Giorgios Pantelas $20.00 ▼ 60% Vertti Svensk $20.00 ▼ 60% Gleb Pugachyov $135.00 ▲ 170% Vilho Vanhatalo $20.00 ▼ 60% Olivers Murniecks $30.00 ▼ 40% Oscar Holmertz $40.00 ▼ 20% Landon Hafele $20.00 ▼ 60% Thomas Vandenberg $40.00 ▼ 20% Luke Schairer $60.00 ▲ 140% Markus Ruck $93.00 ▲ 264.8% Cooper Williams $20.00 ▼ 60% Jaxon Cover $113.00 ▲ 122.9% Brooks Rogowski $110.00 ▲ 120% Pierce Mbuyi $40.00 ▼ 20% Maddox Dagenais $185.00 ▲ 262.9% Tobias Tomik $0.01 ▼ 100% Nikita Shcherbakov $81.00 ▲ 62% Filip Novak $10.00 ▼ 80% Adam Goljer $70.00 ▲ 40% Blake Zielinski $60.00 ▲ 20% Brady Knowling $30.00 ▼ 40% Ben MacBeath $60.00 ▲ 140% Ryder Cali $72.00 ▲ 184.5% Samu Alalauri $60.00 ▲ 132.6% Axel Brongel-Larsson $0.01 ▼ 100% Theodor Knights $30.00 ▲ 20% Bruno Osmanis $0.01 ▼ 100% Landon Amrhein $0.01 ▼ 100% Jacob Xu $0.01 ▼ 100% Landon Nycz $40.00 ▲ 60% Rian Chudzinski $40.00 ▲ 60% Adam Nemec $60.00 ▲ 137.1% Max Isaksson $0.01 ▼ 100% Tomas Galvas $60.00 ▲ 135.4% Chase Harrington $101.00 ▲ 298.6% Yaroslav Fedoseyev $20.00 ▼ 20% Aleksei Vlasov $0.01 ▼ 100% Vladimir Dravecky $30.00 ▲ 20% Victor Plante $74.00 ▲ 191.3% Zach Jovanovski $20.00 ▼ 20% Frantisek Poletin $0.01 ▼ 100% Jasper Kuhta $10.00 ▼ 60% Charlie Morrison $60.00 ▲ 140% Joe Iginla $60.00 ▲ 136.5% Viktor Fyodorov $40.00 ▲ 60% Gavin McKenna $500.00 ▲ 61.4% Carson Carels $280.00 ▲ 81% Xavier Villeneuve $104.00 ▼ 30.7% Mathis Preston $68.00 ▼ 54.7% Adam Novotny $140.00 ▼ 6.7% Elton Hermansson $165.00 ▲ 10% Oliver Suvanto $170.00 ▲ 13.3% Marcus Nordmark $125.00 ▼ 16.7% Malte Gustafsson $200.00 ▲ 31% JP Hurlbert $145.00 ▲ 29.6% Simon Katolicky $30.00 ▼ 80% Daxon Rudolph $325.00 ▲ 113.7% Keaton Verhoeff $240.00 ▼ 20% Ivar Stenberg $400.00 ▲ 31.4% Tynan Lawrence $220.00 ▲ 10% Ethan Belchetz $180.00 ▼ 10% Alberts Smits $300.00 ▲ 48.4% Ryan Lin $155.00 ▼ 22.5% Chase Reid $265.00 ▲ 28% Ryan Roobroeck $104.00 ▼ 48% Viggo Bjork $250.00 ▲ 23.4% Juho Piiparinen $123.00 ▲ 11.8% Alexander Command $210.00 ▲ 90.9% Nikita Klepov $190.00 ▲ 70% Allessandro Di Iorio $40.00 ▼ 20% Tomas Chrenko $40.00 ▼ 21.1% Mikey Berchild $40.00 ▼ 20% Lavr Gashilov $30.00 ▼ 40% Jakub Vanecek $60.00 ▲ 20% Braidy Wassilyn $0.01 ▼ 100% Axel Elofsson $30.00 ▼ 40% Lars Steiner $20.00 ▼ 60% Wyatt Cullen $230.00 ▲ 353.6% Tobias Trejbal $86.00 ▲ 72% Adam Valentini $40.00 ▼ 21.2% Caleb Malhotra $350.00 ▲ 208.5% Ilia Morozov $160.00 ▲ 45.5% William Hakansson $66.00 ▼ 40% Egor Shilov $83.00 ▼ 25.8% Liam Ruck $150.00 ▲ 36.4% Simas Ignatacivius $91.00 ▼ 17.3% Niklas Aaram-Olsen $88.00 ▼ 20% Jack Hextall $119.00 ▲ 8.2% Colin Fitzgerald $10.00 ▼ 80% Casey Mutryn $96.00 ▲ 92% Giorgios Pantelas $20.00 ▼ 60% Vertti Svensk $20.00 ▼ 60% Gleb Pugachyov $135.00 ▲ 170% Vilho Vanhatalo $20.00 ▼ 60% Olivers Murniecks $30.00 ▼ 40% Oscar Holmertz $40.00 ▼ 20% Landon Hafele $20.00 ▼ 60% Thomas Vandenberg $40.00 ▼ 20% Luke Schairer $60.00 ▲ 140% Markus Ruck $93.00 ▲ 264.8% Cooper Williams $20.00 ▼ 60% Jaxon Cover $113.00 ▲ 122.9% Brooks Rogowski $110.00 ▲ 120% Pierce Mbuyi $40.00 ▼ 20% Maddox Dagenais $185.00 ▲ 262.9% Tobias Tomik $0.01 ▼ 100% Nikita Shcherbakov $81.00 ▲ 62% Filip Novak $10.00 ▼ 80% Adam Goljer $70.00 ▲ 40% Blake Zielinski $60.00 ▲ 20% Brady Knowling $30.00 ▼ 40% Ben MacBeath $60.00 ▲ 140% Ryder Cali $72.00 ▲ 184.5% Samu Alalauri $60.00 ▲ 132.6% Axel Brongel-Larsson $0.01 ▼ 100% Theodor Knights $30.00 ▲ 20% Bruno Osmanis $0.01 ▼ 100% Landon Amrhein $0.01 ▼ 100% Jacob Xu $0.01 ▼ 100% Landon Nycz $40.00 ▲ 60% Rian Chudzinski $40.00 ▲ 60% Adam Nemec $60.00 ▲ 137.1% Max Isaksson $0.01 ▼ 100% Tomas Galvas $60.00 ▲ 135.4% Chase Harrington $101.00 ▲ 298.6% Yaroslav Fedoseyev $20.00 ▼ 20% Aleksei Vlasov $0.01 ▼ 100% Vladimir Dravecky $30.00 ▲ 20% Victor Plante $74.00 ▲ 191.3% Zach Jovanovski $20.00 ▼ 20% Frantisek Poletin $0.01 ▼ 100% Jasper Kuhta $10.00 ▼ 60% Charlie Morrison $60.00 ▲ 140% Joe Iginla $60.00 ▲ 136.5% Viktor Fyodorov $40.00 ▲ 60% Gavin McKenna $500.00 ▲ 61.4% Carson Carels $280.00 ▲ 81% Xavier Villeneuve $104.00 ▼ 30.7% Mathis Preston $68.00 ▼ 54.7% Adam Novotny $140.00 ▼ 6.7% Elton Hermansson $165.00 ▲ 10% Oliver Suvanto $170.00 ▲ 13.3% Marcus Nordmark $125.00 ▼ 16.7% Malte Gustafsson $200.00 ▲ 31% JP Hurlbert $145.00 ▲ 29.6% Simon Katolicky $30.00 ▼ 80% Daxon Rudolph $325.00 ▲ 113.7% Keaton Verhoeff $240.00 ▼ 20% Ivar Stenberg $400.00 ▲ 31.4% Tynan Lawrence $220.00 ▲ 10% Ethan Belchetz $180.00 ▼ 10% Alberts Smits $300.00 ▲ 48.4% Ryan Lin $155.00 ▼ 22.5% Chase Reid $265.00 ▲ 28% Ryan Roobroeck $104.00 ▼ 48% Viggo Bjork $250.00 ▲ 23.4% Juho Piiparinen $123.00 ▲ 11.8% Alexander Command $210.00 ▲ 90.9% Nikita Klepov $190.00 ▲ 70% Allessandro Di Iorio $40.00 ▼ 20% Tomas Chrenko $40.00 ▼ 21.1% Mikey Berchild $40.00 ▼ 20% Lavr Gashilov $30.00 ▼ 40% Jakub Vanecek $60.00 ▲ 20% Braidy Wassilyn $0.01 ▼ 100% Axel Elofsson $30.00 ▼ 40% Lars Steiner $20.00 ▼ 60% Wyatt Cullen $230.00 ▲ 353.6% Tobias Trejbal $86.00 ▲ 72% Adam Valentini $40.00 ▼ 21.2% Caleb Malhotra $350.00 ▲ 208.5% Ilia Morozov $160.00 ▲ 45.5% William Hakansson $66.00 ▼ 40% Egor Shilov $83.00 ▼ 25.8% Liam Ruck $150.00 ▲ 36.4% Simas Ignatacivius $91.00 ▼ 17.3% Niklas Aaram-Olsen $88.00 ▼ 20% Jack Hextall $119.00 ▲ 8.2% Colin Fitzgerald $10.00 ▼ 80% Casey Mutryn $96.00 ▲ 92%
Malatesta, James Center
Prospect
May 31, 2003
Birthdate
2021
Draft Year
Jul 23, 2021
Draft Date
133
Draft Selection
85
HP Draft Rank
76
Weighted Draft Rank
647
Prospect Rank
-0.15
Age/Production Score
32.0
AP-Indicated NHL Points
42%
AP-Indicated NHL Probability

Scouting Notes

Note By Brian Fogarty · Game: Jan 10, 2020 · Val-D'Or vs Quebec · Video (With Replay) #0
Playing top circle right side, pucks comes to him from the opposite corner faceoff and he lets a one-timer go, simple glove save as the goalie was well-positioned.
Note By Brian Fogarty · Game: Jan 10, 2020 · Val-D'Or vs Quebec · Video (With Replay) #0
Lacks agility and the ability to dig into turns or cut laterally. All of his turns are long and slow. Edgework needs a lot of development.
Note By Brian Fogarty · Game: Jan 10, 2020 · Val-D'Or vs Quebec · Video (With Replay) #0
Okay start from a standstill, but he's not getting a huge burst.
Note By Brian Fogarty · Game: Jan 10, 2020 · Val-D'Or vs Quebec · Video (With Replay) #0
Works on the puck carrier deep in the right corner, and as the opponent tries to spin away and turn up ice, Malatesta picks his pocket and turns for a backhand attempt on goal. Not a lot on it, but it was hard to determine if that was a shot or an attempt to pass to his teammate cutting to the front of the net.
Note By Brian Fogarty · Game: Jan 10, 2020 · Val-D'Or vs Quebec · Video (With Replay) #0
Pushes a bouncing puck forward, races the defender to it, and as the puck pings off the half-boards, Malatesta one-times a fast-release snap shot on net. He can get a shot away from anywhere under any condition.
Note By Brian Fogarty · Game: Jan 10, 2020 · Val-D'Or vs Quebec · Video (With Replay) #0
Improved leg strength will help his skating, both in short and open spaces. He's got speed and is a smooth skater, and his mechanics look good, just not fully matured yet.
Note By Brian Fogarty · Game: Jan 10, 2020 · Val-D'Or vs Quebec · Video (With Replay) #0
He'll take up a spot in front of the net on the powerplay.
Note By Brian Fogarty · Game: Jan 10, 2020 · Val-D'Or vs Quebec · Video (With Replay) #0
Lateral/backward crossovers get him from the top of the circle to the slot in a hurry. Nice skating.
Note By Brian Fogarty · Game: Jan 10, 2020 · Val-D'Or vs Quebec · Video (With Replay) #0
Throws a hit in the corner while on the powerplay. Solid jolt against a much bigger defenseman.
Note By Brian Fogarty · Game: Jan 10, 2020 · Val-D'Or vs Quebec · Video (With Replay) #0
Has missed on a few passes. He is seeing the play, just not quite connecting. A little behind, and little in front. Needs to iron that out.
Note By Brian Fogarty · Game: Jan 10, 2020 · Val-D'Or vs Quebec · Video (With Replay) #0
Great effort from near the red line to chase a puck that was racing into the offensive zone. He again beat a defender to the puck, and as soon as his reached it (near the goal line) he swept the puck back to Cormier coming down the right wing, who finishes. Malatesta caught up to the puck and didn't bother trying to settle it, just passed it behind and to his right at full speed. Excellent play.
Note By Brian Fogarty · Game: Jan 10, 2020 · Val-D'Or vs Quebec · Video (With Replay) #0
Shows good hands in tight to snap at a goal mouth puck and almost gets it below the goaltender's pads.
Note By Brian Fogarty · Game: Jan 10, 2020 · Val-D'Or vs Quebec · Video (With Replay) #0
Doesn’t cheat the game to get up ice. He's unselfish about protecting his zone.
Note By Brian Fogarty · Game: Jan 10, 2020 · Val-D'Or vs Quebec · Video (With Replay) #0
Tries to tuck a back pass to Cormier off of the cycle, but misses him by three feet.
Note By Brian Fogarty · Game: Jan 10, 2020 · Val-D'Or vs Quebec · Video (With Replay) #0
He's got such a feel for the game. He just jumped to a spot where the puck squeaked out and he tucks it backhand into the open net.
Note By Brian Fogarty · Game: Jan 10, 2020 · Val-D'Or vs Quebec · Video (With Replay) #0
Hands and a super-high scoring drive.
Summary By Brian Fogarty · Game: Jan 10, 2020 · Val-D'Or vs Quebec · Video (With Replay) #0
Any interesting scoring forward prospect who seems to want to get the puck in the net on every shift, and wants more when he gets one. His shot is much more accurate than his passing, which he will absolutely need to improve upon. He plays a smart, highly attentive game, and his hockey sense is great. I liked his willingness to get physical and go to the difficult areas despite being just 16 years old and 5'9.