3 months agoLos Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar scored twice in their victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday evening. Kopitar tallied his first goal in the final minutes of the second frame on a backhand shot to beat goaltender Aleksei Kolosov. Later in the third period, Kopitar would extend the Los Angeles lead on a wrist shot. The veteran center is now riding a three-game point streak. During this span, he has posted two multi-point efforts. Since the start of December, Kopitar has been held off the scoresheet just once and has tallied eight total points across seven games. Overall, the 37-year-old has registered 37 points across 32 total games this season. Fantasy managers should continue to view him as a solid center option in standard formats as he continues to see heavy ice time on a nightly basis.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
6 months agoLos Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar produced a game-winning performance in Thursday's season opener against Buffalo, scoring all three goals in a 3-1 win. The Kings pulled off a third-period comeback, with Kopitar scoring his seventh career hat trick. He tied the game with an even-strength marker right at the start of the period, hit a power-play goal with 1:38 remaining in regulation, and capped things off with an empty-netter. Kopitar became the seventh player in NHL history to open a campaign with a natural hat trick. The Kings captain has been close to reaching the 30-goal plateau a couple of times in recent seasons and might finally do it in 2024-25, judging by his goal-scoring form in the first game. He should be good for 40-plus assists as well.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
11 months agoLos Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar had a big performance in Game 2 against the Oilers on Wednesday, scoring the game-winning goal and bagging two assists in a 5-4 overtime victory. Playing in his 94th Stanley Cup Playoffs game, which ties a franchise record, Kopitar set up a pair of Adrian Kempe goals in the first period and popped up with the game-winner 2:07 into overtime. At 36 years and 244 days, Kopitar became the oldest player in Kings history with an overtime goal in the playoffs. Wednesday's prolific outing came after Edmonton had nullified Kopitar in Game 1.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 year agoLos Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar continued his success against the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday, logging a goal and an assist in a 3-2 loss. The Kings captain has been by far the most prolific player against the Golden Knights and boosted his numbers in the matchup to 14 goals and 36 points. Kopitar has been on fire to close out 2023, posting three multi-point efforts in six games and tallying 14 points (four goals, 10 assists) in 12 December appearances. He's aiming to register his third season with a scoring average of at least a point per game, having totaled 33 points (14 goals, 19 assists) in 32 outings thus far.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
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