Los Angeles Kings star Anze Kopitar will retire after this season as the team’s all-time leading scorer.
He scored career points No. 1,307 and 1,308 on Saturday, March 14, to move past Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne’s team record.
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Dionne was a fixture on the Triple Crown line and scored 1,307 points in 921 games in Los Angeles between stints with the Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers.
Kopitar has been with the Kings his entire career and achieved the feat in 1,505 games. He helped Los Angeles win two Stanley Cup titles and has been captain since the 2016-17 season.
Kopitar tied Dionne with a power play goal in the second period against the New Jersey Devils and broke the team record with another power play goal in the third period.
Kopitar said during training camp that he would retire after the 2025-26 season. He said he was announcing that early so it wouldn’t be a distraction if the team were in the playoff hunt. The Kings entered Saturday’s game holding the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
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If the Kings make the playoffs, Kopitar also has a chance to set team playoff records. He trails Wayne Gretzky by two goals, three assists and five points.
Anze Kopitar, Marcel Dionne stats with Kings
Games: Kopitar 1,505; Dionne 921
Goals: Dionne 558; Kopitar 450
Assists: Kopitar 858; Dionne 757
Points: Kopitar 1,308; Dionne 1,307
Even strength points: Dionne 828; Kopitar 825
Power play points: Dionne 461; Kopitar 455
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Feb. 24: The Pittsburgh Penguins acquire defenseman Samuel Girard and a 2028 second-round pick for defenseman Brett Kulak.
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Feb. 24: The Pittsburgh Penguins acquire defenseman Samuel Girard and a 2028 second-round pick for defenseman Brett Kulak.
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Feb. 4: The Los Angeles Kings acquired left wing Artemi Panarin from the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Liam Greentree and conditional third-round (2026) and fourth-round (2028) picks.
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Feb. 4: The New Jersey Devils acquired forward Nick Bjugstad from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for forward Thomas Bordeleau and a conditional fourth-round pick.
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Jan. 27: The New York Islanders acquired left wing Ondrej Palat, a 2026 third-round pick and a 2027 sixth-round pick from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for forward Maxim Tsyplakov.
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Jan. 26: The New York Islanders acquired defenseman Carson Soucy from the New York Rangers in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.
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Jan. 20: The San Jose Sharks acquire forward Kiefer Sherwood from the Vancouver Canucks for second-round picks in 2026 and 2027, plus defenseman Cole Clayton.
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Jan. 19: The Vegas Golden Knights acquire defenseman Rasmus Andersson from the Calgary Flames for defenseman Zach Whitecloud, defense prospect Abram Wiebe, a conditional first-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft and a conditional second-rounder in 2028.
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Jan. 16: The Anaheim Ducks acquire winger Jeffrey Viel from the Boston Bruins for a 2026 fourth-round pick. Anaheim will give up the better of the fourth-rounder previously acquired from Philadelphia and Detroit.
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Jan. 8: The San Jose Sharks acquire goaltender Laurent Brossoit, defenseman Nolan Allan and a 2028 seventh-round pick from the Chicago Blackhawks for defensemen Ryan Ellis, Jake Furlong and a 2028 fourth-rounder.
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Dec. 29: The Pittsburgh Penguins acquire forward Yegor Chinakhov from the Columbus Blue Jackets for forward Danton Heinen, a 2026 second-round draft pick and a 2027 third-rounder.
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Dec. 19: The Montreal Canadiens acquire center Phillip Danault, right, from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2026 second-round pick.
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Dec. 19: The Columbus Blue Jackets acquire forward Mason Marchment from the Seattle Kraken for a 2026 fourth-round pick and a 2027 second-round pick.
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Dec. 12: The Minnesota Wild acquired Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks for Marco Rossi, Zeev Buium, Liam Ohgren and a 2026 first-round pick.
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Dec. 12: The Edmonton Oilers acquired Tristan Jarry and Samuel Poulin from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Stuart Skinner, Brett Kulak and a 2029 second-round pick.
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Oct. 24: The Vancouver Canucks acquire forward Lukas Reichel from the Chicago Blackhawks for a 2027 fourth-round pick.
Busy season for records
This has been a busy season for career records. The Winnipeg Jets’ Mark Scheifele passed Blake Wheeler, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby passed Mario Lemieux and the Detroit Red Wings’ Patrick Kane passed Mike Modano to become the top U.S.-born scorer.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Anze Kopitar passes Marcel Dionne, becomes Kings’ top all-time scorer
