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Scott Laughton

#21 · Centre · Los Angeles Kings

Born May 30, 1994 in Oakville, Ontario, CAN (age 32) · 6'1", 190 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 20th overall in 2012 by PHI (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2018-19. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Mark Jankowski CGY · 32 P in 79 GP J.T. Compher COL · 32 P in 66 GP Alex Iafallo LAK · 33 P in 82 GP Artturi Lehkonen MTL · 31 P in 82 GP Oskar Lindblom PHI · 33 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.

0102030402012-13: 0 points012-132014-15: 6 points614-152015-16: 21 points2115-162016-17: 0 points016-172017-18: 20 points2017-182018-19: 32 points3218-192019-20: 27 points2719-202020-21: 20 points2020-212021-22: 30 points3021-222022-23: 43 points4322-232023-24: 39 points3923-242024-25: 31 points3124-252025-26: 20 points2025-262026-27: 0 points026-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2012-13 PHI 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0.00 $925K
2014-15 PHI 31 2 4 6 -1 17 51 58 0.19 $863K
2015-16 PHI 71 7 14 21 -2 34 85 86 0.30 $863K
2016-17 PHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0.00 $863K
2017-18 PHI 81 10 10 20 -10 42 108 126 0.25 $963K
2018-19 PHI 82 12 20 32 -11 53 130 146 0.39 $963K
2019-20 PHI 49 13 14 27 13 26 74 109 0.55 $2.3M
2020-21 PHI 53 9 11 20 13 39 89 141 0.38 $2.3M
2021-22 PHI 67 11 19 30 -9 35 110 151 0.45 $3M
2022-23 PHI 78 18 25 43 -9 50 170 156 0.55 $3M
2023-24 PHI 82 13 26 39 -9 69 167 155 0.48 $3M
2024-25 PHI 60 11 16 27 -17 21 105 129 0.45 $3M
2024-25 TOR 20 2 2 4 -1 11 20 49 0.20
2025-26 TOR 43 8 4 12 -3 17 53 78 0.28 $3M
2025-26 LAK 21 5 3 8 -2 14 42 43 0.38
2026-27 LAK 4 0 0 0 -1 7 7 10 0.00 $3.5M
14 seasons Career 749 121 168 289 -49 435 1225 1450 0.39

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2015-16 PHI 3 0 0 0 -1 0 8 2 0.00
2017-18 PHI 6 1 0 1 1 6 4 17 0.17
2019-20 PHI 12 2 2 4 -2 9 15 45 0.33
2024-25 TOR 13 0 2 2 -3 8 6 41 0.15
2025-26 LAK 4 0 0 0 -2 0 12 14 0.00
5 seasons Playoffs 38 3 4 7 -7 23 45 119 0.18

2018-19 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 12 20 32 -11 53 130 146 0.39 9.2 14:51

Contract

$963KCap hitends in 2019
$30KCap dollars per point32 points in 82 games
$537KCap dollars per goal above replacement1.8 goals above replacement
$1.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$892KValueworth 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 696 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Philadelphia Flyers on Jul 11, 2017, as a new contract: 2 years and $1.925M, beginning in 2017-18. It runs through 2018-19, so this is its last season.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2017-18 $963K $875K $0 $875K
2018-19 $963K $1.05M $0 $1.05M

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, 2026 Los Angeles Kings New contract 2026-27 to 2028-29 3 $10.5M $3.5M
Apr 12, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers Extension 2021-22 to 2025-26 5 $15M $3M
Jul 12, 2019 Philadelphia Flyers New contract 2019-20 to 2020-21 2 $4.6M $2.3M
Jul 11, 2017 Philadelphia Flyers New contract 2017-18 to 2018-19 2 $1.925M $963K
Aug 12, 2012 Philadelphia Flyers Entry-level 2014-15 to 2016-17 signed for 2012-13, slid 3 $3.413M $863K

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 2018-19 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.

2018-19 analytics

Rating

+1.8Goals above replacement393rd of 699 skaters, 276th of 455 forwards
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 455 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+0.4 59th percentileEven-strength defence-1.0 28th percentilePower play-0.1 39th percentilePenalty kill-0.8 3rd percentilePenalties-0.1 34th 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.

-10-5052012-132015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

44.3Corsi for %830 attempts for, 1044 against
-5.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.9Expected goals for %41.1 expected for, 44.7 against
-0.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
43.0Goals for %40 for, 53 against
98.9PDO8.6% shooting + 90.3% saves
179Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 591 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
Wayne Simmonds · Scott Laughton · Nolan Patrick22173:0340.847.97-7
Dale Weise · Scott Laughton · Michael Raffl1661:3948.051.22-1
Scott Laughton · Ryan Hartman · Travis Konecny955:0853.055.13-1
James van Riemsdyk · Scott Laughton · Ryan Hartman748:2441.339.42-5

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.

10Goalsnot counting empty-netters
14.3Expected goalsfrom 171 unblocked attempts
-4.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.71 expected goals per 60 minutes42nd
Shot quality 8.4% chance per attempt67th
Finishing -4.3 goals above expected13thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 426 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 14.3Goals 10

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 6, 2019 vs CAR L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 5 3 15:37
Apr 4, 2019 @ STL L 3-7 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 17:00
Apr 2, 2019 @ DAL L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 16:00
Mar 31, 2019 vs NYR L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 13:32
Mar 30, 2019 @ CAR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 17:04
Mar 27, 2019 vs TOR W 5-4 (SO) 0 2 2 2 0 4 1 16:11
Mar 24, 2019 @ WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:46
Mar 23, 2019 vs NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 17:10
Mar 21, 2019 @ CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 18:38
Mar 19, 2019 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:37
Mar 17, 2019 @ PIT W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 13:12
Mar 15, 2019 @ TOR L 6-7 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 14:37
Mar 14, 2019 vs WSH L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 1 2 14:28
Mar 11, 2019 vs OTT W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 4 17:27
Mar 9, 2019 @ NYI W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 14:46
Mar 6, 2019 vs WSH L 3-5 1 0 1 -2 2 3 3 16:45
Mar 3, 2019 @ NYI W 4-1 1 0 1 1 2 4 1 18:31
Mar 1, 2019 @ NJD W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 16:59
Feb 28, 2019 @ CBJ L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:39
Feb 26, 2019 vs BUF W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 15:17
Feb 23, 2019 vs PIT W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 14:23
Feb 21, 2019 @ MTL L 1-5 0 0 0 -4 0 1 2 13:33
Feb 19, 2019 vs TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 6 18:06
Feb 17, 2019 @ DET W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 18:43
Feb 16, 2019 vs DET W 6-5 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 16:38
Feb 12, 2019 @ MIN W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 14:49
Feb 11, 2019 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:13
Feb 9, 2019 vs ANA W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 13:24
Feb 7, 2019 vs LAK L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 5 14:34
Feb 4, 2019 vs VAN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 20:54
Feb 2, 2019 vs EDM W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 16:21
Jan 31, 2019 @ BOS W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 6 18:16
Jan 29, 2019 @ NYR W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19:12
Jan 28, 2019 vs WPG W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 17:17
Jan 19, 2019 @ MTL W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 16:40
Jan 16, 2019 vs BOS W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 18:57
Jan 14, 2019 vs MIN W 7-4 0 3 3 3 2 0 2 13:04
Jan 12, 2019 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 14:53
Jan 10, 2019 vs DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:34
Jan 8, 2019 @ WSH L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 13:57
Jan 7, 2019 vs STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 13:34
Jan 5, 2019 vs CGY L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:09
Jan 3, 2019 vs CAR L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:32
Jan 1, 2019 @ NSH L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 15:42
Dec 31, 2018 @ CAR L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 15:17
Dec 29, 2018 @ FLA L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 13:18
Dec 27, 2018 @ TBL L 5-6 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 16:42
Dec 23, 2018 @ NYR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:20
Dec 22, 2018 vs CBJ L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:50
Dec 20, 2018 vs NSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 15:25
Dec 18, 2018 vs DET W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 13:40
Dec 15, 2018 @ VAN L 1-5 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 13:06
Dec 14, 2018 @ EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 13:06
Dec 12, 2018 @ CGY L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:12
Dec 9, 2018 @ WPG L 1-7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:33
Dec 8, 2018 @ BUF W 6-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 15:21
Dec 6, 2018 vs CBJ L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 4 0 2 13:22
Dec 1, 2018 @ PIT W 4-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 16:47
Nov 27, 2018 vs OTT L 3-4 0 2 2 1 0 1 4 08:22
Nov 24, 2018 @ TOR L 0-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:47
Nov 23, 2018 vs NYR W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13:56
Nov 21, 2018 @ BUF L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 5 0 2 10:39
Nov 17, 2018 vs TBL L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 4 09:43
Nov 15, 2018 vs NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:49
Nov 13, 2018 vs FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:00
Nov 10, 2018 vs CHI W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:18
Nov 8, 2018 vs ARI W 5-4 (OT) 2 0 2 2 0 2 3 09:14
Nov 5, 2018 @ ARI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 11:39
Nov 3, 2018 @ SJS L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10:23
Nov 1, 2018 @ LAK W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11:06
Oct 30, 2018 @ ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:56
Oct 27, 2018 vs NYI L 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:57
Oct 25, 2018 @ BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 12 0 1 13:44
Oct 22, 2018 vs COL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:55
Oct 20, 2018 vs NJD W 5-2 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 16:45
Oct 18, 2018 @ CBJ L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 15:51
Oct 16, 2018 vs FLA W 6-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 15:26
Oct 13, 2018 vs VGK L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:29
Oct 10, 2018 @ OTT W 7-4 2 0 2 2 2 5 0 15:39
Oct 9, 2018 vs SJS L 2-8 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:16
Oct 6, 2018 @ COL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 13:47
Oct 4, 2018 @ VGK W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 13:27