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Drew Doughty

#8 · Defence · Los Angeles Kings

Born Dec 8, 1989 in London, Ontario, CAN (age 36) · 6'1", 210 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 2nd overall in 2008 by LAK (round 1)

Trophy case

×2 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2013-14, 2011-12
James Norris Memorial Trophy Top Defenseman 2015-16

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Ryan Suter MIN · 51 P in 82 GP Shea Weber NSH · 51 P in 78 GP P.K. Subban MTL · 51 P in 68 GP Dustin Byfuglien WPG · 53 P in 81 GP Brent Seabrook CHI · 49 P in 81 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.

02040602008-09: 27 points2708-092009-10: 59 points592010-11: 40 points4010-112011-12: 36 points362012-13: 22 points2212-132013-14: 37 points372014-15: 46 points4614-152015-16: 51 points512016-17: 44 points4416-172017-18: 60 points602018-19: 45 points4518-192019-20: 35 points352020-21: 34 points3420-212021-22: 31 points312022-23: 52 points5222-232023-24: 50 points502024-25: 17 points1724-252025-26: 23 points232026-27: 1 points126-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2008-09 LAK 81 6 21 27 -17 56 126 90 0.33 $875K
2009-10 LAK 82 16 43 59 20 54 142 157 0.72 $875K
2010-11 LAK 76 11 29 40 13 68 139 137 0.53 $875K
2011-12 LAK 77 10 26 36 -2 69 168 124 0.47 $7M
2012-13 LAK 48 6 16 22 4 36 114 128 0.46 $7M
2013-14 LAK 78 10 27 37 17 64 177 180 0.47 $7M
2014-15 LAK 82 7 39 46 3 56 219 152 0.56 $7M
2015-16 LAK 82 14 37 51 24 52 197 125 0.62 $7M
2016-17 LAK 82 12 32 44 8 46 181 129 0.54 $7M
2017-18 LAK 82 10 50 60 23 54 205 127 0.73 $7M
2018-19 LAK 82 8 37 45 -34 44 154 168 0.55 $7M
2019-20 LAK 67 7 28 35 -16 36 141 106 0.52 $11M
2020-21 LAK 56 8 26 34 -14 26 101 91 0.61 $11M
2021-22 LAK 39 7 24 31 4 30 99 60 0.79 $11M
2022-23 LAK 81 9 43 52 12 34 145 115 0.64 $11M
2023-24 LAK 82 15 35 50 15 44 135 109 0.61 $11M
2024-25 LAK 30 4 13 17 9 20 46 26 0.57 $11M
2025-26 LAK 72 5 18 23 4 40 101 52 0.32 $11M
2026-27 LAK 3 0 1 1 -1 4 1 1 0.33 $11M
19 seasons Career 1282 165 545 710 72 833 2591 2077 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 3 4 7 -5 4 13 13 1.17
2010-11 LAK 6 2 2 4 0 8 12 8 0.67
2011-12 LAK 20 4 12 16 11 14 44 44 0.80
2012-13 LAK 18 2 3 5 -7 8 32 42 0.28
2013-14 LAK 26 5 13 18 2 30 60 43 0.69
2015-16 LAK 5 0 1 1 -5 2 9 9 0.20
2017-18 LAK 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 6 0.00
2022-23 LAK 6 0 3 3 -5 4 6 18 0.50
2023-24 LAK 5 2 1 3 -4 14 6 8 0.60
2024-25 LAK 6 1 3 4 -7 6 10 12 0.67
2025-26 LAK 4 0 0 0 -3 0 1 5 0.00
11 seasons Playoffs 105 19 42 61 -22 90 199 208 0.58

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 14 37 51 24 52 197 125 0.62 7.1 28:01

Contract

$7MCap hitends in 2019, then UFA
$137KCap dollars per point51 points in 82 games
$1.055MCap dollars per goal above replacement6.6 goals above replacement
$4.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.2MValueworth 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

Signed by the Los Angeles Kings on Sep 30, 2011, as a new contract: 8 years and $56M, beginning in 2011-12. It runs through 2018-19, with 3 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
2011-12 $7M $6M $0 $6M
2012-13 $7M $6.5M $0 $6.5M
2013-14 $7M $6.7M $0 $6.7M
2014-15 $7M $7M $0 $7M
2015-16 $7M $7.1M $0 $7.1M
2016-17 $7M $7.45M $0 $7.45M
2017-18 $7M $7.6M $0 $7.6M
2018-19 $7M $7.65M $0 $7.65M 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 1, 2018 Los Angeles Kings Extension 2019-20 to 2026-27 8 $88M $11M
Sep 30, 2011 Los Angeles Kings New contract 2011-12 to 2018-19 8 $56M $7M
Aug 11, 2008 Los Angeles Kings Entry-level 2008-09 to 2010-11 3 $10.425M $875K

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

+6.6Goals above replacement150th of 675 skaters, 45th of 230 defencemen
+1.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 230 ranked defencemen: 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-0.8 47th percentileEven-strength defence-0.4 45th percentilePower play+2.5 99th percentilePenalty kill-0.7 11th percentilePenalties-1.5 19th 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 defencemen. 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.

-505102010-112013-142016-172019-202022-232025-26Goals 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

58.9Corsi for %1780 attempts for, 1244 against
+4.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.9Expected goals for %70.8 expected for, 56.0 against
+2.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
58.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
57.0Goals for %61 for, 46 against
100.1PDO6.6% shooting + 93.5% saves
285Attempts 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Drew Doughty · Brayden McNabb781089:3360.460.037-26
Jake Muzzin · Drew Doughty77286:1460.250.39-6
Rob Scuderi · Drew Doughty19171:0246.841.89-7
Drew Doughty · Derek Forbort1347:4968.962.82-3

The pairs 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 pairs 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.

14Goalsnot counting empty-netters
10.5Expected goalsfrom 304 unblocked attempts
+3.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.27 expected goals per 60 minutes84th
Shot quality 3.5% chance per attempt67th
Finishing +3.5 goals above expected93rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 230 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 14Expected 10.5

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 0 0 -3 0 2 4 27:54
Apr 7, 2016 vs ANA W 2-1 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 30:02
Apr 5, 2016 @ CGY W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 31:52
Apr 4, 2016 @ VAN L 2-3 0 1 1 0 2 6 1 24:18
Apr 2, 2016 vs DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 27:01
Mar 31, 2016 vs CGY W 3-0 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 23:11
Mar 28, 2016 @ SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 27:10
Mar 26, 2016 vs EDM W 6-4 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 23:37
Mar 24, 2016 @ WPG L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 23:49
Mar 22, 2016 @ MIN L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 6 1 27:09
Mar 21, 2016 @ NSH L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 5 2 28:48
Mar 19, 2016 vs BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 27:36
Mar 17, 2016 vs NYR W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 4 1 26:30
Mar 15, 2016 @ DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 24:48
Mar 14, 2016 @ CHI W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 26:06
Mar 12, 2016 vs NJD L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 25:17
Mar 9, 2016 vs WSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 27:56
Mar 7, 2016 vs VAN W 5-1 1 1 2 3 2 4 1 27:59
Mar 5, 2016 vs ANA L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 29:51
Mar 3, 2016 vs MTL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 26:18
Feb 28, 2016 @ ANA L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 28:31
Feb 27, 2016 vs BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 27:39
Feb 25, 2016 vs EDM W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 31:42
Feb 23, 2016 vs CGY W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 32:10
Feb 20, 2016 @ NSH W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 32:03
Feb 18, 2016 @ STL L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 35:16
Feb 16, 2016 @ WSH L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 3 31:29
Feb 14, 2016 @ NJD L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 28:47
Feb 12, 2016 @ NYR W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 30:01
Feb 11, 2016 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 29:04
Feb 9, 2016 @ BOS W 9-2 1 1 2 3 0 3 3 27:21
Feb 4, 2016 vs ANA L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 4 2 26:17
Feb 2, 2016 @ ARI W 6-2 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 27:00
Jan 27, 2016 vs COL L 3-4 1 0 1 -2 2 3 1 28:32
Jan 24, 2016 @ SJS W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 4 2 1 28:37
Jan 23, 2016 @ ARI L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 29:17
Jan 21, 2016 vs MIN L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 26:36
Jan 19, 2016 vs DAL W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 29:48
Jan 17, 2016 @ ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 29:18
Jan 16, 2016 vs OTT L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 27:03
Jan 11, 2016 vs DET W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 26:04
Jan 9, 2016 vs STL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 31:23
Jan 7, 2016 vs TOR W 2-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 26:42
Jan 4, 2016 @ COL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 29:35
Jan 2, 2016 vs PHI W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 25:27
Dec 31, 2015 @ CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 25:33
Dec 29, 2015 @ EDM W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 31:10
Dec 28, 2015 @ VAN W 5-0 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 26:06
Dec 26, 2015 @ ARI W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 33:24
Dec 22, 2015 vs SJS L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 29:11
Dec 19, 2015 @ TOR L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 28:36
Dec 17, 2015 @ MTL W 3-0 1 1 2 2 0 2 3 25:06
Dec 14, 2015 @ OTT L 3-5 0 0 0 -3 2 2 1 30:08
Dec 12, 2015 @ BUF L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 26:42
Dec 11, 2015 @ PIT W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 30:21
Dec 8, 2015 @ CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 30:59
Dec 6, 2015 vs TBL W 3-1 0 1 1 2 2 4 2 30:58
Dec 5, 2015 vs PIT W 5-3 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 30:08
Dec 1, 2015 vs VAN W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 31:40
Nov 28, 2015 vs CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 29:43
Nov 25, 2015 @ TBL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 29:19
Nov 23, 2015 @ FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 30:14
Nov 22, 2015 @ CAR L 3-4 0 1 1 1 4 3 4 27:50
Nov 20, 2015 @ DET L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 25:58
Nov 17, 2015 @ PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 4 3 29:51
Nov 14, 2015 vs EDM W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 27:18
Nov 12, 2015 vs NYI W 2-1 1 0 1 0 2 1 3 25:42
Nov 10, 2015 vs ARI L 2-3 0 1 1 0 2 2 5 26:09
Nov 7, 2015 vs FLA W 4-1 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 22:58
Nov 5, 2015 vs CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 26:14
Nov 3, 2015 @ STL W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 27:35
Nov 2, 2015 @ CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 29:33
Oct 31, 2015 vs NSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 6 3 29:10
Oct 27, 2015 @ WPG W 4-1 0 2 2 1 0 3 2 23:27
Oct 25, 2015 @ EDM W 3-2 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 25:27
Oct 23, 2015 vs CAR W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 24:29
Oct 22, 2015 @ SJS W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 24:41
Oct 18, 2015 vs COL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 27:53
Oct 16, 2015 vs MIN W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 27:28
Oct 13, 2015 vs VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 27:26
Oct 9, 2015 vs ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 28:44
Oct 7, 2015 vs SJS L 1-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 27:23