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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

×3 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Sportsmanship and Gentlemanly Conduct 2024-25, 2022-23, 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 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Patrick Marleau SJS · 70 P in 82 GP Matt Duchene COL · 70 P in 71 GP Blake Wheeler WPG · 69 P in 82 GP Martin St. Louis NYR · 69 P in 81 GP David Krejci BOS · 69 P in 80 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

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 29 41 70 34 24 200 90 0.85 14.5 20:53

Contract

$6.8MCap hitends in 2016, then UFA
$97KCap dollars per point70 points in 82 games
$404KCap dollars per goal above replacement16.8 goals above replacement
$10.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.4MValueworth 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 641 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

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 2 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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+16.8Goals above replacement9th of 672 skaters, 8th of 438 forwards
+2.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+12.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 438 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+6.0 93rd percentileEven-strength defence+3.6 98th percentilePower play+1.2 89th percentilePenalty kill-0.9 2nd percentilePenalties+2.2 93rd 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.

051015202010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-25Goals 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

61.0Corsi for %1319 attempts for, 844 against
+6.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
63.1Expected goals for %57.5 expected for, 33.6 against
+10.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
60.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
69.5Goals for %57 for, 25 against
102.8PDO8.2% shooting + 94.6% saves
234Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 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
Jeff Carter · Anze Kopitar · Dwight King29261:2362.964.113-5
Justin Williams · Dustin Brown · Anze Kopitar37256:4864.264.89-2
Marian Gaborik · Justin Williams · Anze Kopitar19207:2264.770.815-6
Justin Williams · Anze Kopitar · Dwight King2885:0765.567.13-2

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.

28Goalsnot counting empty-netters
22.6Expected goalsfrom 273 unblocked attempts
+5.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.79 expected goals per 60 minutes67th
Shot quality 8.3% chance per attempt76th
Finishing +5.4 goals above expected91stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 403 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01020Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 28Expected 22.6

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 12, 2014 vs ANA L 3-4 (SO) 2 0 2 1 0 2 2 20:36
Apr 10, 2014 @ EDM W 3-0 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 17:45
Apr 9, 2014 @ CGY L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 19:20
Apr 5, 2014 @ VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:50
Apr 3, 2014 @ SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 4 19:24
Apr 2, 2014 vs PHX W 4-0 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 21:18
Mar 31, 2014 vs MIN L 2-3 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 20:17
Mar 29, 2014 vs WPG W 4-2 2 0 2 2 2 4 0 18:25
Mar 27, 2014 @ PIT W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 22:19
Mar 25, 2014 @ WSH W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24:46
Mar 24, 2014 @ PHI W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 18:05
Mar 22, 2014 vs FLA W 4-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 18:55
Mar 20, 2014 vs WSH W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 20:53
Mar 17, 2014 vs PHX L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 5 2 18:38
Mar 15, 2014 vs ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 23:58
Mar 13, 2014 vs TOR L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 20:50
Mar 10, 2014 @ CGY W 3-2 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 17:51
Mar 9, 2014 @ EDM W 4-2 0 1 1 0 2 4 1 20:15
Mar 6, 2014 @ WPG W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 19:33
Mar 3, 2014 vs MTL W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 22:17
Mar 1, 2014 vs CAR W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 19:42
Feb 27, 2014 @ CGY W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:15
Feb 26, 2014 @ COL W 6-4 2 1 3 2 0 4 0 19:57
Feb 6, 2014 vs CBJ W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 25:15
Feb 3, 2014 vs CHI L 3-5 1 2 3 0 0 3 3 20:18
Feb 1, 2014 vs PHI L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 21:00
Jan 30, 2014 vs PIT L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 0 4 2 18:57
Jan 28, 2014 @ PHX L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 19:06
Jan 27, 2014 @ SJS W 1-0 1 0 1 1 2 4 3 22:38
Jan 25, 2014 vs ANA L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 23:20
Jan 23, 2014 @ ANA L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 23:41
Jan 21, 2014 @ CBJ L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20:25
Jan 20, 2014 @ BOS L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 18:51
Jan 18, 2014 @ DET L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 22:47
Jan 16, 2014 @ STL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19:38
Jan 13, 2014 vs VAN W 1-0 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 21:24
Jan 11, 2014 vs DET L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 22:30
Jan 9, 2014 vs BOS W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 20:59
Jan 7, 2014 vs MIN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 21:59
Jan 4, 2014 vs VAN W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 22:15
Jan 2, 2014 @ STL L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20:07
Dec 31, 2013 @ DAL L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 19:38
Dec 30, 2013 @ CHI L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 21:44
Dec 28, 2013 @ NSH L 2-3 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 21:46
Dec 23, 2013 vs DAL L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 17:59
Dec 21, 2013 vs COL W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19:57
Dec 19, 2013 vs SJS W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 20:23
Dec 17, 2013 vs EDM W 3-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 19:17
Dec 15, 2013 @ CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 20:08
Dec 14, 2013 @ OTT W 5-2 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 20:48
Dec 11, 2013 @ TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:22
Dec 10, 2013 @ MTL W 6-0 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 18:57
Dec 7, 2013 vs NYI W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 21:23
Dec 3, 2013 @ ANA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 25:14
Dec 2, 2013 vs STL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 4 0 7 19:25
Nov 30, 2013 vs CGY L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 24:43
Nov 27, 2013 @ SJS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 22:21
Nov 25, 2013 @ VAN W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 20:22
Nov 23, 2013 vs COL L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 23:32
Nov 21, 2013 vs NJD L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 22:11
Nov 19, 2013 vs TBL W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 20:05
Nov 17, 2013 @ NYR W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20:48
Nov 15, 2013 @ NJD W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 20:59
Nov 14, 2013 @ NYI W 3-2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 20:39
Nov 12, 2013 @ BUF L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 23:10
Nov 9, 2013 vs VAN W 5-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 20:04
Nov 7, 2013 vs BUF W 2-0 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 22:36
Nov 2, 2013 vs NSH L 3-4 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 22:29
Oct 30, 2013 vs SJS W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 23:24
Oct 29, 2013 @ PHX L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 19:29
Oct 27, 2013 vs EDM W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 24:21
Oct 24, 2013 vs PHX W 7-4 1 2 3 2 0 5 0 20:14
Oct 21, 2013 vs CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 19:53
Oct 19, 2013 vs DAL W 5-2 0 3 3 1 0 4 1 19:08
Oct 17, 2013 @ NSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 20:54
Oct 15, 2013 @ TBL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 23:16
Oct 13, 2013 @ FLA W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 17:50
Oct 11, 2013 @ CAR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 24:01
Oct 9, 2013 vs OTT W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 21:32
Oct 7, 2013 vs NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 19:52
Oct 4, 2013 @ WPG L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 22:37
Oct 3, 2013 @ MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 22:55