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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 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Ryan Callahan TBL · 28 P in 73 GP Ryan Strome NYI · 28 P in 71 GP Shawn Matthias COL · 28 P in 71 GP Sven Baertschi VAN · 28 P in 69 GP Brad Richards DET · 28 P in 68 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

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 11 17 28 -5 30 218 234 0.34 5.0 16:10

Contract

$5.875MCap hitends in 2022, then UFA
$210KCap dollars per point28 points in 82 games
$1.029MCap dollars per goal above replacement5.7 goals above replacement
$4.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.7MValueworth 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 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2021-22, with 6 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2015-16 $5.875M
2016-17 $5.875M
2017-18 $5.875M
2018-19 $5.875M
2019-20 $5.875M
2020-21 $5.875M
2021-22 $5.875M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+5.7Goals above replacement184th of 675 skaters, 129th of 445 forwards
+1.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 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+0.0 53rd percentileEven-strength defence+0.3 56th percentilePower play-0.1 40th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 20th percentilePenalties+2.0 92nd 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

58.4Corsi for %1152 attempts for, 820 against
+2.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.0Expected goals for %44.1 expected for, 36.1 against
+0.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
58.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
45.9Goals for %28 for, 33 against
97.6PDO4.7% shooting + 92.9% saves
334Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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 · Milan Lucic28126:0957.755.75-3
Dustin Brown · Anze Kopitar · Tanner Pearson24110:0662.762.46-1
Dustin Brown · Trevor Lewis · Dwight King17101:1760.356.12-3
Dustin Brown · Trevor Lewis · Nicholas Shore1393:0574.472.62-6

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.

11Goalsnot counting empty-netters
18.6Expected goalsfrom 313 unblocked attempts
-7.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.84 expected goals per 60 minutes76th
Shot quality 6.0% chance per attempt11th
Finishing -7.6 goals above expected2ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 18.6Goals 11

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 9, 2016 vs WPG L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 4 3 17:26
Apr 7, 2016 vs ANA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 16:38
Apr 5, 2016 @ CGY W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:23
Apr 4, 2016 @ VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 12:40
Apr 2, 2016 vs DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 17:36
Mar 31, 2016 vs CGY W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 18:36
Mar 28, 2016 @ SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 17:14
Mar 26, 2016 vs EDM W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 16:45
Mar 24, 2016 @ WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 4 6 1 14:53
Mar 22, 2016 @ MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:00
Mar 21, 2016 @ NSH L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 15:30
Mar 19, 2016 vs BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 16:14
Mar 17, 2016 vs NYR W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 4 3 13:39
Mar 15, 2016 @ DAL W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:21
Mar 14, 2016 @ CHI W 5-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 11:56
Mar 12, 2016 vs NJD L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 8 16:00
Mar 9, 2016 vs WSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 7 16:36
Mar 7, 2016 vs VAN W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:32
Mar 5, 2016 vs ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 19:32
Mar 3, 2016 vs MTL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 14:51
Feb 28, 2016 @ ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:24
Feb 27, 2016 vs BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 16:37
Feb 25, 2016 vs EDM W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 17:05
Feb 23, 2016 vs CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 18:10
Feb 20, 2016 @ NSH W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 18:03
Feb 18, 2016 @ STL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 19:07
Feb 16, 2016 @ WSH L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 5 5 19:31
Feb 14, 2016 @ NJD L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 17:43
Feb 12, 2016 @ NYR W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 5 4 20:49
Feb 11, 2016 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 13:34
Feb 9, 2016 @ BOS W 9-2 1 1 2 1 0 4 2 16:23
Feb 4, 2016 vs ANA L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 4 3 13:24
Feb 2, 2016 @ ARI W 6-2 2 0 2 1 0 4 1 15:18
Jan 27, 2016 vs COL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 12:48
Jan 24, 2016 @ SJS W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 20:55
Jan 23, 2016 @ ARI L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 5 3 16:13
Jan 21, 2016 vs MIN L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 4 5 14:50
Jan 19, 2016 vs DAL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 14:17
Jan 17, 2016 @ ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 15:40
Jan 16, 2016 vs OTT L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:40
Jan 11, 2016 vs DET W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 14:22
Jan 9, 2016 vs STL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:35
Jan 7, 2016 vs TOR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 16:00
Jan 4, 2016 @ COL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:27
Jan 2, 2016 vs PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 16:34
Dec 31, 2015 @ CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 16:45
Dec 29, 2015 @ EDM W 5-2 1 2 3 2 0 2 5 17:32
Dec 28, 2015 @ VAN W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 15:45
Dec 26, 2015 @ ARI W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 6 2 18:16
Dec 22, 2015 vs SJS L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 16:43
Dec 19, 2015 @ TOR L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 13:58
Dec 17, 2015 @ MTL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 16:32
Dec 14, 2015 @ OTT L 3-5 0 0 0 -4 0 3 2 13:08
Dec 12, 2015 @ BUF L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:37
Dec 11, 2015 @ PIT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 15:24
Dec 8, 2015 @ CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 4 4 19:56
Dec 6, 2015 vs TBL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 12:22
Dec 5, 2015 vs PIT W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 16:27
Dec 1, 2015 vs VAN W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 16:34
Nov 28, 2015 vs CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 14:35
Nov 25, 2015 @ TBL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 12:44
Nov 23, 2015 @ FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 14:46
Nov 22, 2015 @ CAR L 3-4 1 0 1 0 2 3 6 15:58
Nov 20, 2015 @ DET L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 14:21
Nov 17, 2015 @ PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 17:52
Nov 14, 2015 vs EDM W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 16:10
Nov 12, 2015 vs NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 15:26
Nov 10, 2015 vs ARI L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 16:35
Nov 7, 2015 vs FLA W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 15:06
Nov 5, 2015 vs CBJ L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 4 3 16:19
Nov 3, 2015 @ STL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 14:33
Nov 2, 2015 @ CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 15:39
Oct 31, 2015 vs NSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 20:30
Oct 27, 2015 @ WPG W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 5 16:49
Oct 25, 2015 @ EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 17:30
Oct 23, 2015 vs CAR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 17:00
Oct 22, 2015 @ SJS W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 16:27
Oct 18, 2015 vs COL W 2-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 18:43
Oct 16, 2015 vs MIN W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 18:45
Oct 13, 2015 vs VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 18:21
Oct 9, 2015 vs ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 7 0 17:03
Oct 7, 2015 vs SJS L 1-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 17:11