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Buffalo Sabres
StivenSardarian
RWAge: 23188 CM79 KGRUS RUS
61PNHLe
Stiven Sardarian
NHLNHL Draft2021, BUF (88th overall)3rd round, 24th pick
THLTHL Draft2021, BUF (88th overall)3rd round, 24th pick

Projected potential

Bio

A highly skilled forward with top-six upside, but a lot of quality players to leapfrog in a deep young organization like Buffalo.

PNHLe

Projected potential: 61 · 2nd Line Potential2025-26 · NCAA · Michigan Tech

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
6.5
65% 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
6.3
 
Best-case offensive upside (peak season points potential). Forwards: 8.0 ≈ 80 points. Defense and goalie scales differ.

Scouting Feed

Sardarian broke out in his junior season with Michigan Tech, posting a point-per-game. He exploded in his senior year, tallying 44 in 37, leading the team in scoring and finishing 13th in the nation. He was named CCHA forward of the year. The Sabres need to sign him by the end of June or he will become a UFA as of mid-August –

The Buffalo Sabres drafted Sardarian in the third round (88th overall) in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.



Career Stats
SeasonTypeLeagueTeamGPGAP+/-PIMPPGSHGSOG
2015-16RegularWSI U13Russia Selects U13857122
2016-17RegularWSI U14Russia Selects U149471127
2017-18RegularWSI U15Moskva Selects U159613194
2018-19RegularRussia U18CSKA Moskva U1810220
2018-19RegularRussia U16CSKA Moskva U16271124358
2019-20RegularRussia U17CSKA Moskva U172312233518
2019-20RegularRussia U18CSKA Moskva U18242857854
2019-20PlayoffsRussia U18CSKA Moskva U1810418224
2020-21RegularMHLKrasnaya Armiya Moskva509213072
2020-21RegularRussia U18CSKA Moskva U18668146
2020-21PlayoffsMHLKrasnaya Armiya Moskva1000-10
2020-21PlayoffsRussia U18CSKA Moskva U1842572
2021-22RegularUSHLYoungstown Phantoms4681725-724
2021-22PlayoffsUSHLYoungstown Phantoms2000-34
2022-23RegularNCAAUniv. of New Hampshire29257-18
2023-24RegularNCAAUniv. of New Hampshire327714-412
2024-25RegularNCAAMichigan Tech35112435351
2025-26RegularNCAAMichigan Tech371232441230