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Brandt Clarke

#92 · Defence · Los Angeles Kings

Born Feb 9, 2003 in Nepean, Ontario, CAN (age 23) · 6'2", 200 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 8th overall in 2021 by LAK (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Isaak Phillips CHI · 6 P in 33 GP Carson Soucy VAN · 6 P in 40 GP Travis Hamonic OTT · 6 P in 48 GP Joel Edmundson TOR · 6 P in 53 GP Erik Johnson PHI · 6 P in 67 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.

0102030402022-23: 2 points222-232023-24: 6 points623-242024-25: 33 points3324-252025-26: 40 points4025-262026-27: 3 points326-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2022-23 LAK 9 0 2 2 -1 6 11 3 0.22 $894K
2023-24 LAK 16 2 4 6 -6 10 31 6 0.38 $863K
2024-25 LAK 78 5 28 33 13 46 131 23 0.42 $863K
2025-26 LAK 82 8 32 40 11 63 159 30 0.49 $863K
2026-27 LAK 4 0 3 3 -4 13 9 0 0.75 $7.4M
5 seasons Career 189 15 69 84 13 138 341 62 0.44

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2024-25 LAK 6 2 0 2 1 0 6 4 0.33
2025-26 LAK 4 0 1 1 -5 0 5 3 0.25
2 seasons Playoffs 10 2 1 3 -4 0 11 7 0.30

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
16 2 4 6 -6 10 31 6 0.38 6.5 13:39

Contract

$863KCap hitends in 2026, then RFA
$144KCap dollars per point6 points in 16 games
$727KCap dollars per goal above replacement1.2 goals above replacement

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 Aug 10, 2021, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $5.325M, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2025-26, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2023-24 $863K $833K $93K $850K $925K
2024-25 $863K $833K $0 $850K $833K
2025-26 $863K $833K $0 $850K $833K

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
Jun 26, 2026 Los Angeles Kings Extension 2026-27 to 2030-31 5 $37M $7.4M
Aug 10, 2021 Los Angeles Kings Entry-level 2023-24 to 2025-26 signed for 2021-22, slid 3 $5.325M $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 2023-24 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.

2023-24 analytics

Rating

+1.2Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.9Even-strength defence-0.4Power play+0.2Penalty kill0.0Penalties-0.1

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. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked.

0510152022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27Goals 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

56.9Corsi for %222 attempts for, 168 against
+3.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.9Expected goals for %9.6 expected for, 7.5 against
+3.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
60.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
35.7Goals for %5 for, 9 against
92.8PDO4.2% shooting + 88.6% saves
41Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Vladislav Gavrikov · Brandt Clarke1379:1956.352.42-6
Andreas Englund · Brandt Clarke731:1254.561.10-2
Drew Doughty · Brandt Clarke1030:4760.868.21-0
Matt Roy · Brandt Clarke621:5148.948.40-1

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.

2Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.8Expected goalsfrom 40 unblocked attempts
+0.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.49 expected goals per 60 minutes99th
Shot quality 4.5% chance per attempt91st
Finishing +0.2 goals above expected56thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 250 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.511.52Goals 2Expected 1.8

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. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Mar 7, 2024 vs OTT W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 07:28
Mar 5, 2024 vs VAN L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 07:08
Mar 3, 2024 vs NJD W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 08:56
Feb 29, 2024 @ VAN W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 07:06
Feb 24, 2024 vs ANA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 18:12
Feb 22, 2024 vs NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 14:46
Feb 20, 2024 vs CBJ W 5-1 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 13:58
Feb 18, 2024 @ PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:25
Feb 17, 2024 @ BOS W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 0 4 3 0 16:48
Feb 15, 2024 @ NJD W 2-1 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 13:11
Jan 26, 2024 @ COL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 18:38
Jan 24, 2024 vs BUF L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 4 2 14:42
Jan 22, 2024 vs SJS L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 18:02
Jan 16, 2024 @ DAL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:01
Jan 13, 2024 @ DET L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:21
Jan 7, 2024 @ WSH L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:43