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Scott Laughton

#21 · Centre · Los Angeles Kings

Born May 30, 1994 in Oakville, Ontario, CAN (age 32) · 6'1", 190 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 20th overall in 2012 by PHI (round 1)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Zemgus Girgensons TBL · 20 P in 74 GP Philipp Kurashev SJS · 20 P in 43 GP Matvei Gridin CGY · 20 P in 37 GP Max Sasson VAN · 19 P in 66 GP Nino Niederreiter WPG · 19 P in 61 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0102030402012-13: 0 points012-132014-15: 6 points614-152015-16: 21 points2115-162016-17: 0 points016-172017-18: 20 points2017-182018-19: 32 points3218-192019-20: 27 points2719-202020-21: 20 points2020-212021-22: 30 points3021-222022-23: 43 points4322-232023-24: 39 points3923-242024-25: 31 points3124-252025-26: 20 points2025-262026-27: 0 points026-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2012-13 PHI 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0.00 $925K
2014-15 PHI 31 2 4 6 -1 17 51 58 0.19 $863K
2015-16 PHI 71 7 14 21 -2 34 85 86 0.30 $863K
2016-17 PHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0.00 $863K
2017-18 PHI 81 10 10 20 -10 42 108 126 0.25 $963K
2018-19 PHI 82 12 20 32 -11 53 130 146 0.39 $963K
2019-20 PHI 49 13 14 27 13 26 74 109 0.55 $2.3M
2020-21 PHI 53 9 11 20 13 39 89 141 0.38 $2.3M
2021-22 PHI 67 11 19 30 -9 35 110 151 0.45 $3M
2022-23 PHI 78 18 25 43 -9 50 170 156 0.55 $3M
2023-24 PHI 82 13 26 39 -9 69 167 155 0.48 $3M
2024-25 PHI 60 11 16 27 -17 21 105 129 0.45 $3M
2024-25 TOR 20 2 2 4 -1 11 20 49 0.20
2025-26 TOR 43 8 4 12 -3 17 53 78 0.28 $3M
2025-26 LAK 21 5 3 8 -2 14 42 43 0.38
2026-27 LAK 4 0 0 0 -1 7 7 10 0.00 $3.5M
14 seasons Career 749 121 168 289 -49 435 1225 1450 0.39

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2015-16 PHI 3 0 0 0 -1 0 8 2 0.00
2017-18 PHI 6 1 0 1 1 6 4 17 0.17
2019-20 PHI 12 2 2 4 -2 9 15 45 0.33
2024-25 TOR 13 0 2 2 -3 8 6 41 0.15
2025-26 LAK 4 0 0 0 -2 0 12 14 0.00
5 seasons Playoffs 38 3 4 7 -7 23 45 119 0.18

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
64 13 7 20 -5 31 95 121 0.31 13.7 14:21

Contract

$3MCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$150KCap dollars per point20 points in 64 games
$3.403MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.9 goals above replacement
$1.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.5MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Philadelphia Flyers on Apr 12, 2021, as an extension of the contract he was on: 5 years and $15M, beginning in 2021-22. It runs through 2025-26, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent. The Los Angeles Kings are charged $1.5M of his $3M cap hit this season. The Toronto Maple Leafs are charged $1.5M of his $3M cap hit this season. The Philadelphia Flyers, who traded him, still count $1.5M of it.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2021-22 $3M $1.75M $500K $2.25M
2022-23 $3M $2.5M $250K $2.75M
2023-24 $3M $3.625M $250K $3.875M
2024-25 $3M $3.625M $0 $3.625M
2025-26 $3M $2.5M $0 $2.5M

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2026 Los Angeles Kings New contract 2026-27 to 2028-29 3 $10.5M $3.5M
Apr 12, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers Extension 2021-22 to 2025-26 5 $15M $3M
Jul 12, 2019 Philadelphia Flyers New contract 2019-20 to 2020-21 2 $4.6M $2.3M
Jul 11, 2017 Philadelphia Flyers New contract 2017-18 to 2018-19 2 $1.925M $963K
Aug 12, 2012 Philadelphia Flyers Entry-level 2014-15 to 2016-17 signed for 2012-13, slid 3 $3.413M $863K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2025-26 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2025-26 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-0.6Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.5Even-strength defence-0.2Power play-0.1Penalty kill0.0Penalties+0.0

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on.

-10-5052012-132015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

44.0Corsi for %55 attempts for, 70 against
-3.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
31.7Expected goals for %1.1 expected for, 2.4 against
-12.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
41.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
0.0Goals for %0 for, 2 against
93.1PDO0.0% shooting + 93.1% saves
16Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Joel Armia · Scott Laughton · Jared Wright321:5940.022.80-1
Scott Laughton · Alex Turcotte · Jared Wright19:5259.368.10-0
Joel Armia · Scott Laughton · Andrei Kuzmenko15:1942.911.60-0
Scott Laughton · Adrian Kempe · Jared Wright20:570.00.00-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.5Expected goalsfrom 15 unblocked attempts
-0.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.49 expected goals per 60 minutes15th
Shot quality 3.6% chance per attempt1st
Finishing -0.5 goals above expected44thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 81 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.5Goals 0

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 16, 2026 @ CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:33
Apr 14, 2026 @ VAN L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 15:39
Apr 13, 2026 @ SEA W 5-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 16:19
Apr 11, 2026 vs EDM W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:25
Apr 9, 2026 vs VAN W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 14:10
Apr 6, 2026 vs NSH W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 2 2 5 1 15:05
Apr 4, 2026 vs TOR W 7-6 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 15:09
Apr 2, 2026 vs NSH L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 16:54
Apr 1, 2026 vs STL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:29
Mar 28, 2026 vs UTA L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 2 4 4 18:01
Mar 26, 2026 @ VAN W 4-0 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 16:00
Mar 24, 2026 @ CGY L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 16:05
Mar 22, 2026 @ UTA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 14:53
Mar 21, 2026 vs BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 15:00
Mar 19, 2026 vs PHI L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 16:36
Mar 16, 2026 @ NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:04
Mar 14, 2026 @ NJD L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:23
Mar 13, 2026 @ NYI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 4 3 4 18:05
Mar 10, 2026 @ BOS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 16:03
Mar 9, 2026 @ CBJ W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 15:09
Mar 7, 2026 vs MTL L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 15:08
Mar 2, 2026 vs PHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:51
Feb 28, 2026 vs OTT L 2-5 0 1 1 0 5 1 4 14:13
Feb 26, 2026 @ FLA L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:25
Feb 25, 2026 @ TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 12:02
Feb 3, 2026 @ EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:05
Feb 2, 2026 @ CGY W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 14:06
Jan 31, 2026 @ VAN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 10:30
Jan 29, 2026 @ SEA L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12:53
Jan 27, 2026 vs BUF L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 15:05
Jan 25, 2026 vs COL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 16:39
Jan 23, 2026 vs VGK L 3-6 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 09:28
Jan 21, 2026 vs DET L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 15:19
Jan 19, 2026 vs MIN L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 15:39
Jan 17, 2026 @ WPG W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:11
Jan 15, 2026 @ VGK L 5-6 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 13:26
Jan 13, 2026 @ UTA L 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14:44
Jan 12, 2026 @ COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 11:51
Jan 10, 2026 vs VAN W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:15
Jan 8, 2026 @ PHI W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 14:04
Jan 6, 2026 vs FLA W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17:52
Jan 3, 2026 @ NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 14:20
Jan 1, 2026 vs WPG W 6-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 13:57
Dec 30, 2025 vs NJD W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:03
Dec 28, 2025 @ DET L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:44
Dec 27, 2025 vs OTT W 7-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 16:44
Dec 23, 2025 vs PIT W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 12:42
Dec 21, 2025 @ DAL L 1-5 1 0 1 -1 0 5 1 15:19
Dec 20, 2025 @ NSH L 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12:06
Dec 18, 2025 @ WSH L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 13:14
Dec 16, 2025 vs CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 11:33
Dec 13, 2025 vs EDM L 3-6 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 14:37
Dec 11, 2025 vs SJS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:51
Dec 8, 2025 vs TBL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:21
Dec 6, 2025 vs MTL L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 14:44
Dec 4, 2025 @ CAR W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 14:19
Dec 2, 2025 @ FLA W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 10:52
Nov 29, 2025 @ PIT W 7-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 10:47
Nov 28, 2025 @ WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:45
Nov 26, 2025 @ CBJ W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:53
Nov 22, 2025 @ MTL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 16:29
Nov 20, 2025 vs CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 17:22
Nov 8, 2025 vs BOS L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 06:13
Nov 5, 2025 vs UTA W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 10:57