Kings re-sign forward Alex Turcotte to three-year contract

After scoring his first career NHL goal this season, Alex Turcotte will be staying with the Los Angeles Kings. Los Angeles announced Saturday that it has re-signed the 23-year-old forward to a three-year contract. The deal has an annual average value of $775,000 and will run through the 2026-27 season. The fifth overall pick in the 2019 draft, Turcotte has played in three straight seasons with the Kings, but skated in a career-high 20 NHL games in 2023-24. He scored one goal and picked up three assists while registering a plus-five rating in just over nine minutes of ice time...