Liam Ruck’s 104-Point Season Powers Nhl Top Prospects Right-Wing List
The latest nhl top prospects list for 2026 right wings puts Liam Ruck front and center after a 104-point breakout season with the Medicine Hat Tigers. The ranking also includes Jaxon Cover, Alan Shaikhlishlamov and Casey Mutryn, giving scouts a clearer read on a group that has depth even if it is not as top-heavy as 2025.
Liam Ruck Leads The Group
Ruck’s 104 points made him the loudest number in the rankings. After Gavin McKenna and Cayden Lindstrom left last year’s Medicine Hat roster, the Tigers needed production from elsewhere, and he delivered it during the season that pushed him into the top-right-wing conversation.
That kind of output matters because the 2026 class already has one measurable reference point: six right wingers went in the first round at the 2025 NHL Draft. Porter Martone went to the Philadelphia Flyers, and Victor Eklund went to the New York Islanders, so the current crop is being measured against a recent first-round standard.
Jaxon Cover At Penn State
Jaxon Cover is another name on the list after a season with the London Knights. He finished third on the club with 52 points, including 32 assists and 20 goals, and is set to play at Penn State.
Those numbers show a cleaner profile than raw volume alone. Cover produced nearly as many assists as goals, and his place on a strong London roster gives evaluators a straightforward read on how he drove offense in a structured setting.
Alan Shaikhlishlamov In Russia
Alan Shaikhlishlamov arrives from Russia’s MHL with 18 goals and 17 assists in his draft-year season. The ranking labels him a longer-term project who could develop into a bottom-six forward, which puts his value on projection rather than immediate scoring punch.
That makes his season one of the more useful contrasts in the group. Unlike Cover and Ruck, Shaikhlishlamov’s case is built on how his game might translate rather than a dominant North American scoring line.
Casey Mutryn’s USNTDP Run
Casey Mutryn brings a different sample again. He played 70 total games with the USNTDP team this season, scored 21 goals and added 32 assists, then picked up five points at the U18 World Junior Championship with the United States.
For teams sorting through the right-wing board, that mix of volume and international production gives Mutryn a steadier baseline than a one-tournament flash. The ranking groups him with players at different stages, but his season shows he can produce over a long schedule and still add offense against elite age-group competition.
The takeaway for draft watchers is simple: this right-wing class is deeper than the headline names alone. Ruck’s 104 points, Cover’s 52-point season, Shaikhlishlamov’s 35-point draft year and Mutryn’s 53 points for the USNTDP form the core of a list that teams can start mapping now, long before the 2026 NHL Draft arrives.
