becoming a full-time NHL player (10.0 = 100%). Draft guideline is a starting point and should rise as the prospect proves himself.
Upside
6.5
 
Best-case offensive upside (peak season points potential). Forwards: 8.0 ≈ 80 points. Defense and goalie scales differ.

Scouting Feed

Korotky has continued to build momentum in his first full KHL season, producing at better than a half-point-per-game pace against strong competition and looking like an increasingly interesting long-term fantasy asset in the St. Louis system. The seventh-round pick’s offensive skill has been evident in the way he creates, using strong playmaking instincts and clever timing to open space and manipulate defenders in the offensive zone. Beyond the scoring, his profile is made even more appealing by meaningful peripheral value, with strong hit and block rates that give him an above-average BASH foundation for the league. There is still development needed in the rest of his game, but there have been encouraging signs in both his skating and defensive awareness. If that progress continues, Korotky has the tools to develop into a well-rounded prospect with real appeal in deeper dynasty formats.

Korotky is a highly skilled forward capable of producing offensively. He split the 2024-25 season across three Russian leagues: the MHL, VHL, and KHL. In a combined 59 regular-season games, Korotky produced 41 points (22 goals and 19 assists). In 18 playoff games between the KHL and MHL, he added 19 points (nine goals and 10 assists), all of which were in 16 MHL games; two games in the KHL yielded zero points. He is under contract in the Kontinental Hockey League until 2027, making him a long-term project that will develop in the KHL for the next couple of seasons, possibly longer. Depending on what he decides to do after his current contract expires, should he choose to make his way to North America, Korotky could be NHL-ready.

The St. Louis Blues drafted Korotky in the seventh round (211th overall) in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.



Career Stats
SeasonTypeLeagueTeamGPGAP+/-PIMPPGSHGSOG
2020-21RegularRussia U16SKA St. Petersburg U163419203918
2021-22RegularRussia U17SKA St. Petersburg U173427416822
2022-23RegularMHLSKA-1946 St. Petersburg6000-10
2022-23RegularMHLSKA-Varyagi St. Petersburg4821214-2716
2023-24RegularMHLSKA-1946 St. Petersburg512018382422
2023-24PlayoffsMHLSKA-1946 St. Petersburg1868141131
2024-25RegularMHLSKA-1946 St. Petersburg271714312112
2024-25RegularVHLSKA-Neva St. Petersburg201100
2024-25RegularKHLSKA St. Petersburg30549-64
2024-25PlayoffsMHLSKA-1946 St. Petersburg169101946
2024-25PlayoffsKHLSKA St. Petersburg200002
2025-26RegularKHLSKA St. Petersburg4314132738
2025-26PlayoffsKHLSKA St. Petersburg5011-50
2025-26PlayoffsMHLSKA-1946 St. Petersburg423502