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Dustin Brown

#23 · Right wing · Los Angeles Kings

Born Nov 4, 1984 in Ithaca, New York, USA · 6'0", 205 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 13th overall in 2003 by LAK (round 1)

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Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award Leadership and Growing the Game 2013-14

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2021-22. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Patric Hornqvist FLA · 28 P in 65 GP Teddy Blueger PIT · 28 P in 65 GP Colton Sissons NSH · 28 P in 79 GP Jesperi Kotkaniemi CAR · 29 P in 66 GP Jordan Greenway MIN · 27 P in 62 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.

02040602003-04: 5 points503-042005-06: 28 points282006-07: 46 points4606-072007-08: 60 points602008-09: 53 points5308-092009-10: 56 points562010-11: 57 points5710-112011-12: 54 points542012-13: 29 points2912-132013-14: 27 points272014-15: 27 points2714-152015-16: 28 points282016-17: 36 points3616-172017-18: 61 points612018-19: 51 points5118-192019-20: 35 points352020-21: 31 points3120-212021-22: 28 points28

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2003-04 LAK 31 1 4 5 0 16 40 53 0.16
2005-06 LAK 79 14 14 28 -10 80 159 175 0.35
2006-07 LAK 81 17 29 46 -21 54 195 258 0.57 $1.175M
2007-08 LAK 78 33 27 60 -13 55 219 311 0.77 $1.175M
2008-09 LAK 80 24 29 53 -15 64 292 285 0.66 $3.175M
2009-10 LAK 82 24 32 56 -6 41 248 287 0.68 $3.175M
2010-11 LAK 82 28 29 57 17 67 228 300 0.70 $3.175M
2011-12 LAK 82 22 32 54 18 53 214 293 0.66 $3.175M
2012-13 LAK 46 18 11 29 6 22 142 156 0.63 $3.175M
2013-14 LAK 79 15 12 27 7 66 195 246 0.34 $3.175M
2014-15 LAK 82 11 16 27 -17 26 189 242 0.33 $5.875M
2015-16 LAK 82 11 17 28 -5 30 218 234 0.34 $5.875M
2016-17 LAK 80 14 22 36 -4 22 175 190 0.45 $5.875M
2017-18 LAK 81 28 33 61 31 58 222 189 0.75 $5.875M
2018-19 LAK 72 22 29 51 -17 24 180 150 0.71 $5.875M
2019-20 LAK 66 17 18 35 -1 22 169 143 0.53 $5.875M
2020-21 LAK 49 17 14 31 -3 18 129 85 0.63 $5.875M
2021-22 LAK 64 9 19 28 -3 20 146 88 0.44 $5.875M
18 seasons Career 1296 325 387 712 -36 738 3360 3685 0.55

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2009-10 LAK 6 1 4 5 -7 6 15 32 0.83
2010-11 LAK 6 1 1 2 -3 6 10 34 0.33
2011-12 LAK 20 8 12 20 16 34 59 93 1.00
2012-13 LAK 18 3 1 4 2 8 31 78 0.22
2013-14 LAK 26 6 8 14 7 22 64 125 0.54
2015-16 LAK 5 0 1 1 -2 4 3 26 0.20
2017-18 LAK 4 0 1 1 1 4 15 25 0.25
2021-22 LAK 7 0 2 2 -2 0 19 24 0.29
8 seasons Playoffs 92 19 30 49 12 84 216 437 0.53

2021-22 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
64 9 19 28 -3 20 146 88 0.44 6.2 14:44

Contract

$5.875MCap hit2021-22
$210KCap dollars per point28 points in 64 games
-$230KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$6.1MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 716 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2020-21 to 2021-22 $5.875M
2018-19 to 2021-22 $5.875M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $5.875M
2014-15 to 2021-22 $5.875M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $3.175M
2008-09 to 2013-14 $3.175M
2006-07 to 2007-08 $1.175M

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 2021-22 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.

2021-22 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-1.3Goals above replacement617th of 723 skaters, 424th of 481 forwards
-0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 481 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-1.4 32nd percentileEven-strength defence-2.2 12th percentilePower play-1.1 7th percentilePenalty kill0.0 35th percentilePenalties+0.7 69th percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-50510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-21Goals 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

51.7Corsi for %734 attempts for, 686 against
-3.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.5Expected goals for %33.9 expected for, 34.6 against
-5.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
51.9Goals for %28 for, 26 against
99.8PDO6.5% shooting + 93.2% saves
191Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 636 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Dustin Brown · Anze Kopitar · Adrian Kempe17177:3654.349.27-5
Dustin Brown · Anze Kopitar · Viktor Arvidsson9113:0653.361.04-3
Dustin Brown · Andreas Athanasiou · Quinton Byfield976:1942.939.42-4
Dustin Brown · Carl Grundstrom · Quinton Byfield1062:0359.153.22-0

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. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

8Goalsnot counting empty-netters
15.9Expected goalsfrom 195 unblocked attempts
-7.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.01 expected goals per 60 minutes78th
Shot quality 8.2% chance per attempt50th
Finishing -7.9 goals above expected2ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 451 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 15.9Goals 8

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 this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 28, 2022 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 18:26
Apr 23, 2022 vs ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:32
Apr 21, 2022 vs CHI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:33
Apr 19, 2022 @ ANA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:50
Apr 16, 2022 vs CBJ W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 11:20
Apr 13, 2022 @ COL L 3-9 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:41
Apr 12, 2022 @ CHI W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 5 2 12:37
Mar 12, 2022 @ SJS L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 06:06
Mar 10, 2022 vs SJS L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 12:45
Mar 7, 2022 @ BOS W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:17
Mar 6, 2022 @ BUF W 3-0 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 15:55
Mar 4, 2022 @ CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 12:41
Mar 2, 2022 @ DAL L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 10:42
Feb 28, 2022 vs BOS L 0-7 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 12:20
Feb 26, 2022 vs NYI W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:11
Feb 25, 2022 @ ANA W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13:46
Feb 23, 2022 @ ARI W 3-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 12:28
Feb 19, 2022 @ ARI W 5-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 12:31
Feb 18, 2022 @ VGK W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 13:27
Feb 15, 2022 vs EDM L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 11:47
Feb 2, 2022 @ DET W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:00
Jan 30, 2022 @ PIT W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:31
Jan 29, 2022 @ PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 14:39
Jan 27, 2022 @ NYI W 3-2 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 14:47
Jan 24, 2022 @ NYR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:53
Jan 23, 2022 @ NJD W 3-2 0 1 1 0 4 2 2 11:49
Jan 20, 2022 vs COL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 13:14
Jan 18, 2022 vs TBL L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 16:37
Jan 17, 2022 @ SJS L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:29
Jan 15, 2022 @ SEA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:34
Jan 13, 2022 vs PIT W 6-2 1 1 2 0 0 5 1 11:27
Jan 10, 2022 vs NYR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 11:52
Jan 8, 2022 vs DET W 4-0 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 11:43
Jan 6, 2022 vs NSH L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 13:50
Dec 19, 2021 @ WSH W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 17:18
Dec 18, 2021 @ CAR L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:39
Dec 16, 2021 @ FLA W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 14:04
Dec 14, 2021 @ TBL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 17:02
Dec 11, 2021 vs MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15:53
Dec 9, 2021 vs DAL W 4-0 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 16:37
Dec 6, 2021 @ VAN L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 13:15
Dec 5, 2021 @ EDM W 5-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 15:48
Dec 2, 2021 vs CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 16:14
Nov 30, 2021 vs ANA L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 4 19:17
Nov 27, 2021 vs OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 11:52
Nov 24, 2021 vs TOR L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 15:14
Nov 21, 2021 vs ARI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:45
Nov 20, 2021 vs CAR L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:15
Nov 17, 2021 vs WSH L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 16:00
Nov 13, 2021 @ WPG L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 16:49
Nov 11, 2021 @ OTT W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 16:18
Nov 9, 2021 @ MTL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 18:42
Nov 8, 2021 @ TOR W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 18:34
Nov 5, 2021 vs NJD W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 18:30
Nov 3, 2021 vs STL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:09
Oct 31, 2021 vs BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 21:25
Oct 30, 2021 vs MTL W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 17:03
Oct 28, 2021 vs WPG L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 17:12
Oct 25, 2021 @ STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 18:18
Oct 23, 2021 @ STL L 3-7 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 13:55
Oct 22, 2021 @ DAL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 6 1 19:56
Oct 19, 2021 @ NSH L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 20:14
Oct 16, 2021 vs MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 21:30
Oct 14, 2021 vs VGK W 6-2 1 1 2 1 0 4 4 16:10