Pheonix Copley
Los Angeles Kings Goaltender
Undrafted out of North Pole, Alaska, 44 wins in 76 games, and a season ended after eight.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.46 | 0 | 6 | .833 |
| 2016-17 | STL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.09 | 0 | 29 | .828 |
| 2018-19 | WSH | 27 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 74 | 2.90 | 1 | 776 | .905 |
| 2021-22 | WSH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3.11 | 0 | 41 | .878 |
| 2022-23 | LAK | 37 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 92 | 2.64 | 1 | 947 | .903 |
| 2023-24 | LAK | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 3.16 | 1 | 177 | .870 |
| 2024-25 so far | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 76 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 200 | 2.83 | 3 | 1976 | .899 |
This Season So Far
The 2024-25 season has not started. The empty row above is his, and both it and this paragraph fill in on their own from the morning after he first plays: what he has done, what it is worth against his own last season, and the run he is on when the two disagree.
Last Season
8 games, 4-1-2, a .8701 save percentage and a 3.16 goals-against average with 1 shutout on 177 shots faced.
A shutout and a .8701 in the same eight games, which is what eight games tells you. He had gone 24-6-3 for this club the season before at .9029.
The Physical Game
He is 6-4 and 205 and plays a square, deep game that relies on size rather than movement.
Three career shutouts in 76 games. He is not quick across the crease and the second shot beats him more often than it should. The puck-handling is ordinary and he keeps it simple.
The Mental Game
He tracks the puck through screens reasonably and does not panic when the front of the net fills.
A career .8988 across 76 games in six seasons, most of them as somebody’s third option. He has been recalled and returned enough times to have stopped minding.
The Intangibles
Undrafted, out of North Pole, Alaska, six seasons across three organisations, and 44 wins in 76 games.
He is 32 and third on the depth chart. The 24-win season two years ago is the high-water mark and this is a goaltender the club would rather not have to play.