Top candidate by recent + season-to-date stats
| Player | Predicted Odds (%) |
|---|---|
| Tage Thompson | 13.53% |
| Sam Reinhart | 12.42% |
| Nazem Kadri | 12.16% |
| Dylan Larkin | 12.08% |
| Clayton Keller | 11.27% |
| Jake Neighbours | 10.66% |
| Pavel Buchnevich | 9.86% |
| Teuvo Teräväinen | 9.34% |
| Brayden Schenn | 9.31% |
| Patrick Kane | 8.81% |
| Tim Stützle | 8.42% |
| Connor Bedard | 6.82% |
| Luke Kunin | 6.61% |
| Dylan Cozens | 6.15% |
| Mikael Backlund | 5.07% |
Runner-up based on same heuristic
| Player | Predicted Odds (%) |
|---|---|
| Ryan Donato | 11.22% |
| Shane Pinto | 10.66% |
| Jason Dickinson | 8.20% |
| Michael Amadio | 7.59% |
| Andrew Copp | 7.54% |
| Michael Rasmussen | 7.08% |
| Justin Faulk | 7.01% |
| Mathieu Joseph | 6.67% |
| Evan Rodrigues | 6.35% |
| Mason Appleton | 5.88% |
| Eetu Luostarinen | 5.83% |
| Anton Lundell | 5.17% |
| Morgan Frost | 5.05% |
| Connor Zary | 4.99% |
| Connor Murphy | 4.33% |
Third-best option by the heuristic
| Player | Predicted Odds (%) |
|---|---|
| Seth Jones | 10.40% |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 10.33% |
| James van Riemsdyk | 9.05% |
| Noah Gregor | 6.85% |
| Ryan Lomberg | 6.50% |
| Brandon Tanev | 6.23% |
| Joey Anderson | 5.70% |
| Zach Benson | 5.53% |
| Michael Kesselring | 4.63% |
| Artem Zub | 4.63% |
| Niko Mikkola | 4.60% |
| Jordan Spence | 4.33% |
| Daniil Miromanov | 4.33% |
| Travis Hamonic | 4.33% |
| Nate Schmidt | 3.36% |
Model 5 is a simple heuristic that selects the player with the strongest recent and season-to-date statistics. It doesn’t use advanced machine learning, but it provides a clear baseline for comparison against more sophisticated models.
This write-up section can be expanded with methodology, assumptions, or even links to visualizations or reports. Employers can see how the reasoning behind each model is documented.