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Anze Kopitar

#11 · Centre · Free agent, last with the Los Angeles Kings

Born Aug 24, 1987 in Jesenice, SVN · 6'3", 225 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 11th overall in 2005 by LAK (round 1)

Trophy case

×2 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2013-14, 2011-12
×3 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Sportsmanship and Gentlemanly Conduct 2024-25, 2022-23, 2015-16
×2 Frank J. Selke Trophy Top Defensive Forward 2017-18, 2015-16
Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award Leadership and Growing the Game 2021-22

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jason Pominville BUF · 66 P in 82 GP Ales Hemsky EDM · 66 P in 72 GP J-P Dumont NSH · 65 P in 82 GP Devin Setoguchi SJS · 65 P in 81 GP Mikko Koivu MIN · 67 P in 79 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.

0204060802006-07: 61 points6106-072007-08: 77 points772008-09: 66 points6608-092009-10: 81 points812010-11: 73 points7310-112011-12: 76 points762012-13: 42 points4212-132013-14: 70 points702014-15: 64 points6414-152015-16: 74 points742016-17: 52 points5216-172017-18: 92 points922018-19: 60 points6018-192019-20: 62 points622020-21: 50 points5020-212021-22: 67 points672022-23: 74 points7422-232023-24: 70 points702024-25: 67 points6724-252025-26: 38 points38

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2006-07 LAK 72 20 41 61 -12 24 193 55 0.85 $822K
2007-08 LAK 82 32 45 77 -15 22 201 47 0.94 $822K
2008-09 LAK 82 27 39 66 -17 32 234 85 0.80 $822K
2009-10 LAK 82 34 47 81 6 16 259 80 0.99 $6.8M
2010-11 LAK 75 25 48 73 25 20 233 92 0.97 $6.8M
2011-12 LAK 82 25 51 76 12 20 230 72 0.93 $6.8M
2012-13 LAK 47 10 32 42 14 16 98 70 0.89 $6.8M
2013-14 LAK 82 29 41 70 34 24 200 90 0.85 $6.8M
2014-15 LAK 79 16 48 64 -2 10 134 105 0.81 $6.8M
2015-16 LAK 81 25 49 74 34 16 177 78 0.91 $6.8M
2016-17 LAK 76 12 40 52 -10 28 150 78 0.68 $10M
2017-18 LAK 82 35 57 92 21 20 200 50 1.12 $10M
2018-19 LAK 81 22 38 60 -20 30 156 59 0.74 $10M
2019-20 LAK 70 21 41 62 6 16 135 49 0.89 $10M
2020-21 LAK 56 13 37 50 -7 10 118 45 0.89 $10M
2021-22 LAK 81 19 48 67 -6 14 210 72 0.83 $10M
2022-23 LAK 82 28 46 74 20 4 169 68 0.90 $10M
2023-24 LAK 81 26 44 70 11 22 133 37 0.86 $10M
2024-25 LAK 81 21 46 67 14 4 98 31 0.83 $7M
2025-26 LAK 67 12 26 38 19 10 101 33 0.57 $7M
20 seasons Career 1521 452 864 1316 127 358 3429 1296 0.87

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 2 3 5 -1 2 18 5 0.83
2011-12 LAK 20 8 12 20 16 9 56 31 1.00
2012-13 LAK 18 3 6 9 -2 12 32 47 0.50
2013-14 LAK 26 5 21 26 9 14 46 63 1.00
2015-16 LAK 5 2 2 4 2 2 10 14 0.80
2017-18 LAK 4 1 1 2 0 0 9 11 0.50
2021-22 LAK 7 1 3 4 -6 2 28 14 0.57
2022-23 LAK 6 2 5 7 -3 0 14 12 1.17
2023-24 LAK 5 1 2 3 0 4 9 14 0.60
2024-25 LAK 6 2 7 9 -6 0 8 8 1.50
2025-26 LAK 4 0 0 0 -5 0 3 3 0.00
11 seasons Playoffs 107 27 62 89 4 45 233 222 0.83

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 27 39 66 -17 32 234 85 0.80 11.5 20:27

Contract

$822KCap hitends in 2009, then extended to 2016
$12KCap dollars per point66 points in 82 games

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.

The contract

Signed by the Los Angeles Kings on Sep 6, 2005, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.953M, beginning in 2006-07. It runs through 2008-09, 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 Oct 11, 2008, 7 years and $47.6M at $6.8M a season, beginning in 2009-10.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2006-07 $822K $765K $85K $134K $850K
2007-08 $822K $765K $85K $134K $850K
2008-09 $822K $765K $0 $134K $765K

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 6, 2023 Los Angeles Kings Extension (35+) 2024-25 to 2025-26 2 $14M $7M
Jan 16, 2016 Los Angeles Kings Extension 2016-17 to 2023-24 8 $80M $10M
Oct 11, 2008 Los Angeles Kings Extension not begun 2009-10 to 2015-16 7 $47.6M $6.8M
Sep 6, 2005 Los Angeles Kings Entry-level 2006-07 to 2008-09 signed for 2005-06, slid 3 $2.953M $822K

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 2008-09 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.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 11, 2009 vs SJS W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 21:30
Apr 9, 2009 @ VAN L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 21:19
Apr 7, 2009 @ EDM W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 19:45
Apr 6, 2009 @ CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 18:47
Apr 4, 2009 vs PHX W 6-1 1 2 3 2 0 3 1 21:26
Apr 2, 2009 @ PHX L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 17:13
Mar 31, 2009 vs DAL L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 18:02
Mar 28, 2009 @ NSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 3 1 18:24
Mar 26, 2009 @ DAL W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 22:51
Mar 24, 2009 @ STL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:28
Mar 22, 2009 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 4 1 1 18:04
Mar 20, 2009 @ PIT L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 21:00
Mar 19, 2009 @ BOS W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21:26
Mar 16, 2009 vs NSH L 3-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 22:11
Mar 14, 2009 @ SJS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:29
Mar 13, 2009 @ VAN L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 2 5 0 19:14
Mar 9, 2009 vs VAN W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 21:07
Mar 7, 2009 vs MIN W 4-3 1 0 1 -1 0 4 2 18:23
Mar 5, 2009 vs DAL W 5-4 (OT) 1 2 3 1 0 3 0 24:49
Mar 3, 2009 @ CBJ L 4-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 20:02
Mar 1, 2009 @ CHI L 2-4 1 1 2 -1 0 4 1 16:32
Feb 27, 2009 @ DET L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 19:41
Feb 25, 2009 @ PHI L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 22:55
Feb 24, 2009 @ MIN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:52
Feb 21, 2009 vs PHX L 3-6 0 1 1 -3 0 2 3 17:40
Feb 19, 2009 @ SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 18:10
Feb 18, 2009 @ ANA W 4-3 1 1 2 0 0 5 0 22:12
Feb 16, 2009 vs ATL L 6-7 (SO) 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 24:34
Feb 14, 2009 vs EDM L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 24:20
Feb 12, 2009 vs CGY L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 2 4 2 20:48
Feb 10, 2009 @ NYI W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 21:45
Feb 7, 2009 @ NJD W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 19:28
Feb 5, 2009 @ WSH W 5-4 2 1 3 1 0 3 0 19:58
Feb 3, 2009 @ OTT W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:09
Jan 31, 2009 @ MTL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 18:59
Jan 29, 2009 vs CHI W 5-2 0 1 1 -1 0 3 3 18:49
Jan 21, 2009 @ COL W 6-5 0 2 2 -1 0 3 3 17:43
Jan 20, 2009 @ MIN W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 21:15
Jan 17, 2009 @ DAL L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 25:43
Jan 15, 2009 vs DET L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:56
Jan 12, 2009 vs TBL L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 5 3 22:08
Jan 10, 2009 vs NJD L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 19:22
Jan 8, 2009 vs ANA W 4-3 1 1 2 3 0 4 1 18:39
Jan 6, 2009 @ ANA L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 21:14
Jan 3, 2009 vs PHI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 22:56
Dec 29, 2008 vs CBJ L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 19:33
Dec 27, 2008 @ PHX W 4-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 18:03
Dec 26, 2008 vs PHX L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 19:36
Dec 23, 2008 @ CBJ W 3-0 0 2 2 2 0 5 1 20:52
Dec 20, 2008 @ DET L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 21:06
Dec 19, 2008 @ BUF L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 17:12
Dec 17, 2008 vs NYR L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 4 3 22:02
Dec 15, 2008 vs SJS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 24:31
Dec 13, 2008 vs MIN W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 6 3 21:55
Dec 11, 2008 vs STL W 6-2 2 1 3 0 2 7 1 18:00
Dec 9, 2008 @ COL L 1-6 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 15:45
Dec 6, 2008 vs CBJ W 3-0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 20:49
Dec 5, 2008 vs EDM L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 6 0 23:23
Dec 2, 2008 @ PHX L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 19:30
Dec 1, 2008 vs TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:34
Nov 29, 2008 vs CHI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:36
Nov 26, 2008 @ EDM W 2-1 1 1 2 2 0 4 1 18:24
Nov 25, 2008 @ CGY L 2-6 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 17:45
Nov 22, 2008 vs COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20:40
Nov 20, 2008 vs WSH W 5-2 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 19:11
Nov 16, 2008 @ ANA L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:46
Nov 15, 2008 vs NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 17:25
Nov 13, 2008 @ DAL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 20:22
Nov 11, 2008 vs DAL W 3-2 (SO) 0 2 2 0 0 3 3 23:41
Nov 8, 2008 vs STL W 5-3 1 2 3 0 0 3 2 19:23
Nov 6, 2008 vs FLA W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 19:50
Nov 4, 2008 vs ANA L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:05
Nov 1, 2008 vs CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 23:08
Oct 30, 2008 vs VAN L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 22:06
Oct 27, 2008 vs DET L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 24:00
Oct 25, 2008 @ NSH L 4-5 0 2 2 -1 2 6 0 20:19
Oct 24, 2008 @ STL W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 23:39
Oct 20, 2008 vs COL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:51
Oct 17, 2008 vs CAR W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 22:16
Oct 14, 2008 vs ANA W 6-3 0 2 2 -1 0 1 0 21:40
Oct 12, 2008 vs SJS L 0-1 0 0 0 0 10 2 1 19:38
Oct 11, 2008 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 19:04