Anze Kopitar, Kings
At 20 years old, Anze Kopitar has a whole lot of hockey and goals left in him. In his first NHL season, Kopitar lit up the opposition for 61 points in 72 games, becoming the first Kings' rookie to reach 60 points in a season since Luc Robitaille notched a franchise-record 84 points in 1986-87. His 20 goals and 41 assists ranked him third on the Kings in scoring and third among NHL rookies, and his 20:32 TOI average was tops in the NHL amongst all rookie forwards.
This season, the former first-round pick (11th overall) of the 2005 Entry Draft was the Kings points, assists and power play points leader, registering 46 points, 27 helpers and 24 power play points in 51 games. Also at the break, Kopitar was ranked second on L.A. in goals (19), power play assists (15), shorthanders (2) and power play goals (9). Before heading off to Atlanta, Kopitar led the Kings to a win over the Ducks, netting one goal in the team's a 3-1 victory over Anaheim. His lone tally gave him eight points in his last 10 games (3G, 5A), 28 points in the last 31 games (11G, 17A) and 32 points in the last 36 games (14G, 18A).
"He's our most dangerous player on most nights," Kings coach Marc Crawford said. "He's really reliable for such a young age and what a competitor. He really likes to challenge opponents one-on-one ... and he wins most of those battles. In baseball, the experts like to talk about the elite players in the game being five-tool players (referring to those who can hit, run, hit for power, play defense and can throw). Well, Anze is already a five-tool player in our game."
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