DefenseRetired·Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Darius Kasparaitis

Born October 16, 1972 · Elektrenai, LTU

Draft 1992 · NYI round 1 #5

PTS

Career

27G 136A 163P

Bio

Position: Defense
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 215 lb
Shoots: L
Number: #6

Drafted 1992 by NYI · Round 1, #5 overall

64OVR

Fringe

Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Production22

Points per game vs. elite D ceiling

Playmaking15

Assists per game vs. elite D

Deployment0

Average ice time per game

Power Play0

Power play points per game

Skating0

Skating speed and stamina

Shot Gen.0

Shots on goal per game

Season projections

24 GP played · paced to 82 GP

Proj. Goals

at 82 GP

Proj. Assists

at 82 GP

Proj. Points

at 82 GP

Proj. Shots

at 82 GP

Proj. PPG

at 82 GP

Proj. PPP

at 82 GP

Points/Game

0.17

current rate

Goals/Game

0.08

current rate

TOI/Game

—

avg ice time

Shooting %

22.2%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

0.09

2005–06

0.17

2006–07

0.25

2006–07

0.15

2007–08

0.04

2008–09

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.04

Click date for box score · opponent for team

Date	Opp	S	+/-	GS
2007-01-11	OTT	0	0	0.00
2007-01-09	NYI	0	-1	-0.15
2007-01-06	MTL	0	1	0.15
2007-01-04	PHI	0	0	0.00
2007-01-02	NJD	1	1	0.22

Tendencies

Full profile

Archetype

Bottom-six contributor

Source: NHL API (volume only)

Sample: 24 GP · confidence 29%

Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.

Goal-scoring index0.08 · 13 index
Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.
Playmaking index0.08 · 11 index
Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.
Point-production index0.17 · 13 index
Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.

Career totals (regular season)

Games: 863
Goals: 27
Assists: 136
Points: 163
+/-: 39
PIM: 1379
Shots: 784

Career totals (playoffs)

Games: 83
Goals: 2
Assists: 10
Points: 12
+/-: -9
PIM: 107
Shots: 76

Season history

NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-
2025–26	HC Poseidonas-DKLRM	1	0	0	0
2017–18	Lithuania	5	0	2	2	5
2017–18	Energija Elektrenai	1	0	1	1
2016–17	Hockey Punks	2	2	5	7
2015–16	Hockey Punks	3	2	9	11
2014–15	Hockey Punks	1	1	2	3
2013–14	Hockey Punks	1	1	0	1
2008–09	St. Petersburg	26	0	1	1
2007–08	Hartford	4	1	0	1	1
2007–08	St. Petersburg	33	1	4	5
2006–07	New York Rangers	24	2	2	4	-1
2006–07	Hartford	12	0	3	3	1
2005–06	New York Rangers	67	0	6	6	7
2005–06	Russia	8	0	2	2
2004–05	Kazan	28	1	3	4
2003–04	New York Rangers	44	1	9	10	11
2002–03	New York Rangers	80	3	11	14	5
2001–02	Pittsburgh Penguins	69	2	12	14	-1
2001–02	Colorado Avalanche	11	0	0	0	1
2001–02	Russia	6	1	0	1
2000–01	Pittsburgh Penguins	77	3	16	19	11
1999–00	Pittsburgh Penguins	73	3	12	15	-12
1998–99	Pittsburgh Penguins	48	1	4	5	12
1997–98	Pittsburgh Penguins	81	4	8	12	3
1997–98	Russia	6	0	2	2
1996–97	New York Islanders	18	0	5	5	-7
1996–97	Pittsburgh Penguins	57	2	16	18	24
1996–97	Russia	5	0	2	2
1995–96	New York Islanders	46	1	7	8	-12
1995–96	Russia	8	0	2	2
1994–95	New York Islanders	13	0	1	1	-11
1993–94	New York Islanders	76	1	10	11	-6
1992–93	New York Islanders	79	4	17	21	15
1992–93	Dynamo Moscow	7	1	3	4
1991–92	Dyn'o Moscow 2	8	2	1	3
1991–92	Russia	7	1	5	6
1991–92	Russia	8	0	2	2
1991–92	Russia	6	2	1	3
1991–92	Dynamo Moscow	31	2	10	12
1990–91	Dyn'o Moscow 2	16	3
1990–91	Dynamo Moscow	17	0	1	1
1990–91	Soviet Union	6	1	3	4
1989–90	Dynamo Moscow	1	0	0	0
1989–90	Soviet Union	6	1	6	7
1988–89	Dynamo Moscow	3	0	0	0