LA Kings best players in Week Two: #1 Anze Kopitar
The LA Kings number one player this week is the guy who stirs the team’s drink on a regular basis – the Captain, Anze Kopitar.
Kopitar was dominant in his team’s four games this week, scoring one goal and a whopping seven assists. As previously mentioned, there was a shakeup on the Kings top line, with Adrian Kempe taking long-time linemate Dustin Brown‘s place, but Kopitar didn’t miss a beat. He assisted on two of Kempe’s three goals and looks to be taking his new linemate under his wing.
Excellence in all aspects of the game has been a calling card of Anze Kopitar’s throughout his career, and this week was further proof of that. A mainstay at the top of the Kings scoring leaders list, he looks poised to maintain that spot. For the LA Kings to continue their rise back to being a Stanley Cup contender, they will need the scoring and leadership from Kopitar they have relied on for so long.
The Captain looks to be up for the challenge.
Anze Kopitar leads the NHL with nine assists through six games, the most by an @LAKings player at this stage of a season in more than 17 years.#NHLStats: https://t.co/1YJDBxU80h pic.twitter.com/n93rnJE8ix
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 25, 2021