GRIT & GF
Mikey Anderson

Los Angeles Kings, Defence

Mikey Anderson

  • Shot-eater
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 6 GP
Individual xG
0.1
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
16:25
4 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
42.4
share of chances while he's on

Mikey Anderson has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 6 games for the Los Angeles Kings in 2026–27, with 4 shots on goal and 16:25 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 10.8 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

6 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

10.8050100
Rated above 28% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.2
Wins
−0.04
Physicality38thGF18thIntimidation23thChemistry51thClutch65th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.70, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 28.3% of 223 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Clutch

+0.24 SD · 65th percentile · weight 0%

His team's expected-goal differential with him on the ice in the third period or overtime of a one-goal game, against his own usual rate. Not counted in the rating since grit-0.5: it didn't repeat from season to season, so it was mostly luck.

  • Close-and-late liftxGD per 60Heavily shrunk: close-and-late minutes are scarce.0.0265th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.1838th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 83 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

  1. at COL

    Tuesday, April 21

    Shot blocker

    Mikey Anderson got in front of 6 shots. He has 20 points in 82 games this season. The Kings fell 2-1 to the Avalanche in overtime.

  2. at COL

    Sunday, April 19

    Physical

    Mikey Anderson threw 8 hits. He has 20 points in 81 games this season. He played 20:39 and had no shots on goal. The Kings lost 2-1 to the Avalanche.

  3. vs MTL

    Saturday, March 7

    Physical

    Mikey Anderson threw 7 hits. He has 11 points in 60 games this season. He played 19:50 and had no shots on goal. The Kings fell 4-3 to the Canadiens.

  4. vs NYI

    Thursday, March 5

    Drought over

    Mikey Anderson scored for the first time in 30 games. He has 3 goals this season. He played 24:01 and had two shots on goal. The Kings beat the Islanders 5-3.

  5. vs CHI

    Saturday, December 6

    Drought over

    Mikey Anderson scored for the first time in 24 games. He has 2 goals this season. He played 22:09 and had two shots on goal. It finished 6-0 for the Kings.

  6. at WPG

    Saturday, October 11

    Drought over

    Mikey Anderson scored for the first time in 35 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Kings lost 3-2 to the Jets.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game16:25
    23
  • Points per 600.61
    33
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.09
    20
  • Shots per 602.4
    28

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.64
    8
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.22
    70
  • xGF%42.4%
    19

Physical

  • Hits per 603.7
    65
  • Blocks per 606.7
    89
  • Penalty minutes per 601.2
    59

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

  • Top speed19.6 mph
    8
  • Bursts over 20 mph0
    0
  • Distance skated14 mi
    30

Shooting

  • Hardest shot73.7 mph
    8
  • Shots on goal4
    33
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time37.9%
    14
  • Offensive zone time, even strength39.4%
    16

Who he plays with

His most-used defence partners at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

PartnerGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Cody Ceci651:0834–541.4–2.40–137%
Drew Doughty610:517–130.1–0.30–026%
Brian Dumoulin69:237–50.4–0.10–077%
Joel Edmundson55:195–50.2–0.10–059%
Brandt Clarke32:394–20.2–0.00–180%
Erik Gustafsson42:310–30.0–0.10–00%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 7 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal
0.000.100.20
03-2810-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27601140.116:2561142.4
2025–268041620613.420:3411113650.8
2024–257761824846.822:4111912654.8
2023–247421618894.720:3812813053.5

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1711:160000.01100
2026-10-1313:230010.05210
2026-10-1021:590000.01020
2026-10-0616:050000.00152
2026-10-0316:250010.01110
2026-09-3019:210120.08120
2026-04-2621:380000.00530
2026-04-2316:460010.17110
2026-04-2125:230010.01262
2026-04-1920:390000.00820
2026-04-1621:330010.02230
2026-04-1419:500000.02120
2026-04-1322:170000.00120
2026-04-1122:480000.00110
2026-04-0923:050110.01220
2026-04-0623:310010.02132
2026-04-0421:480110.03204
2026-04-0221:520110.01310
2026-04-0120:300000.01230
2026-03-2820:170000.00130