Alex
Laferriere
R · LAK · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 37
- WAR
- 0.2
- Value
- 25
- PTS
- 44
2025-26№ 292 / 615
Alex Laferriere (Los Angeles Kings) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Alex Laferriere
#14RPlays: Right wing and centre · 32% of faceoffs
Los Angeles Kings
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 93 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : October 27, 2001 · Chatham, United States
Drafted : 2020 · LAK · round 3, pick #83
Contract : $4,100,000 · 2025-26 → 2027-28 · Standard Contract (Extension) · RFA (Arb)
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles Kings | 15 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
| 2025-26 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 18 |
| 2024-25 | Los Angeles Kings | 77 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 20 |
| 2023-24 | Los Angeles Kings | 81 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 46 |
| NHL totals | 255 | 55 | 65 | 120 | 88 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Los Angeles Kings | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Los Angeles Kings | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Los Angeles Kings | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 15 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | |
Alex Laferriere: our analysis
2025-26 season: 82 GP, 21 G, 23 A, 44 PTS, +3 +/-, 18:19 TOI. WAR 0.2 (292nd of 615) · PAL 37, below average.
In 2025-26, Alex Laferriere, 25, posts a PAL Rating of 37 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of 0.2 ranks 292nd among 615 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: penalty kill (84, well above average), creation (76, well above average) and discipline (72, above average). On the other hand, power play (4, among the weakest in the league) and defense (28, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalties (+1.2); his biggest cost: finishing (-3.3).
A marked decline: his PAL was 58 in 2024-25, against 37 now; his WAR, though, went from -0.3 to 0.2.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 25 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Alex Laferriere's story
Growing up in Chatham, New Jersey, Alex Laferriere only took to skating after a childhood bargain with his sister; a late growth spurt around age 16 then changed how teams viewed him. He developed in local programs with the New Jersey Colonials and North Jersey Avalanche, wore his high school colours at Chatham before spending time with the University of Nebraska High School and finishing a standout prep season at Kent School in 2018–19, where he posted 19 goals and 34 assists in 27 games.
Laferriere made a first appearance with the Des Moines Buccaneers at the end of that season and then established himself in the USHL. In 2019–20 he paced Des Moines with 45 points in 42 games, tied for the team lead in goals and assists, earned his club’s MVP recognition and was invited to the BioSteel All-American Game. The Los Angeles Kings selected him in the third round, 83rd overall, at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. He returned to Des Moines in 2020–21 and produced 50 points (26 goals, 24 assists) in 49 contests.
He began his collegiate career at Harvard in 2021–22, contributing 31 points (14 goals, 17 assists) across 35 games and collecting ECAC rookie of the year honours plus spots on the All-Rookie team and third All-ECAC team. The following season he recorded 21 goals and 21 assists in 34 games, helped Harvard reach the NCAA tournament and was named to the ECAC second team.
Laferriere turned pro in 2023, appearing in four games for the Ontario Reign (AHL) and scoring once before signing a three-year entry-level contract with the Kings on April 9, 2023. Assigned to the AHL to start the 2023–24 campaign, he was recalled on October 9 and made his NHL debut on October 11, 2023 against the Colorado Avalanche, registering four shots in the game; his first NHL goal arrived on October 21, 2023 versus the Boston Bruins.
Internationally, Laferriere played six games for the United States at the 2019 World Junior A Challenge. His profile is that of an offensively productive winger who climbed steadily through junior and collegiate ranks, translating consistent scoring into professional opportunities.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 19:27
- PP TOI/GP
- 3:17
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:22
- Pts/GP
- 0.73
- EV points
- 8
- Hits
- 43
- Blocks
- 12
- Takeaways
- 1
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 53.1 %
- Off. zone starts
- 33.5 %
- Faceoffs
- 48.3 %
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2026-27 projection
Projected points
51between 30 and 71 (80% range)
- Goals
- 20
- Assists
- 31
- Games
- 82
So far: 11 pts in 15 games. The team has played 15 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.60 pts per game (last season: 0.54).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Stable
- Points per game: 0.28 in 23-24, 0.54 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 58 → 37
Outlook, age included
↗ Slightly upAge 24: usually still improving
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 79 %
73
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 83
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 81
- Confidence 82 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 81
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 87
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 84
- Confidence 82 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 76
- Confidence 60 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 79
- Confidence 82 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 58
- Confidence 59 %
- PA
- Passing
- 65
- Confidence 79 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 72
- Confidence 79 %
- DF
- Defense
- 70
- Confidence 76 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 60
- Confidence 20 %
- EX
- Experience
- 68
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating83
- Top speed (35 %)36.6 · 83
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)7.662 · 84
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.9 · 70
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.8 · 81
ST — Strength81
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.661 · 81
- Body mass (50 %)0.154 · 77
EN — Endurance81
- Ice time per game (45 %)16.2 · 81
- Total ice time (20 %)1,460 · 89
- Shift length (15 %)47.8 · 81
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)13.2 · 72
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.421 · 77
DU — Durability87
- Share of games played (100 %)0.882 · 87
CK — Checking84
- Hits /60 (70 %)8.03 · 84
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)5.581 · 81
- Season volume (10 %)5.545 · 93
FG — Fighting76
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.835 · 76
DI — Discipline79
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.031 · 78
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.532 · 80
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.714 · 72
FO — Faceoffs58
- Faceoff % (85 %)45.8 · 61
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)18 · 58
PA — Passing65
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.59 · 69
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.411 · 70
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.032 · 68
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)2.931 · 45
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.428 · 72
SC — Scoring72
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.869 · 71
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.964 · 80
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.478 · 63
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.281 · 73
- xG per shot (10 %)0.075 · 60
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)17.8 · 86
DF — Defense70
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.035 · 69
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.132 · 66
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.509 · 80
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.038 · 79
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.923 · 66
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.8 · 72
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.423 · 77
PS — Penalty shot60
- Shootouts (60 %)30.5 · 58
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience68
- Career regular-season games (65 %)77
- Career playoff games (25 %)52
- NHL seasons (10 %)47
OV — Overall73
- SC · Scoring (28 %)72
- PA · Passing (22 %)65
- DF · Defense (18 %)70
- SK · Skating (12 %)83
- EN · Endurance (8 %)81
- DI · Discipline (5 %)79
- ST · Strength (4 %)81
- CK · Checking (3 %)84
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 73 | 83 | 72 | 70 |
| 2024-25 | 75 | 81 | 75 | 72 |
| 2023-24 | 65 | 83 | 70 | 65 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
0.2
wins above replacement
292 of 615
PAL Rating
37/ 100
Performance · Below average
285 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
25/ 100
Poor return
4.10 M$ · expected PAL 60
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 48
- Defense
- 37
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- Offense
- 41
- Creation
- 76
- Shooting
- 50
- Possession
- 44
- Defense
- 28
- Discipline
- 72
- Power play
- 4
- Penalty kill
- 84
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | LAK | 0.2 | 37 | 25 | 4.10 M$ |
| 2024-25 | LAK | -0.3 | 58 | 75 | 0.88 M$ |
| 2023-24 | LAK | -0.5 | 13 | 22 | 0.88 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
48/ 100
Average
better than 48% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
16/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
80/ 100
Very good
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 219 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 29
- Shot selection
- 13
- Penalties drawn
- 39
- Puck management
- 71
Defense
- Takeaways
- 42
- Discipline
- 85
- Safe zone exits
- 65
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | LAK | 48 | 16 | 80 |
| 2024-25 | LAK | 88 | 73 | 85 |
| 2023-24 | LAK | 10 | 29 | 14 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.2
wins above replacement
-1.0 to 1.2 — 90% interval
292 of 615 forwards
+1.2 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.5
- EV defense
- -0.8
- Power play
- -0.3
- Penalty kill
- +0.1
- Shooting
- -3.3
- Penalties
- +1.2
- Average → replacement
- +3.8
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | LAK | 82 | 0.2 | -1.0 to 1.2 | 292/615 |
| 2024-25 | LAK | 74 | -0.3 | -1.7 to 1.4 | 537/596 |
| 2023-24 | LAK | 81 | -0.5 | -1.3 to 0.4 | 560/608 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 136.7 km/h66th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.8 km/h68th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 5195th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 46.1 %88th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 74.9 km77th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 6.16 km93rd percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 42.3 %72nd percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.5 %73rd percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 35.4 %93rd percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 4491st percentile | 366th percentile | 6.8 %15th percentile |
| High danger | 1993rd percentile | 157th percentile | 5.3 %11th percentile |
| Mid range | 1894th percentile | 054th percentile | 0.0 %32nd percentile |
| Long range | 383rd percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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COLAlex Laferriere: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Alex Laferriere have in 2026-27?
Alex Laferriere has 3 goals and 11 points (8 assists) in 15 games in 2026-27.
How old is Alex Laferriere?
Alex Laferriere is 25 years old: he was born on October 28, 2001.
How tall is Alex Laferriere, and how much does he weigh?
Alex Laferriere is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 205 lb (93 kg).
Where is Alex Laferriere from?
United States: Alex Laferriere was born in Chatham, New Jersey, United States.
What team does Alex Laferriere play for?
Alex Laferriere plays for the Los Angeles Kings in the NHL, at R, wearing number 14.
Is Alex Laferriere injured?
No: Alex Laferriere is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Alex Laferriere?
Alex Laferriere produced 0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 292nd of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 37 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Alex Laferriere make?
Alex Laferriere earns $4.1M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 25 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Alex Laferriere's contract end?
Alex Laferriere's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Alex Laferriere overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 25 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Alex Laferriere a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 292nd of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Alex Laferriere getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 58 in 2024-25 to 37 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Alex Laferriere played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Alex Laferriere has 8 points (2 goals, 6 assists).
What are Alex Laferriere's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Alex Laferriere has 255 games, 55 goals, 65 assists and 120 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 44 points in 82 games.
Where was Alex Laferriere drafted?
Alex Laferriere was drafted 83rd overall (round 3) by Los Angeles Kings in 2020.
Is Alex Laferriere better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2026-27, he averages 0.57 points per game at home (4 in 7 games) and 0.88 on the road (7 in 8 games).
How does Alex Laferriere perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Alex Laferriere has 15 games and 9 points in his career. His pace (0.60 points per game) is higher than his regular-season pace (0.47).
Which player is most similar to Alex Laferriere?
Joel Farabee: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Joel Farabee's page →Is Alex Laferriere a good fantasy pick?
A useful depth pick: our projection has him at 51 points in 2026-27, or 0.62 points per game.
Is Alex Laferriere related to anyone famous?
Yes: Rob (father, played college ice hockey for the Princeton Tigers and the Boston College Eagles).
What is Alex Laferriere's nationality?
Alex Laferriere is American. Internationally: United States — played six games at the 2019 World Junior A Challenge.
What awards has Alex Laferriere won?
ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year (2021–22) ; ECAC Hockey All-Rookie team (2021–22) ; Third-team All-ECAC Hockey (2021–22) ; Second-team All-ECAC Hockey (2022–23) ; Des Moines Buccaneers team most valuable player (MVP) (2019–20) ; Invited to the BioSteel All-American Game (2019–20).
Where did Alex Laferriere play before turning pro?
Youth hockey for New Jersey Colonials and North Jersey Avalanche; Chatham High School (hometown); University of Nebraska High School; Kent School (2018–19, 19 goals and 34 assists in 27 games); Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) end of 2018–19, 2019–20 and 2020–21; Harvard Crimson (college) 2021–22 and 2022–23.
How many points is Alex Laferriere projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 51 points in 82 games in 2026-27 (30 to 71 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Los Angeles Kings teammates
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