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Loading…Brandt Clarke is one of the NHL's elite defensemen: his 93.4 overall ranks 12th of 327 rated defensemen on BluelineMetrics. That makes him the 2nd-highest-rated player on the Los Angeles Kings roster.
The standout tool is offensive creation (92), backed by play driving (92); power-play production (43) is the part of his game that grades lowest.
Over 4 rated seasons since 2022-23 he has averaged 86.1, peaking at 93.9 in 2025-26; last season's 93.9 was right in line with the year before.
At $7.4M through 2030-31 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $13.5M, so the Los Angeles Kings save roughly $6.07M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the 4th-largest on the Los Angeles Kings NHL roster and uses 7.1% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $8K in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 92 |
| Defense | 78 |
| Play driving | 92 |
| Finishing | 56 |
| Power play | 43 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | LAK | 82 | 93.9 | 0.5 |
| 2024-25 | LAK | 78 | 92.7 | 0.4 |
| 2023-24 | LAK | 16 | 82.7 | 0.2 |
| 2022-23 | LAK | 9 | 75.2 | 0 |
Other LAK defensemen by rating: Erik Gustafsson (87.7), Scott Perunovich (72.1), Drew Doughty (70.7), Mikey Anderson (47.7). 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.