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Loading…Artemi Panarin is one of the NHL's elite wingers: his 98.1 overall ranks 3rd of 384 rated wingers on BluelineMetrics. That makes him the highest-rated player on the Los Angeles Kings roster.
Play driving is where he wins, at 97, while power-play production at 57 is the clear area to improve.
Over 11 rated seasons since 2015-16 he has averaged 97.8, peaking at 99.6 in 2023-24; last season's 97.4 was right in line with the year before.
At $11M through 2027-28 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $14.1M, so the Los Angeles Kings save roughly $3.14M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the largest on the Los Angeles Kings NHL roster and uses 10.6% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $8K in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 95 |
| Defense | 58 |
| Play driving | 97 |
| Finishing | 92 |
| Power play | 57 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | LAK | 78 | 97.4 | 1.4 |
| 2024-25 | NYR | 80 | 99.1 | 1.8 |
| 2023-24 | NYR | 82 | 99.6 | 3 |
| 2022-23 | NYR | 82 | 97.6 | 1.6 |
| 2021-22 | NYR | 75 | 90.5 | 1.2 |
| 2020-21 | NYR | 42 | 98.5 | 1.6 |
| 2019-20 | NYR | 69 | 99.6 | 2.2 |
| 2018-19 | CBJ | 79 | 97.8 | 1.7 |
| 2017-18 | CBJ | 81 | 99.6 | 1.6 |
| 2016-17 | CHI | 82 | 99.6 | 1.8 |
Other LAK wingers by rating: Kevin Fiala (89.4), Adrian Kempe (88.4), Alex Laferriere (74.3), Mats Zuccarello (72). See the full Los Angeles Kings cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.