Brandt Clarke
Another defensemen who is playing great hockey to close out 2024 was Brandt Clarke, who has four assists in the past five games. He also had a key assist against the Capitals on the Kings power play goal, which was the only goal in that game.
Clarke has really stepped up in his first season as a full-time starter as he has seen his ice time increase from 13:39 to 17:40 and has already set career-highs in a number of categories including goals (3), assists (18), points (21), hits (13), and blocks (65).
Similar to Moverare, Clarke will be impacted by the return of Doughty but for Clarke it will be more who he is paired with. For most of the season, he has played with Joel Edmundson but with Doughty likely returning to playing with Mikey Anderson, it could mean Vladislav Gavrikov could move down and play with Clarke.