Oliver Suvanto
Center · Washington Capitals · Rookie
Drafted 18th overall (Round 1), 2026 · $1.1M entry-level deal through 2029
Oliver Suvanto has not played an NHL game yet, so there are no NHL stats to show. What follows is the HighDanger projection for the incoming rookie, drawn from a comparables model on every drafted skater since 2005.
HighDanger projection
Rookie is the projected first NHL season; Prime is the projected best season of a player's prime, roughly ages 24 to 28. These are preseason estimates, recalculated once Suvanto has played 10 NHL games.
Upside comp
Roope Hintz
A big Finnish center; if the skating and scoring click he tracks toward a Hintz-style top-line two-way threat.
2025-26, last season before the NHL
| League | Club |
GP | G | A | P | P/GP |
| Liiga | Tappara |
48 | 2 | 8 |
10 | 0.21 |
Closest comparables
The model's nearest historical matches at the same age and production, by league-adjusted scoring: Erik Karlsson, Reid Boucher, Vasily Podkolzin, Luca Cunti.
Projection is a comparables (nearest-neighbor) model over drafted skaters 2005-2019, not a guarantee. Full career stats will appear here once Suvanto plays NHL games.