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Loading…Drew Doughty, a 36-year-old right-shot defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings, grades as a clear top-quartile defenseman with a 70.7 overall (70th of 327).
His best component is offensive creation at 68, with penalty killing (29) trailing the rest of his game.
He surged from 53.8 in 2024-25 to 90 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 18-season card history.
The contract, $11M through 2026-27, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $9.48M is within $1.52M of what he is paid.
His cap hit is the 2nd-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 | 68 |
| Defense | 60 |
| Play driving | 66 |
| Finishing | 62 |
| Power play | 61 |
| Penalty kill | 29 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | LAK | 72 | 90 | 0.2 |
| 2024-25 | LAK | 30 | 53.8 | -0.4 |
| 2023-24 | LAK | 82 | 98.2 | 0.7 |
| 2022-23 | LAK | 81 | 90.6 | 0.3 |
| 2021-22 | LAK | 39 | 95.8 | 0.5 |
| 2020-21 | LAK | 56 | 97.1 | 0.3 |
| 2019-20 | LAK | 67 | 43.7 | -0.5 |
| 2018-19 | LAK | 82 | 58.8 | -0.3 |
| 2017-18 | LAK | 82 | 84.6 | 0.2 |
| 2016-17 | LAK | 82 | 94.3 | 0.4 |
Other LAK defensemen by rating: Brandt Clarke (93.4), Erik Gustafsson (87.7), Scott Perunovich (72.1), 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.