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Brandt Clarke

#92 · Defence · Los Angeles Kings

Born Feb 9, 2003 in Nepean, Ontario, CAN (age 23) · 6'2", 200 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 8th overall in 2021 by LAK (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

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

Sam Malinski COL · 40 P in 82 GP Justin Faulk DET · 40 P in 78 GP Mattias Ekholm EDM · 41 P in 82 GP Mattias Samuelsson BUF · 41 P in 78 GP Oliver Ekman-Larsson TOR · 39 P in 78 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.

0102030402022-23: 2 points222-232023-24: 6 points623-242024-25: 33 points3324-252025-26: 40 points4025-262026-27: 3 points326-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2022-23 LAK 9 0 2 2 -1 6 11 3 0.22 $894K
2023-24 LAK 16 2 4 6 -6 10 31 6 0.38 $863K
2024-25 LAK 78 5 28 33 13 46 131 23 0.42 $863K
2025-26 LAK 82 8 32 40 11 63 159 30 0.49 $863K
2026-27 LAK 4 0 3 3 -4 13 9 0 0.75 $7.4M
5 seasons Career 189 15 69 84 13 138 341 62 0.44

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2024-25 LAK 6 2 0 2 1 0 6 4 0.33
2025-26 LAK 4 0 1 1 -5 0 5 3 0.25
2 seasons Playoffs 10 2 1 3 -4 0 11 7 0.30

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 8 32 40 11 63 159 30 0.49 5.0 19:48

Contract

$863KCap hitends in 2026, then extended to 2031
$22KCap dollars per point40 points in 82 games
$75KCap dollars per goal above replacement11.5 goals above replacement
$10.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$9.7MValueworth 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 Los Angeles Kings on Aug 10, 2021, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $5.325M, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2025-26, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Los Angeles Kings on Jun 26, 2026, 5 years and $37M at $7.4M a season, beginning in 2026-27.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2023-24 $863K $833K $93K $850K $925K
2024-25 $863K $833K $0 $850K $833K
2025-26 $863K $833K $0 $850K $833K

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
Jun 26, 2026 Los Angeles Kings Extension not begun 2026-27 to 2030-31 5 $37M $7.4M
Aug 10, 2021 Los Angeles Kings Entry-level 2023-24 to 2025-26 signed for 2021-22, slid 3 $5.325M $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

0.0Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.2Even-strength defence+0.4Power play-0.3Penalty kill-0.2Penalties+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.

0510152022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27Goals 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

49.3Corsi for %68 attempts for, 70 against
+4.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.2Expected goals for %1.8 expected for, 2.1 against
+6.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
20.0Goals for %1 for, 4 against
89.0PDO4.3% shooting + 84.6% saves
11Attempts 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke452:0849.143.81-2
Drew Doughty · Brandt Clarke43:0050.060.70-1
Brian Dumoulin · Brandt Clarke21:3150.05.90-1
Mikey Anderson · Brandt Clarke10:4433.3100.00-0

The pairs 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 pairs 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
0.2Expected goalsfrom 9 unblocked attempts
-0.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.12 expected goals per 60 minutes10th
Shot quality 1.8% chance per attempt6th
Finishing -0.2 goals above expected47thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 51 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.2Goals 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 0 0 19:34
Apr 14, 2026 @ VAN L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22:39
Apr 13, 2026 @ SEA W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 18:58
Apr 11, 2026 vs EDM W 1-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 19:55
Apr 9, 2026 vs VAN W 4-1 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 18:07
Apr 6, 2026 vs NSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 21:29
Apr 4, 2026 vs TOR W 7-6 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 20:11
Apr 2, 2026 vs NSH L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:40
Apr 1, 2026 vs STL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:10
Mar 28, 2026 vs UTA L 2-6 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 22:14
Mar 26, 2026 @ VAN W 4-0 0 0 0 1 15 3 0 21:00
Mar 24, 2026 @ CGY L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:49
Mar 22, 2026 @ UTA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 20:44
Mar 21, 2026 vs BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 20:38
Mar 19, 2026 vs PHI L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 23:45
Mar 16, 2026 @ NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:37
Mar 14, 2026 @ NJD L 4-6 0 3 3 -1 2 1 0 20:19
Mar 13, 2026 @ NYI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:15
Mar 10, 2026 @ BOS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 17:25
Mar 9, 2026 @ CBJ W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22:01
Mar 7, 2026 vs MTL L 3-4 0 2 2 2 0 3 0 24:38
Mar 5, 2026 vs NYI W 5-3 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 17:17
Mar 2, 2026 vs COL L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 4 2 0 23:30
Feb 28, 2026 vs CGY W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 22:58
Feb 26, 2026 vs EDM L 1-8 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 22:58
Feb 25, 2026 vs VGK L 4-6 1 1 2 -2 0 1 0 19:20
Feb 5, 2026 @ VGK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 24:37
Feb 4, 2026 vs SEA L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 4 1 1 22:05
Feb 1, 2026 @ CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 4 4 0 22:35
Jan 31, 2026 @ PHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:04
Jan 29, 2026 @ BUF L 1-4 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 21:04
Jan 27, 2026 @ DET W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:26
Jan 24, 2026 @ STL W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 2 4 4 1 21:50
Jan 20, 2026 vs NYR W 4-3 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 20:45
Jan 17, 2026 @ ANA L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23:27
Jan 16, 2026 vs ANA L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 22:12
Jan 14, 2026 vs VGK L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 19:34
Jan 12, 2026 vs DAL L 1-3 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 21:23
Jan 10, 2026 @ EDM W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 -1 2 3 1 17:31
Jan 9, 2026 @ WPG L 1-5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 20:26
Jan 7, 2026 vs SJS L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 22:12
Jan 5, 2026 vs MIN W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:05
Jan 3, 2026 vs MIN W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 17:46
Jan 1, 2026 vs TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 20:20
Dec 29, 2025 @ COL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 4 0 2 19:28
Dec 27, 2025 vs ANA W 6-1 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 18:47
Dec 23, 2025 vs SEA L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 21:14
Dec 22, 2025 vs CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 18:26
Dec 18, 2025 @ TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 15:48
Dec 17, 2025 @ FLA L 2-3 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 18:24
Dec 15, 2025 @ DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 20:16
Dec 13, 2025 vs CGY L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:08
Dec 10, 2025 @ SEA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:11
Dec 8, 2025 @ UTA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:48
Dec 6, 2025 vs CHI W 6-0 2 0 2 2 0 4 0 17:36
Dec 4, 2025 vs CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:12
Dec 2, 2025 vs WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 23:50
Nov 29, 2025 vs VAN W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:37
Nov 28, 2025 @ ANA L 4-5 (SO) 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 21:23
Nov 24, 2025 vs OTT W 2-1 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 20:24
Nov 21, 2025 vs BOS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:57
Nov 20, 2025 @ SJS L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23:56
Nov 17, 2025 @ WSH L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 22:53
Nov 15, 2025 @ OTT W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:03
Nov 13, 2025 @ TOR W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 20:50
Nov 11, 2025 @ MTL W 5-1 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 17:37
Nov 9, 2025 @ PIT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 16:47
Nov 6, 2025 vs FLA L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:23
Nov 4, 2025 vs WPG W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:20
Nov 1, 2025 vs NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 21:27
Oct 30, 2025 vs DET L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 20:14
Oct 28, 2025 @ SJS W 4-3 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 13:22
Oct 26, 2025 @ CHI W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15:24
Oct 25, 2025 @ NSH L 4-5 (SO) 0 2 2 3 0 3 0 17:27
Oct 23, 2025 @ DAL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:18
Oct 21, 2025 @ STL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:55
Oct 18, 2025 vs CAR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:36
Oct 16, 2025 vs PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 17:39
Oct 13, 2025 @ MIN L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18:48
Oct 11, 2025 @ WPG L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:21
Oct 8, 2025 @ VGK W 6-5 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 15:20
Oct 7, 2025 vs COL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 19:03