The Kopitar Injury Mystery: Banged up or not?
Lombardi said Kopitar was banged up, but Kopitar says he's fine beyond some bumps and bruises. So what happened? The stats suggest this was very unusual.
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003-04 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004-05 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2005-06 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | |
| 2006-07 | Kings | 72 | 20 | 41 | 61 | -12 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 193 |
| 2006-07 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007-08 | Kings | 82 | 32 | 45 | 77 | -15 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 201 |
| 2007-08 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008-09 | Kings | 82 | 27 | 39 | 66 | -17 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 234 |
| 2009-10 | Kings | 82 | 34 | 47 | 81 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 259 |
| 2010-11 | Kings | 75 | 25 | 48 | 73 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 233 |
| 2011-12 | Kings | 82 | 25 | 51 | 76 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 230 |
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Lombardi said Kopitar was banged up, but Kopitar says he's fine beyond some bumps and bruises. So what happened? The stats suggest this was very unusual.
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