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Nikita Klepov Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2008-06-27 Country: USA
2026 · Round 1, Pick #15  ·  Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks
Michigan State
BigTen D1

Set Commitment

NCAA Division I

NCAA D3 / D2

Career Trajectory
Dashed = raw PPG  ·  ■ Solid blue = age-adjusted NCAAe-PPG  ·  ■ Green = actual college PPG
Junior Seasons
Season Team League GP G A Pts PPG NCAAe-PPG Age-Adj D3e-PPG Age-Adj
2024-25 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 59 12 19 31 0.525 0.3099 0.3431 1.5780 1.7472
2025-26 Saginaw Spirit OHL 67 37 60 97 1.448 0.8376 0.8845 3.7201 3.9285
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

8%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
90%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#3702
Forward overall
#6
Forward born in 2008

D1 Comparables

Taylor Cammarata
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.58 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.69 D1 FR PPG)
0.98 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Seamus Malone
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 1.00 PPG
→ Wisconsin (0.74 D1 FR PPG)
0.76 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Vinnie Hinostroza
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.30 PPG
→ Notre Dame (0.94 D1 FR PPG)
0.76 Elite
NCAAe PPG
Zach Stepan
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.39 PPG
→ Minnesota State (0.60 D1 FR PPG)
0.81 Strong
NCAAe PPG

Michigan State Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Eric Nilson
Allsvenskan 2024-25
0.31
actual FR PPG at Michigan State
Porter Martone
OHL 2023-24
1.43
actual FR PPG at Michigan State
Anthony Romani
OHL 2023-24
0.76
actual FR PPG at Michigan State

D2/3 Comparables

Arkhip Ledenkov
St. Scholastica · 2018-19
1.636 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Neil Trimm
Neumann · 2003-04
1.800 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Filimon Ledenkov
St. Scholastica · 2018-19
1.636 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG

How to read this: NCAAe and D3e factors convert a player's junior PPG into expected NCAA scoring at the D1 or D3 level. Harder conferences → lower projected PPG for the same player. A strong junior player (e.g. USHL 0.90 PPG) will project much higher in NESCAC than Big Ten because the D3 scoring environment is lower-difficulty.

Strength factor: conferences above 1.0 are harder than average; below 1.0 are easier. The formula is: Base NCAAe PPG ÷ Conference Strength = Projected PPG.