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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 2009-10. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Dany Heatley SJS · 82 P in 82 GP Zach Parise NJD · 82 P in 81 GP Patrick Marleau SJS · 83 P in 82 GP Paul Stastny COL · 79 P in 81 GP Alexander Semin WSH · 84 P in 73 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

2009-10 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 34 47 81 6 16 259 80 0.99 13.1 21:47

Contract

$6.8MCap hitends in 2016, then UFA
$84KCap dollars per point81 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 Oct 11, 2008, as an extension of the contract he was on: 7 years and $47.6M, beginning in 2009-10. It runs through 2015-16, with 6 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2009-10 $6.8M $6M $0 $6M
2010-11 $6.8M $6M $0 $6M
2011-12 $6.8M $6.4M $0 $6.4M
2012-13 $6.8M $6.5M $0 $6.5M
2013-14 $6.8M $7.5M $0 $7.5M
2014-15 $6.8M $7.5M $0 $7.5M
2015-16 $6.8M $7.7M $0 $7.7M NMC

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 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 2009-10 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, 2010 @ COL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 18:02
Apr 10, 2010 vs EDM L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 22:22
Apr 8, 2010 vs PHX L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 21:17
Apr 6, 2010 @ ANA W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 20:23
Apr 3, 2010 vs ANA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 24:30
Apr 1, 2010 vs VAN W 8-3 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 20:11
Mar 30, 2010 @ NSH W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 18:31
Mar 29, 2010 @ MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:34
Mar 27, 2010 vs DAL L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 20:41
Mar 25, 2010 @ STL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 24:35
Mar 24, 2010 @ COL L 3-4 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 3 4 20:21
Mar 22, 2010 vs COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 -1 0 1 3 23:10
Mar 20, 2010 vs NYI W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 22:42
Mar 18, 2010 vs CHI L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 20:03
Mar 14, 2010 vs NSH L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 18:41
Mar 12, 2010 @ DAL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23:20
Mar 10, 2010 @ CHI L 2-3 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 4 2 20:45
Mar 8, 2010 vs CBJ W 6-0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 19:57
Mar 6, 2010 vs MTL L 2-4 1 0 1 -2 0 6 0 21:04
Mar 4, 2010 @ NSH L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 2 0 0 19:19
Mar 2, 2010 @ DAL W 5-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 23:07
Feb 13, 2010 vs COL W 3-0 1 0 1 0 0 5 3 25:16
Feb 11, 2010 vs EDM L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 2 2 3 1 25:03
Feb 8, 2010 @ ANA L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 8 1 24:25
Feb 6, 2010 vs DET W 4-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 25:36
Feb 4, 2010 vs ANA W 6-4 2 2 4 3 0 5 2 22:15
Feb 2, 2010 vs NYR W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 24:49
Jan 31, 2010 @ NJD W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 22:16
Jan 30, 2010 @ BOS W 3-2 (SO) 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 25:47
Jan 28, 2010 @ CBJ W 4-1 2 0 2 1 0 4 0 24:08
Jan 26, 2010 @ TOR W 5-3 0 1 1 -1 0 4 2 21:08
Jan 23, 2010 @ DET W 3-2 1 2 3 3 0 8 1 20:50
Jan 21, 2010 vs BUF W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 22:51
Jan 19, 2010 vs SJS L 1-5 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 19:32
Jan 16, 2010 vs BOS W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 25:30
Jan 14, 2010 vs ANA W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 19:37
Jan 11, 2010 vs SJS L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 26:56
Jan 9, 2010 vs STL L 3-4 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 20:26
Jan 7, 2010 vs DET L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 8 1 21:58
Jan 4, 2010 @ SJS W 6-2 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 20:43
Jan 2, 2010 vs WSH W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 21:15
Dec 31, 2009 @ MIN W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 20:44
Dec 30, 2009 @ CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:35
Dec 28, 2009 vs MIN L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 21:59
Dec 26, 2009 @ PHX L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 21:10
Dec 17, 2009 @ CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 23:40
Dec 15, 2009 @ EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20:14
Dec 14, 2009 @ VAN L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 20:39
Dec 12, 2009 vs DAL W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 9 2 22:47
Dec 10, 2009 vs PHX W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22:28
Dec 9, 2009 @ SJS W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 22:49
Dec 7, 2009 vs CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:55
Dec 5, 2009 vs STL L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 -2 2 4 1 22:33
Dec 3, 2009 vs OTT W 6-3 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 21:37
Dec 1, 2009 @ ANA W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 22:28
Nov 28, 2009 vs CHI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 22:22
Nov 26, 2009 @ VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 21:15
Nov 25, 2009 @ EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 23:27
Nov 21, 2009 vs CGY L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 21:15
Nov 18, 2009 vs PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 23:36
Nov 16, 2009 @ FLA W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 24:21
Nov 14, 2009 @ TBL W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 22:16
Nov 13, 2009 @ ATL L 0-7 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 18:08
Nov 11, 2009 @ CAR W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 22:23
Nov 9, 2009 @ CHI L 1-4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 18:56
Nov 7, 2009 vs NSH L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 22:26
Nov 5, 2009 vs PIT W 5-2 2 0 2 2 0 7 3 22:51
Nov 2, 2009 @ PHX W 5-3 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 19:40
Oct 29, 2009 vs VAN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 23:39
Oct 28, 2009 @ SJS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 26:32
Oct 25, 2009 vs CBJ W 6-2 2 0 2 0 0 4 1 20:19
Oct 24, 2009 @ PHX W 5-3 0 3 3 1 2 2 1 23:13
Oct 22, 2009 vs DAL W 5-4 (OT) 3 0 3 1 0 5 1 22:09
Oct 19, 2009 @ DAL W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 21:41
Oct 17, 2009 @ CBJ L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 19:27
Oct 15, 2009 @ DET L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 20:40
Oct 14, 2009 @ NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:19
Oct 12, 2009 @ NYI W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 20:07
Oct 10, 2009 @ STL W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 20:57
Oct 8, 2009 vs MIN W 6-3 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 19:20
Oct 6, 2009 vs SJS W 6-4 1 2 3 2 0 3 1 20:10
Oct 3, 2009 vs PHX L 3-6 1 1 2 -2 0 2 3 18:22