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Loading…A 81.1 overall puts Byfield 30th among 195 rated centers, comfortably in the league's top quarter at the position.
Play driving is where he wins, at 87, while finishing at 50 is the clear area to improve.
He peaked at 89.8 in 2023-24 and has not returned to that level since, rating 76.3 last season.
At $6.25M through 2028-29 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $10.3M, so the Los Angeles Kings save roughly $4.02M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the 5th-largest on the Los Angeles Kings NHL roster and uses 6.0% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $8K in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 67 |
| Defense | 79 |
| Play driving | 87 |
| Finishing | 50 |
| Power play | 85 |
| Penalty kill | 68 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | LAK | 79 | 76.3 | 0.6 |
| 2024-25 | LAK | 81 | 82.1 | 0.7 |
| 2023-24 | LAK | 80 | 89.8 | 1.3 |
| 2022-23 | LAK | 53 | 56.4 | 0.1 |
| 2021-22 | LAK | 40 | 25.9 | -0.2 |
| 2020-21 | LAK | 6 | 21.7 | -0.5 |
Other LAK centers by rating: Alex Turcotte (51.7), Erik Haula (35.1), Jan Jenik (34.8), Scott Laughton (28.6). 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.