Alex Turcotte needs more ice time
It hasn't been all bad for the Los Angeles Kings and one bright spot has been Alex Turcotte, who has one goal and two assists through five games. He has been able to do all that while ranking near the bottom of the team in average ice time at only 10:04 per game.
The only two players who currently are averaging less on the team right now is Trevor Lewis and Andre Lee.
Even when diving into the advanced stats, Turcotte ranks among the best on the Los Angeles Kings with the second best Corsi For % at 59.5% and the second highest Goals For Per 60 minutes at 6.1, with only Adrian Kempe ahead of him at 6.5.
In their last game against the Montreal Canadiens, the Kings decided to move Alex Laferriere back to the line with Alex Turcotte and with Warren Foegele, these three looked really good. It will be interesting to see if Jim Hiller decides to continue with that line moving forward if Laferriere is moved back to the top line with Adrian Kempe and Anze Kopitar.