Mikey Anderson

Mikey Anderson

25-Year-Old DefensemanD
Los Angeles Kings
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Signed to a new eight-year, $33 million deal in July 2023, Anderson again resumed his top-pairing role alongside Drew Doughty for the Kings last season. His overall numbers -- two goals, 16 assists, 18 points, 89 shots on goal, 129 hits, 129 blocks and a plus-18 rating -- were right in line with the prior year. Anderson will play the entirety of this upcoming season at age 25 and is a key cog for Los Angeles, but it's not a role that results in fantasy value regardless of your format. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed an eight-year, $33 million contract extension with the Kings in February of 2023.
Opens scoring in win
DLos Angeles Kings
November 16, 2024
Anderson scored a goal on four shots and blocked eight shots in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.
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Anderson snapped a seven-game dry spell with the opening goal at 18:05 of the first period. The defenseman has added 11 hits and 28 blocked shots across eight outings in November to help make up for his lack of offense. Overall, he has three goals, four assists, 25 shots on net, 29 hits, 40 blocks and a plus-10 rating across 19 appearances in a top-pairing role this season.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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.
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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Good to go
DLos Angeles Kings
November 9, 2024
Anderson (upper body) is expected to play Saturday versus Columbus, according to Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site.
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Struck by shot Thursday
DLos Angeles Kings
Upper Body
November 7, 2024
Anderson (upper body) won't return to Thursday's game versus the Canucks.
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Dishes two assists in win
DLos Angeles Kings
October 30, 2024
Anderson notched two assists, two hits, two blocked shots, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Golden Knights.
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Two points in Sunday's win
DLos Angeles Kings
October 20, 2024
Anderson scored a goal on two shots and added an assist in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Ducks.
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Records rare goal
DLos Angeles Kings
October 17, 2024
Anderson scored a goal on one shot along with two blocks and one hit in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Canadiens.
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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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