Los Angeles Kings fantasy preview 2026-27.
13 skaters and 2 goaltenders clear the pool line. Artemi Panarin leads at 2.11 blended ESPN points per game. The club ranks 5th in the league in shots and 19th in power-play points. Every figure below is a completed season or a published calendar.
Every Los Angeles name in the 2026-27 pool
Sorted by desk rank in the format selected above. Any header re-sorts. Counting columns are 2025-26 season totals. The value chip is consensus rank minus desk rank: mint means the desk is higher on him than the four published boards, coral means the room makes you pay.
| Pos | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54of 400 | Artemi Panarin | LW | 34 | 1.99 | 2.13 | 2.11 | -0.12 | 28-56-84 in 78 | 23 | 224 | 11 | 16 | 64% | 36 | -18 | |
| 57of 400 | Adrian Kempe | RW | 30 | 2.10 | 2.08 | 2.10 | 0.00 | 36-37-73 in 81 | 12 | 226 | 127 | 39 | 67% | 43 | -14 | |
| 110of 400 | Brandt Clarke | D | 23 | 2.02 | 1.52 | 1.85 | +0.63 | 8-32-40 in 82 | 13 | 159 | 30 | 185 | 35% | 146 | +36 | |
| 114of 400 | Mats ZuccarelloNEW · MIN | RW | 39 | 1.80 | 1.79 | 1.82 | +0.50 | 15-39-54 in 59 | 21 | 122 | 16 | 26 | 61% | 181 | +67 | |
| 120of 400 | Kevin Fiala | LW | 30 | 1.73 | 1.84 | 1.79 | -0.04 | 18-22-40 in 56 | 17 | 147 | 39 | 24 | 59% | 36 | -84 | |
| 191of 400 | Alex Laferriere | RW | 24 | 1.69 | 1.51 | 1.56 | +0.32 | 21-23-44 in 82 | 5 | 209 | 255 | 49 | 45% | 144 | -47 | |
| 201of 400 | Quinton Byfield | RW | 24 | 1.58 | 1.49 | 1.54 | +0.36 | 24-25-49 in 79 | 11 | 180 | 66 | 44 | 42% | 130 | -71 | |
| 241of 400 | Drew Doughty | D | 36 | 1.14 | 1.79 | 1.43 | -0.39 | 5-18-23 in 72 | 1 | 101 | 52 | 76 | 29% | — | n/r | |
| 255of 400 | Mikey Anderson | D | 27 | 1.35 | 1.46 | 1.39 | +0.32 | 4-16-20 in 80 | 0 | 61 | 111 | 133 | 21% | — | n/r | |
| 286of 400 | Trevor Moore | LW | 31 | 1.23 | 1.36 | 1.33 | +0.43 | 13-19-32 in 69 | 1 | 159 | 57 | 36 | — | 212 | -74 | |
| 323of 400 | Joel Edmundson | D | 33 | 1.25 | 1.36 | 1.26 | +0.18 | 2-21-23 in 82 | 3 | 104 | 97 | 111 | — | — | n/r | |
| 331of 400 | Erik HaulaNEW · NSH | LW | 35 | 1.33 | 1.06 | 1.25 | -0.26 | 14-24-38 in 81 | 12 | 127 | 118 | 51 | — | — | n/r | |
| 337of 400 | Scott Laughton | C | 32 | 1.20 | 1.27 | 1.24 | +0.17 | 13-7-20 in 64 | 2 | 95 | 121 | 42 | — | — | n/r |
- 54 Artemi Panarin LW · age 34 · mkt 36 2.11blend 1.9925-26 2.1324-25 -0.12H2−H1 23PPP 224SOG 11HIT 16BLK 64%PG% 28-56-84 in 78-18
- 57 Adrian Kempe RW · age 30 · mkt 43 2.10blend 2.1025-26 2.0824-25 0.00H2−H1 12PPP 226SOG 127HIT 39BLK 67%PG% 36-37-73 in 81-14
- 110 Brandt Clarke D · age 23 · mkt 146 1.85blend 2.0225-26 1.5224-25 +0.63H2−H1 13PPP 159SOG 30HIT 185BLK 35%PG% 8-32-40 in 82+36
- 114 Mats Zuccarello RW · age 39 · mkt 181 1.82blend 1.8025-26 1.7924-25 +0.50H2−H1 21PPP 122SOG 16HIT 26BLK 61%PG% 15-39-54 in 59+67
- 120 Kevin Fiala LW · age 30 · mkt 36 1.79blend 1.7325-26 1.8424-25 -0.04H2−H1 17PPP 147SOG 39HIT 24BLK 59%PG% 18-22-40 in 56-84
- 191 Alex Laferriere RW · age 24 · mkt 144 1.56blend 1.6925-26 1.5124-25 +0.32H2−H1 5PPP 209SOG 255HIT 49BLK 45%PG% 21-23-44 in 82-47
- 201 Quinton Byfield RW · age 24 · mkt 130 1.54blend 1.5825-26 1.4924-25 +0.36H2−H1 11PPP 180SOG 66HIT 44BLK 42%PG% 24-25-49 in 79-71
- 241 Drew Doughty D · age 36 · mkt n/r 1.43blend 1.1425-26 1.7924-25 -0.39H2−H1 1PPP 101SOG 52HIT 76BLK 29%PG% 5-18-23 in 72n/r
- 255 Mikey Anderson D · age 27 · mkt n/r 1.39blend 1.3525-26 1.4624-25 +0.32H2−H1 0PPP 61SOG 111HIT 133BLK 21%PG% 4-16-20 in 80n/r
- 286 Trevor Moore LW · age 31 · mkt 212 1.33blend 1.2325-26 1.3624-25 +0.43H2−H1 1PPP 159SOG 57HIT 36BLK —PG% 13-19-32 in 69-74
- 323 Joel Edmundson D · age 33 · mkt n/r 1.26blend 1.2525-26 1.3624-25 +0.18H2−H1 3PPP 104SOG 97HIT 111BLK —PG% 2-21-23 in 82n/r
- 331 Erik Haula LW · age 35 · mkt n/r 1.25blend 1.3325-26 1.0624-25 -0.26H2−H1 12PPP 127SOG 118HIT 51BLK —PG% 14-24-38 in 81n/r
- 337 Scott Laughton C · age 32 · mkt n/r 1.24blend 1.2025-26 1.2724-25 +0.17H2−H1 2PPP 95SOG 121HIT 42BLK —PG% 13-7-20 in 64n/r
Los Angeles are 5th in shots
Six categories, summed across every Los Angeles skater in the pool for 2025-26, each drawn against the league average of the same sum. The tick on every track is that average. The value is in the peripheral columns, not the scoring ones.
- G 201 lg avg 194 15th
- A 339 lg avg 329 14th
- PPP 121 lg avg 130 19th
- SOG 1914 lg avg 1644 5th
- HIT 1100 lg avg 909 10th
- BLK 832 lg avg 789 10th
Where the blended points sit
Share of the club's total blended points per game contributed by forwards, defencemen and goaltenders in the pool. A club heavy in the D band is a club whose value survives a league that starts four defencemen.
Deep at left wing, barren at centre
Ordered by blend inside each column, tinted by the same number on a fixed league-wide scale. Darker is better, and an empty column is the club telling you where you will have to shop elsewhere. Every tile links to the player.
Right wing 4
4 deep · most in the league
Kempe2.10 -14 Zuccarello1.82 +67 Laferriere1.56 -47 Byfield1.54 -71Crease 2
Los Angeles against the other 31
Draftable stock
2 Los Angeles skaters inside the desk's top 100 — 25th of 32
Every club, sorted. DAL lead with 5; the thinnest club has 0. A tall bar is a roster you will keep bumping into in the first eight rounds.
Power-play concentration
50.4% held by the top three — 24th-most concentrated
Below the league median of 55.2%. Power-play value here is not locked behind three players.
Kuemper is a workhorse
Last season's starts, split between the goaltenders the pool ranks here. The calendar puts 10 back-to-backs in front of them, and those are the nights the starter does not get.
The tick is the league median busiest-goaltender share, 64.7% across the 32 clubs with a pool-ranked crease. Kuemper sits at 61.7%.
| Goaltender | GS | W | SO | GAA | SV% | Blend | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darcy Kuemperage 36 · mkt 191 | 50 | 19 | 3 | 2.78 | 0.891 | 1.78 | Starter |
| Anton Forsbergage 33 · mkt 169 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 2.57 | 0.909 | 1.82 | Tandem |
Power-play points are normally split in Los Angeles
- 1 Artemi Panarin LW 23 PPP · 19.0% · 27.4% of his own points
- 2 Mats Zuccarello RW 21 PPP · 17.4% · 38.9% of his own points
- 3 Kevin Fiala LW 17 PPP · 14.0% · 42.5% of his own points
50.4% is a league-typical split: a first unit that takes most of it, a second unit that is not decorative.
2 in, 0 out
Only moves that changed a ranked player's club are tracked. Every blend on this page is computed from the player's own history, so a summer arrival brings his numbers with him.
Arrivals
- Artemi Panarin projected top line with Kempe/Byfield
- Mats Zuccarello PP2/second line; ~50 pts projected; ESPN ranks list still showed MIN
The Los Angeles schedule edge
The only input on this page that is already known. It does nothing to a first-round pick and a great deal to your last two bench spots.
Season opens 2026-09-30. Mint tiles help you; coral tiles cost you.
What this roster already did
Scott Laughton put up 4-0-4 with 9 shots on 2024-12-12 for PHI, worth 8.9 ESPN points. It is the 53rd-biggest single game in the desk's ten-season file.
Artemi Panarin owns the 2nd-best LW season in the ten-year file: 2023-24, 82 games, 49-71-120, 2.81 ESPN points per game.
1 Los Angeles name to keep on the shelf
Where they play now and their NHL games so far. None of these are draft-night picks in a standard 12-team league. They are the names that change this page next August.
- Elton Hermansson ALLSVENSKAN 38 GP · 21 P · 0.55 P/GP no NHL games yet
Reading the Los Angeles board
Nobody inside the top 50. 2 inside the top 100. Artemi Panarin is the ceiling at 2.11, 54th overall. Adrian Kempe (2.10) sits 0.01 back. A shared top, not an anchor.
Shape: 5th in shots, 19th in power-play points. The value is in the peripheral columns, not the scoring ones.
Mats Zuccarello is the widest gap: desk 114, market 181. 67 slots in your favour. Kevin Fiala runs the other way, 120 here against 36. You pay 84 slots over. 2 names carry a 20-slot edge.
Three players hold 50.4% of the club's 121 power-play points. A league-typical split, which makes the third name the underpriced one.
29 off-nights of 84, 23rd in the league. 10 back-to-backs, 4th-fewest. Hold the last bench spot for somebody else.
Darcy Kuemper started 50 at 2.78 and 0.891. Workhorse volume, and volume is most of what a fantasy goalie is.
2 in, 0 out on the tracked ledger, headlined by Artemi Panarin. Average pool age 30.6. 3 trending up, 6 down. Next in line: Elton Hermansson.
What this page does not know
Caveats, printed as the builder wrote them
- There is no projection here. Every rate is a weighted blend of what already happened, 0.6 on 2025-26, 0.3 on 2024-25, 0.1 on 2023-24, so a player whose role is about to change will be mispriced by exactly the amount his role changes.
- The DNA bars are club sums, not rates. A club with more pool-ranked skaters sums higher, which is the point: it measures the fantasy roster you can draft, not the average player on it.
- Power-play share is a proxy for first-unit time, not a measurement of it. It reads last season's points, so a club that rebuilt its top unit in the summer will read wrong until the season corrects it.
- The depth chart uses the pool's listed position. It is not a line-combination projection and no club has confirmed any of it.
- PG% is joined from a 250-player game-level build. Where a skater is missing from that build the column is blank rather than estimated.
- Roster membership follows the live NHL roster feed as of 2026-08-31. Training-camp cuts, waiver claims and September trades are not in it.
- Goaltender start counts are last season's, from whatever club the goaltender played for. They are workload evidence, not a depth-chart declaration.