Career profile Last roster: 2025-26 BUF
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Anze Kopitar

C · SLO
+ 5 other teams
Status
Retired this year
Career
2006–2026 (20 yrs)
Age
39 (38 in 2026)
Vitals
6'3" · 225 lb
Drafted
2005 Rd 1 (#5) ATL

Trophy Case

Stanley Cup Stanley Cup
as League Champion
3× 2009-10 PHL · 2010-11 PHL · 2012-13 PHL
Selke Selke
as Outstanding Defensive Forward
2× 2022-23 BUF · 2023-24 BUF
Conn Smythe Conn Smythe
as Playoff MVP
2012-13 PHL
Hart Hart
as Most Valuable Player
2012-13 PHL

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2006-07 PHX 66 15 9 24 0.36 0 58 3 3 0 80 18.8% 76
2007-08 NYI 76 29 48 77 1.01 +21 28 7 8 0 191 15.2% 87
2008-09 NYI 82 35 54 89 1.09 +3 28 6 9 0 287 12.2% 80
2009-10 NYI / PHL 85 23 50 73 0.86 +13 62 1 8 0 212 10.8% 93
2010-11 PHL 78 34 45 79 1.01 +21 46 7 12 0 254 13.4% 104
2011-12 PHL 78 39 41 80 1.03 -6 33 3 11 0 304 12.8% 143
2012-13 PHL 82 45 70 115 1.40 +35 17 12 9 0 357 12.6% 55
2013-14 PHL 82 24 72 96 1.17 +43 30 3 4 0 268 9.0% 123
2014-15 CHI / CGY 76 22 38 60 0.79 +4 17 4 5 0 234 9.4% 42
2015-16 CGY 82 23 36 59 0.72 +13 12 5 6 0 186 12.4% 35
2016-17 CGY / BUF 74 28 33 61 0.82 +8 28 3 8 1 223 12.6% 64
2017-18 BUF 82 20 40 60 0.73 +14 16 6 4 0 283 7.1% 98
2018-19 BUF 81 38 46 84 1.04 +11 12 7 4 1 383 9.9% 44
2019-20 BUF 71 26 30 56 0.79 +21 8 3 6 1 279 9.3% 59
2020-21 BUF 70 17 42 59 0.84 +31 6 7 3 0 230 7.4% 30
2021-22 BUF 81 24 49 73 0.90 +8 10 3 3 0 287 8.4% 56
2022-23 BUF 82 31 61 92 1.12 +43 26 6 5 2 300 10.3% 68
2023-24 BUF 82 44 55 99 1.21 +49 10 6 5 1 313 14.1% 44
2024-25 BUF 82 20 65 85 1.04 +30 10 7 3 0 283 7.1% 39
2025-26 BUF 82 24 42 66 0.80 +4 12 5 7 0 239 10.0% 18
CAREER 20 yrs 1574 561 926 1487 0.94 +366 469 104 123 6 -- 10.8% 1358
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2007-08 NYI 15 9 14 23 1.53 0 9 1 4 0 42 21.4% 31
2008-09 NYI 6 3 3 6 1.00 +1 6 1 1 0 23 13.0% 6
2009-10 PHL 20 5 18 23 1.15 +7 18 1 1 0 54 9.3% 37
2010-11 PHL 22 10 10 20 0.91 +3 12 1 2 0 88 11.4% 36
2012-13 PHL 25 15 21 36 1.44 +12 4 1 3 0 124 12.1% 22
2013-14 PHL 12 3 9 12 1.00 +2 4 1 0 0 36 8.3% 12
2016-17 BUF 16 8 5 13 0.81 -3 2 1 2 0 47 17.0% 6
2017-18 BUF 6 1 1 2 0.33 +1 2 0 0 0 14 7.1% 0
2018-19 BUF 6 2 4 6 1.00 -3 0 1 1 1 28 7.1% 2
2019-20 BUF 23 10 10 20 0.87 0 0 2 3 0 122 8.2% 21
2020-21 BUF 7 3 4 7 1.00 +2 0 1 2 0 24 12.5% 0
2021-22 BUF 7 1 4 5 0.71 -2 0 0 1 0 33 3.0% 5
2022-23 BUF 7 3 4 7 1.00 +5 2 1 1 0 20 15.0% 6
2023-24 BUF 22 10 13 23 1.05 +6 4 0 2 2 83 12.0% 16
2024-25 BUF 12 3 9 12 1.00 +10 4 0 1 1 46 6.5% 2
CAREER 15 app. 206 86 129 215 1.04 +41 67 12 24 4 -- 11.0% 202
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2006-07 LAK 72 20 41 61 0.85 -12 24 1 7 29 10.4% 20:32
2007-08 LAK 82 32 45 77 0.94 -15 22 3 12 34 15.9% 20:41
2008-09 LAK 82 27 39 66 0.80 -17 32 3 7 23 11.5% 20:27
2009-10 LAK 82 34 47 81 0.99 6 16 2 14 38 13.1% 21:47
2010-11 LAK 75 25 48 73 0.97 25 20 6 6 18 10.7% 21:35
2011-12 LAK 82 25 51 76 0.93 12 20 2 8 26 10.9% 21:20
2012-13 LAK 47 10 32 42 0.89 14 16 1 0 16 10.2% 20:29
2013-14 LAK 82 29 41 70 0.85 34 24 9 10 23 14.5% 20:53
2014-15 LAK 79 16 48 64 0.81 -2 10 4 6 24 11.9% 19:23
2015-16 LAK 81 25 49 74 0.91 34 16 8 5 18 14.1% 20:52
2016-17 LAK 76 12 40 52 0.68 -10 28 0 5 19 8.0% 20:46
2017-18 LAK 82 35 57 92 1.12 21 20 6 7 27 17.5% 22:05
2018-19 LAK 81 22 38 60 0.74 -20 30 3 1 19 14.1% 22:18
2019-20 LAK 70 21 41 62 0.89 6 16 5 7 21 15.6% 21:02
2020-21 LAK 56 13 37 50 0.89 -7 10 4 3 23 11.0% 21:11
2021-22 LAK 81 19 48 67 0.83 -6 14 4 6 22 9.0% 20:46
2022-23 LAK 82 28 46 74 0.90 20 4 4 7 20 16.6% 20:18
2023-24 LAK 81 26 44 70 0.86 11 22 6 9 23 19.5% 19:39
2024-25 LAK 81 21 46 67 0.83 14 4 7 4 22 21.4% 18:57
2025-26 LAK 67 12 26 38 0.57 19 10 1 5 12 11.9% 19:07
Career NHL 1521 452 864 1316 0.87 127 358 79 129 457 13.2% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Forwards, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2006-07 19 C PHX - - 81 74 76 71 82 - - 72 69 58 - 25 25 73
2007-08 20 C NYI - - 85 76 78 81 78 - - 76 74 64 - 46 49 77
2008-09 21 C NYI 57 50 89 89 85 - 91 83 82 82 86 72 - 70 55 -
2009-10 22 C PHL 71 40 86 85 84 - 93 80 80 80 78 69 - 72 57 73
2010-11 23 C PHL 70 40 90 86 84 - 93 84 86 85 82 73 - 69 69 77
2011-12 24 C PHL 74 40 90 85 88 92 88 86 83 88 79 81 84 66 70 79
2012-13 25 C PHL 54 36 87 79 82 97 98 85 81 87 75 81 77 62 72 77
2013-14 26 C PHL 56 37 85 78 82 93 96 83 82 89 68 77 83 64 72 76
2014-15 27 C CGY 55 36 85 74 82 94 98 82 83 81 76 76 89 66 72 75
2015-16 28 C CGY 57 37 88 76 82 88 94 82 82 87 70 70 77 68 72 74
2016-17 29 C BUF 75 44 93 86 82 77 97 81 94 90 82 81 71 74 78 79
2017-18 30 C BUF 75 44 88 85 82 85 96 86 94 86 70 77 75 76 80 76
2018-19 31 C BUF 67 43 91 85 82 89 96 85 96 95 89 80 71 78 82 81
2019-20 32 C BUF 68 43 89 85 82 89 87 84 96 89 83 82 71 80 84 79
2020-21 33 C BUF 69 44 92 85 82 86 93 81 97 89 81 78 71 82 86 78
2021-22 34 C BUF 71 44 93 85 83 86 93 88 98 88 74 79 72 84 88 78
2022-23 35 C BUF 73 44 94 85 83 85 94 89 98 86 74 80 70 86 86 78
2023-24 36 C BUF 71 44 98 85 83 84 99 83 97 85 85 81 69 89 90 79
2024-25 37 C BUF 65 43 91 85 82 81 99 88 96 84 83 80 67 91 92 79
2025-26 38 C BUF 63 43 98 79 83 79 98 82 98 85 77 73 67 99 99 77
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2006-07 19 C PHX - - 81 74 76 71 82 - - 72 69 58 - 25 25 73
2007-08 20 C NYI - - +4 +2 +2 +10 −4 - - +4 +5 +6 - +21 +24 +4
2008-09 21 C NYI 57 50 +4 +13 +7 - +13 83 82 +6 +12 +8 - +24 +6 -
2009-10 22 C PHL +14 −10 −3 −4 −1 - +2 −3 −2 −2 −8 −3 - +2 +2 73
2010-11 23 C PHL −1 · +4 +1 · - · +4 +6 +5 +4 +4 - −3 +12 +4
2011-12 24 C PHL +4 · · −1 +4 92 −5 +2 −3 +3 −3 +8 84 −3 +1 +2
2012-13 25 C PHL −20 −4 −3 −6 −6 +5 +10 −1 −2 −1 −4 · −7 −4 +2 −2
2013-14 26 C PHL +2 +1 −2 −1 · −4 −2 −2 +1 +2 −7 −4 +6 +2 · −1
2014-15 27 C CGY −1 −1 · −4 · +1 +2 −1 +1 −8 +8 −1 +6 +2 · −1
2015-16 28 C CGY +2 +1 +3 +2 · −6 −4 · −1 +6 −6 −6 −12 +2 · −1
2016-17 29 C BUF +18 +7 +5 +10 · −11 +3 −1 +12 +3 +12 +11 −6 +6 +6 +5
2017-18 30 C BUF · · −5 −1 · +8 −1 +5 · −4 −12 −4 +4 +2 +2 −3
2018-19 31 C BUF −8 −1 +3 · · +4 · −1 +2 +9 +19 +3 −4 +2 +2 +5
2019-20 32 C BUF +1 · −2 · · · −9 −1 · −6 −6 +2 · +2 +2 −2
2020-21 33 C BUF +1 +1 +3 · · −3 +6 −3 +1 · −2 −4 · +2 +2 −1
2021-22 34 C BUF +2 · +1 · +1 · · +7 +1 −1 −7 +1 +1 +2 +2 ·
2022-23 35 C BUF +2 · +1 · · −1 +1 +1 · −2 · +1 −2 +2 −2 ·
2023-24 36 C BUF −2 · +4 · · −1 +5 −6 −1 −1 +11 +1 −1 +3 +4 +1
2024-25 37 C BUF −6 −1 −7 · −1 −3 · +5 −1 −1 −2 −1 −2 +2 +2 ·
2025-26 38 C BUF −2 · +7 −6 +1 −2 −1 −6 +2 +1 −6 −7 · +8 +7 −2
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2006-07 PHX $850,000 3 yr 2.2% 19 ELC Rookie
2009-10 NYI $5,750,000 1 yr 10.1% 22 RFA
2010-11 PHL $6,750,001 5 yr 11.4% 23 RFA
2015-16 CGY $7,000,000 5 yr 9.8% 28 RFA
2020-21 BUF $11,000,000 4 yr 13.5% 33 UFA
2024-25 BUF $7,000,000 2 yr 8.0% 37 UFA
2005-06
Nov 14 2005
2005-06
to RED WINGS
to THRASHERS
Dec 28 2005
2005-06
to WILD
to RED WINGS
2006-07
Dec 19 2006
2006-07
to COYOTES
  • Anze Kopitar 73
to WILD
2007-08
Jun 15 2007
2007-08
to ISLANDERS
  • Anze Kopitar 77
2009-10
Jan 9 2010
2009-10
to FLYERS
  • Anze Kopitar 73
to ISLANDERS
2014-15
Aug 16 2014
2014-15
to BLACKHAWKS
  • Anze Kopitar 75
Jan 17 2015
2014-15
to FLAMES
  • Anze Kopitar 75
2016-17
Mar 9 2017
2016-17
to SABRES
  • Anze Kopitar 79

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