Scott Laughton
Los Angeles Kings · #21 · Center · age 32 · 6'1" · 190 lb · shoots LBorn 🇨🇦 Oakville, Ontario · Drafted 2012 · Rd 1 #20
TWO-WAY FORWARD0.38 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
5 points in 13 games — 218th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
34HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 66% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
The scouting report isn’t written yet — check back later.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
Laughton is heating up, converting chances at a significantly higher rate and seeing slightly more ice time. This recent surge, fueled by a 45% uptick in points-per-minute production, suggests a meaningful uptick in his offensive impact.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 34 lately — hotter than 66% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 34 · +34 over these 13 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
3 points and 1 goal in 5 games — 1.6× his usual pace, and 1.2× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Assists | 2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | ▲ 1.7× his usual |
| Points | 3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | ▲ 1.6× his usual |
| Shots | 4 | 7 | 8 | ▼ 0.6× his usual |
| Shooting % | 25.0% | 11.1% | 13.6% | ▲ 2.3× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +3 | 0.0 | −0.2 | +3 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 14:40 | 14:37 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs BUF | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 11:05 | 34 |
| Oct 29 | vs OTT | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:45 | 22 |
| Oct 27 | @ CHI | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:39 | 33 |
| Oct 26 | @ NYR | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 17:23 | 33 |
| Oct 24 | @ NJD | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 14:26 | 0 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points218th of 424 forwards5leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals190th of 424 forwards2leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists188th of 424 forwards3leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots226th of 424 forwards18leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points222nd of 424 forwards0leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus160th of 424 forwards0leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game216th of 424 forwards14:37leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: power-play points (0th), shots (45th).
■ Laughton this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 32 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 43 in 2022–23.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | LAK | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.38 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | LAK | 21 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.38 | −2 |
| 2025–26 |  TOR | 43 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0.28 | −3 |
| 2024–25 | TOR | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.20 | −1 |
| 2024–25 |  PHI | 60 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 0.45 | −17 |
| 2023–24 | PHI | 82 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 0.48 | −9 |
| 2022–23 · best | PHI | 78 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 0.55 | −9 |
| 2021–22 | PHI | 67 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 0.45 | −9 |
| 2020–21 | PHI | 53 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 0.38 | +13 |
| 2019–20 | PHI | 49 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 0.55 | +13 |
| 2018–19 | PHI | 82 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 0.39 | −11 |
| 2017–18 | PHI | 81 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 0.25 | −10 |
| 2016–17 | PHI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | PHI | 71 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0.30 | −2 |
| 2014–15 | PHI | 31 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.19 | −1 |
| 2012–13 | PHI | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |