LW · LAK · NHL id 8483808
Andrei Kuzmenko has played 52 games for the Los Angeles Kings in 2025-26, scoring 13 goals and 12 assists (25 points) on 69 shots while averaging 14:55 a night (11:40 at even strength, 2:53 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 65% of his 5v5 minutes with Kevin Fiala and 42% with Brian Dumoulin over the last 10 games, and the Kings have controlled 53% of shot attempts with Kuzmenko on the ice (21-23 in goals, 58% offensive-zone starts). In the Kings' most recent game against COL he was on L3 with Joel Armia and Scott Laughton and off the power play; demoted to PP2 (from PP1) in the last game. He is shooting 18.8% this season against 20.3% across the 278 games in our data.
Right now
From the Apr 23 game vs COL, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 10:30 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2025-26 · 173 attempts, 69 on goal, 13 goals
Shot map, OPP at LAK: 173 attempts, 69 on goal, 13 goals, 11.00 expected goals; best chance Andrei Kuzmenko at 0.64 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 52 GP · 25 points vs 30.6 expected
Last 20 games: -20. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 18.8%
- 97.8
- 58.1%
- G vs xG
- 13 / 14.3
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
Fantasy box score
- Games played52
- Goals13227th of 715
- Assists12419th of 715
- Points25345th of 715
- Power-play points13135th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal69447th of 715
- Hits18640th of 715
- Blocked shots14655th of 715
- Plus/minus−4420th of 715
- Penalty minutes16507th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)53.3%120th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)52.3%171st of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)53.6%159th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)53.3%167th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)57.4%50th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)54.5%105th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.90343rd of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.033301st of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.18664th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game14:55431st of 715
- Power-play time per game2:53114th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %57.8%194th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.6229th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO978547th of 719
- Goals above expected−1.3495th of 715
- Luck Meter−44681st of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.0677th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts10669th of 715
- Hardest shot92.3173rd of 715
- Offensive-zone time45.4%66th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 52 of 52 games through the sequence engine
- −0.052
- Season net
- −0.52xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.90
- Attempts
- 9
- 0.069
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to L1 from L4Dec 15, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 8, 2025 alerts →
- Played 8:04 less than his 5-game averageNov 9, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Apr 15, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 20, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 5, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 20, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L4Dec 28, 2023 alerts →
How his goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2026 vs SEA | Cycle | — | 5 | 48.6 | one-timer | |
| Feb 4, 2026 vs SEA | Cycle | — | 0 | 8.0 | — | |
| Jan 27, 2026 @ DET | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 60.4 | one-timer | |
| Jan 20, 2026 vs NYR | Rebound | — | 0 | 23.4 | rebound | |
| Jan 5, 2026 vs MIN | Cycle | carry | 0 | 13.0 | — | |
| Jan 1, 2026 vs TBL | Rebound | — | 0 | 17.3 | rebound | |
| Dec 23, 2025 vs SEA | Point shot | — | 1 | 14.4 | — | |
| Dec 22, 2025 vs CBJ | Point shot | — | 2 | 36.7 | — | |
| Dec 15, 2025 @ DAL | Rebound | — | 0 | 12.6 | rebound | |
| Dec 6, 2025 vs CHI | Cycle | — | 3 | 3.0 | — | |
| Nov 1, 2025 vs NJD | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 40.0 | one-timer | |
| Oct 18, 2025 vs CAR | Cycle | — | 0 | 25.4 | — | |
| Oct 8, 2025 @ VGK | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 76.5 | 3-on-1 | |
| Apr 29, 2025 vs EDM | Deflection | — | 2 | 63.2 | — | |
| Apr 23, 2025 vs EDM | Rebound | — | 5 | 31.3 | rebound | |
| Apr 21, 2025 vs EDM | Deflection | — | 5* | 57.8 | — | |
| Apr 5, 2025 vs EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 67.9 | — | |
| Apr 1, 2025 vs WPG | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 71.7 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 30, 2025 vs SJS | Rush | carry | 1 | 72.5 | — | |
| Mar 23, 2025 vs BOS | Dump and chase | dump | 1 | 67.7 | 1-on-0, one-timer | |
| Mar 22, 2025 vs CAR | Rush | loose | 0 | 79.7 | — | |
| Mar 4, 2025 vs CGY | Rush | carry | 0 | 58.8 | — | |
| Feb 22, 2025 vs EDM | Deflection | — | 4* | 33.0 | deflection | |
| Jan 25, 2025 @ MIN | Rush | carry | 0 | 16.4 | — | |
| Jan 25, 2025 @ MIN | Deflection | — | 3 | 33.3 | deflection | |
| Jan 18, 2025 @ WPG | Odd-man rush | pass | 4 | 76.4 | 5-on-3 | |
| Oct 15, 2024 vs CHI | Deflection | — | 0 | 15.0 | — | |
| Apr 14, 2024 vs ARI | Rebound | carry | 0 | 39.3 | 3-on-1, one-timer, rebound | |
| Apr 12, 2024 @ ANA | Rebound | loose | 0 | 23.3 | rebound | |
| Apr 12, 2024 @ ANA | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 21.7 | 5-on-3 | |
| Apr 12, 2024 @ ANA | Deflection | — | 2 | 5.7 | — | |
| Apr 2, 2024 vs ANA | Deflection | carry | 3* | 24.4 | 3-on-2 | |
| Apr 2, 2024 vs ANA | Rush | pass | 2 | 49.3 | — | |
| Mar 28, 2024 @ STL | Deflection | — | 0 | 19.5 | — | |
| Mar 28, 2024 @ STL | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 21.7 | — | |
| Mar 4, 2024 vs SEA | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 78.1 | — | |
| Mar 4, 2024 vs SEA | Rebound | — | 0 | 1.5 | rebound | |
| Feb 15, 2024 vs SJS | Deflection | dump | 2* | 19.5 | 4-on-2 | |
| Feb 8, 2024 @ NJD | Rebound | carry | 0 | 34.0 | rebound | |
| Feb 6, 2024 @ BOS | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 83.6 | 3-on-2 |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Kuzmenko
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Kuzmenko apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandt Clarke | D | 51 | 236:51 | 39% | 52.5% | 60% (12-8) | 53.7% 355:53 | 56.4% 576:25 |
| Kevin Fiala | LW | 22 | 216:22 | 36% | 56.8% | 60% (9-6) | 58.8% 57:58 | 53.7% 107:27 |
| Alex Turcotte | C | 28 | 213:49 | 35% | 57.0% | 53% (9-8) | 47.0% 118:17 | 53.6% 110:42 |
| Brian Dumoulin | D | 51 | 201:22 | 33% | 52.6% | 25% (2-6) | 53.7% 397:53 | 51.1% 614:10 |
| Joel Edmundson | D | 51 | 195:35 | 32% | 48.5% | 56% (9-7) | 56.0% 403:40 | 52.1% 567:47 |
| Cody Ceci | D | 51 | 186:38 | 31% | 58.8% | 44% (4-5) | 49.8% 399:55 | 49.9% 578:26 |
| Drew Doughty | D | 46 | 172:51 | 28% | 54.5% | 46% (6-7) | 51.6% 359:59 | 54.8% 683:31 |
| Mikey Anderson | D | 50 | 169:42 | 28% | 51.8% | 62% (8-5) | 53.8% 406:42 | 50.3% 686:13 |
| Anze Kopitar | C | 22 | 148:56 | 25% | 50.5% | 67% (6-3) | 55.4% 113:16 | 44.5% 148:13 |
| Adrian Kempe | LW | 23 | 145:00 | 24% | 46.4% | 56% (5-4) | 58.9% 139:40 | 55.2% 182:13 |
| Trevor Moore | C | 14 | 72:21 | 12% | 60.6% | 33% (2-4) | 48.3% 69:35 | 49.0% 100:09 |
| Phillip Danault | LW | 16 | 70:01 | 12% | 54.3% | 0% (0-3) | 48.6% 96:20 | 50.0% 140:21 |
| Alex Laferriere | RW | 20 | 66:20 | 11% | 50.8% | 67% (4-2) | 53.4% 184:57 | 53.1% 195:53 |
| Quinton Byfield | C | 16 | 47:54 | 8% | 54.3% | 50% (2-2) | 54.2% 145:01 | 50.1% 183:26 |
Game log
53 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23PO | vs COL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10:30 | 8:24 | 2:06 | — |
| Feb 25 | vs VGK | L 4-6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13:35 | 12:19 | — | — |
| Feb 5 | @ VGK | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8:23 | 4:28 | 3:55 | — |
| Feb 4 | vs SEA | L 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17:57 | 14:23 | 3:34 | — |
| Feb 1 | @ CAR | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14:05 | 12:27 | 1:38 | — |
| Jan 31 | @ PHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12:09 | 9:55 | 2:14 | — |
| Jan 29 | @ BUF | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 15:39 | 14:06 | 1:33 | — |
| Jan 27 | @ DET | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 14:46 | 11:49 | 2:57 | — |
| Jan 24 | @ STL | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 14:12 | 11:27 | 2:45 | — |
| Jan 20 | vs NYR | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16:19 | 12:16 | 4:03 | — |
| Jan 17 | @ ANA | OTL 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14:20 | 7:00 | 7:20 | — |
| Jan 16 | vs ANA | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17:26 | 13:33 | 3:53 | — |
| Jan 14 | vs VGK | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17:44 | 16:18 | 1:13 | — |
| Jan 12 | vs DAL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18:00 | 14:57 | 1:40 | — |
| Jan 10 | @ EDM | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 16:35 | 15:31 | 1:04 | — |
| Jan 9 | @ WPG | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19:49 | 15:11 | 4:38 | — |
| Jan 7 | vs SJS | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21:46 | 17:39 | 4:04 | — |
| Jan 5 | vs MIN | W 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 13:33 | 12:32 | 1:01 | — |
| Jan 3 | vs MIN | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13:59 | 12:53 | 1:00 | — |
| Jan 1 | vs TBL | L 3-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 16:47 | 14:25 | 2:08 | — |
Season splits by strength
2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 52 | 775:37 | 14:55 | 906 | 590 | 60.6% | 59.5% | 413 | 258 | 43 | 28 | 61% | 47.6 | 31.6 | 71% |
| Even strength | 52 | 606:19 | 11:40 | 615 | 539 | 53.3% | 52.1% | 275 | 235 | 21 | 23 | 48% | 27.1 | 23.8 | 58% |
| 5v5 | 52 | 598:55 | 11:31 | 610 | 534 | 53.3% | 52.3% | 273 | 232 | 21 | 23 | 48% | 26.8 | 23.3 | 58% |
| Power play | 51 | 149:44 | 2:56 | 250 | 34 | 88.0% | 86.1% | 123 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 100% | 18.6 | 2.2 | 97% |
| 3v3 (OT) | 7 | 5:41 | 0:49 | 4 | 4 | 50.0% | 33.3% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0% |
| 5v4 | 51 | 143:04 | 2:48 | 225 | 34 | 86.9% | 84.6% | 108 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 100% | 15.7 | 2.2 | 97% |
| 5v3 | 7 | 4:14 | 0:36 | 17 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100% | 2.2 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 6v5, own net empty | 19 | 12:37 | 0:40 | 26 | 11 | 70.3% | 65.2% | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 43% | 1.4 | 5.0 | 100% |
| 4v3 | 3 | 2:26 | 0:49 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.8 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 6v4, own net empty | 5 | 5:48 | 1:10 | 15 | 2 | 88.2% | 87.5% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.5 | 0.4 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26Playoffs | LAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10:30 |
| 2025-26 | LAK | 52 | 13 | 12 | 25 | -4 | 16 | 69 | 18.8% | 18 | 14 | 14:55 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | LAK | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 4 | 17 | 17.6% | 5 | 3 | 18:15 |
| 2024-25 | LAK, PHI, CGY | 66 | 11 | 26 | 37 | -6 | 14 | 83 | 13.3% | 19 | 22 | 15:38 |
| 2023-24 | CGY, VAN | 72 | 22 | 24 | 46 | -9 | 12 | 121 | 18.2% | 14 | 17 | 14:53 |
| 2022-23 | VAN | 81 | 39 | 35 | 74 | +9 | 8 | 143 | 27.3% | 13 | 18 | 16:15 |
Andrei Kuzmenko news
- Andrei Kuzmenko News: Moved to non-roster listRotoWire
- Penguins' Andrei Kuzmenko Takes Leave Of Absence After Dad Killed By BearAOL.ca
- NHL Star Andrei Kuzmenko Takes Leave Of Absence After Father Killed By BearYahoo Sports
- NHL Player Andrei Kuzmenko's Dad Dies in Bear AttackFanBuzz
- Pittsburgh Penguins' player takes leave from team after father killed by bearWKBN.com
- NHL Star Andrei Kuzmenko Takes Leave Of Absence After Father Killed During Fishing TripThe Spun
- Andrei Kuzmenko Returns To Russia After Bear Kills Father Alexander In Siberia: 11 outlets comparedNewsCord
- NHL Star Andrei Kuzmenko's Father Killed by Bear, Takes Leave of AbsenceTMZ
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.