Brandt Clarke
Los Angeles Kings · #92 · Defenseman · age 23 · 6'2" · 200 lb · shoots RBorn 🇨🇦 Nepean, Ontario · Drafted 2021 · Rd 1 #8
OFFENSIVE DEFENSEMAN0.77 points/game from the blue line this season
10 points in 13 games — 18th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
27HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 81% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
Brandt Clarke is a defenseman who sees the ice like a quarterback, orchestrating plays with his vision and precise passing, evident in his assist-heavy scoring and the significant minutes he’s earning. He's not just moving the puck; he's dictating the pace and making his linemates shine, a true offensive catalyst from the blue line.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 27 lately — hotter than 81% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 27 · +18 over these 13 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
3 points and 1 goal in 5 games — below his own pace (3.8 per 5), yet still 1.8× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Assists | 2 | 2.7 | 1.3 | ▼ 0.7× his usual |
| Points | 3 | 3.8 | 1.6 | ▼ 0.8× his usual |
| Shots | 4 | 8 | 6 | ▼ 0.5× his usual |
| Shooting % | 25.0% | 13.6% | 6.3% | ▲ 1.8× his usual |
| Plus/minus | −1 | −2.3 | +0.0 | +1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 18:51 | 19:18 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs BUF | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 20:07 | 27 |
| Oct 29 | vs OTT | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:37 | 36 |
| Oct 27 | @ CHI | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:17 | 25 |
| Oct 26 | @ NYR | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 20:10 | 33 |
| Oct 24 | @ NJD | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 20:02 | 0 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points18th of 228 defensemen10leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals10th of 228 defensemen3leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists24th of 228 defensemen7leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots42nd of 228 defensemen22leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points12th of 228 defensemen4leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus202nd of 228 defensemen−6leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game104th of 228 defensemen19:18leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: power-play points (94th), goals (93rd), assists (87th). Below the middle: plus/minus (13th).
■ Clarke this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 63 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 40 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | LAK | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.77 | −6 |
| 2025–26 · best | LAK | 82 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 0.49 | +11 |
| 2024–25 | LAK | 78 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 0.42 | +13 |
| 2023–24 | LAK | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.38 | −6 |
| 2022–23 | LAK | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.22 | −1 |