Mikey Anderson

Mikey Anderson

24-Year-Old DefensemanD
Los Angeles Kings
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Anderson has settled in nicely as the stay-at-home option on Los Angeles' top defense pairing alongside Drew Doughty. In 77 games a season ago, Anderson posted five goals and 20 points while averaging a career-high 21:40 of ice time per game and adding 162 hits and 129 blocked shots. Clearly impressed with his development, the Kings handed Anderson a new eight-year, $33 million extension in February. It's quite a payday for a player with 40 points in 194 NHL games. Anderson can be ignored in fantasy circles. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed an eight-year, $33 million contract extension with the Kings in February of 2023.
Registers helper Saturday
DLos Angeles Kings
April 6, 2024
Anderson provided an assist, fired two shots on goal and blocked three shots in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Canucks.
ANALYSIS
Anderson ended a six-game slump when he helped out on a Kevin Fiala tally in the second period. The assist put Anderson at 18 points over 69 appearances this season. He's added 83 shots on net, 118 hits, 127 blocked shots and a plus-20 rating. The 24-year-old defenseman plays a heavy defensive role on the top pairing, which leads to some residual offense but not enough to make him a steady option in standard fantasy formats.
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2023–24 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    20:38
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:01
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    2:19
 
Ice Time
Power Play
Short-Handed
2021–22
20:07
0:07
1:54
2022–23
21:40
0:07
2:19
2023–24
20:38
0:01
2:19
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Could play Monday
DLos Angeles Kings
March 11, 2024
Anderson, who has been sidelined with an upper-body injury, might be ready to return versus the Islanders on Monday, Dennis Bernstein of The Fourth Period reports.
ANALYSIS
Anderson has been out of action since Feb. 22 versus the Predators, a stretch of eight games on the shelf due to his upper-body issue. Considering the blueliner has managed just one point in his last 15 contests, few fantasy managers figure to be significantly impacted by his return, though he racked up 25 hits and 29 blocked shots over those 15 games.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Anderson missed well over a month last season with an upper-body issue but was otherwise a regular in Los Angeles' lineup. He ended up playing in 57 games, picking up a pair of goals and eight points, numbers right in line with what we saw from him the year prior. Anderson has been averaging more than 20 minutes of ice time per game for the Kings, but his hit and block numbers are middling for a rearguard, leaving him with limited fantasy value. You should probably look elsewhere on draft day.
Anderson is a physical defender whose fantasy value will be limited to blocks and hits, even if he's paired with Drew Doughty. He's just 21 and a big part of the Kings' future on the blue line, but he'll never be a power-play guy. This season, Anderson could bring fantasy managers a double century in hits and blocks, and when combined with 20-23 points, he may be the perfect fill-in for the bottom of some virtual rosters.
Anderson might be the least flashy top prospect in the game right now. While he doesn't have imposing size or top-shelf skating speed, the 21-year-old has off-the-charts hockey IQ, and he already understands how to use angles and apply pressure to keep his own end of the ice clean. His outlet passes are similarly effective without being highlight-reel worthy, but his instincts are beginning to show up in the attacking zone as well, and he has a knack for creeping off the blue line into open space for a shot opportunity. Anderson's rock-solid skill set helped lead Minnesota-Duluth to back-to-back NCAA titles, and after getting his feet wet in the NHL last season, he figures to handle a regular shift with the Kings in 2020-21 on the second or third pairing.
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Pots goal
DLos Angeles Kings
March 23, 2024
Anderson scored a goal and blocked two shots in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Lightning.
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Pockets assist Wednesday
DLos Angeles Kings
March 20, 2024
Anderson notched an assist and blocked four shots in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Wild.
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Back in action
DLos Angeles Kings
March 11, 2024
Anderson (upper body) will be in Monday's lineup against the Islanders, Russell Morgan of Hockey Royalty reports.
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Poised to return Monday
DLos Angeles Kings
Upper Body
March 11, 2024
Anderson (upper body) may be ready to play versus the Islanders on Monday with the team "pretty optimistic" he'll be in the lineup, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.
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Out week-to-week
DLos Angeles Kings
Upper Body
February 24, 2024
Anderson suffered an upper-body injury Thursday against Nashville and is week-to-week, Dennis Bernstein of The Fourth Period reports.
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