Alex
Turcotte
C · LAK · Defensive · Around average
- PAL
- 53
- WAR
- -0.4
- Value
- 73
- PTS
- 14
2025-26№ 553 / 615
Alex Turcotte (Los Angeles Kings) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Alex Turcotte
#15CPlays: Centre · 81% of faceoffs
Los Angeles Kings
HEIGHT : 180 cm · WEIGHT : 88 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : February 25, 2001 · Elk Grove, United States
Drafted : 2019 · LAK · round 1, pick #5
Contract : $775,000 · 2024-25 → 2026-27 · Two-Way Contract (Extension) · RFA (Arb)
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles Kings | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025-26 | Los Angeles Kings | 62 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 21 |
| 2024-25 | Los Angeles Kings | 68 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 20 |
| 2023-24 | Los Angeles Kings | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | Los Angeles Kings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021-22 | Los Angeles Kings | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 166 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 58 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Los Angeles Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Los Angeles Kings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Alex Turcotte: our analysis
2025-26 season: 62 GP, 3 G, 11 A, 14 PTS, -8 +/-, 10:50 TOI. WAR -0.4 (553rd of 615) · PAL 53, around average.
In 2025-26, Alex Turcotte, 25, posts a PAL Rating of 53 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of -0.4 ranks 553rd among 615 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: possession (84, well above average), defense (78, well above average) and creation (70, above average). On the other hand, power play (8, among the weakest in the league) and offense (10, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV offense (+1.8); his biggest cost: finishing (-6.6).
A slight dip from 2024-25, when his PAL was 56; his WAR went from 0.4 to -0.4.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 73 (good value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Alex Turcotte's story
Island Lake, Illinois, is where Alex Turcotte’s hockey path began — a place that set the stage for a player known for playmaking and producing in key moments. As a centre, he developed an on-ice sense that kept him prominent among his age group throughout junior and international tournaments.
Turcotte took the collegiate route at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, refining his game in the NCAA before entering the NHL draft. Viewed as a top prospect in 2019, he was selected fifth overall by the Los Angeles Kings on June 21, 2019. He left the university ranks to sign a three-year entry-level contract with Los Angeles on March 11, 2020.
The early pro years included an unusual detour: with the 2020–21 season delayed, he and other Kings prospects were loaned to Eisbären Berlin of the DEL on September 22, 2020, a spell that ended about a month later when the German season lacked a start date. Turcotte made his NHL debut on December 28, 2021, in a 6–3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. He scored his first NHL goal on January 31, 2024, contributing to a 4–2 victory over the Nashville Predators. On June 22, 2024, the Kings signed him to a three-year contract extension.
Internationally, Turcotte earned gold at the 2017 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, recording six points in six games and assisting in the final against Canada. At the 2018 U18 World Championship he added a silver medal, posting five points in seven matches.
In plain terms, Turcotte’s game centres on hockey sense and playmaking: he finds seams, sets up teammates and contributes offensively in tight situations. The contract extension in 2024 reflects the Kings’ continued investment in that profile as he seeks a larger role at the NHL level.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 13:19
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:12
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:38
- Pts/GP
- 0.25
- EV points
- 1
- Hits
- 7
- Blocks
- 2
- Takeaways
- 1
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 39.4 %
- Off. zone starts
- 29.4 %
- Faceoffs
- 48.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
12between 1 and 23 (80% range)
- Goals
- 3
- Assists
- 9
- Games
- 50
So far: 1 pts in 4 games. The team has played 15 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.23 pts per game (last season: 0.23).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Stable
- Points per game: 0.20 in 23-24, 0.23 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 56 → 53
Outlook, age included
→ StableAge 25: prime years
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 62 %
76
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 78
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 86
- Confidence 67 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 58
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 60
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 76
- Confidence 67 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 71
- Confidence 49 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 70
- Confidence 67 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 80
- Confidence 62 %
- PA
- Passing
- 75
- Confidence 62 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 68
- Confidence 62 %
- DF
- Defense
- 80
- Confidence 58 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 64
- Confidence 8 %
- EX
- Experience
- 60
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating78
- Top speed (35 %)36.3 · 77
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)8.721 · 84
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.4 · 76
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.3 · 60
ST — Strength86
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)6.141 · 90
- Body mass (50 %)-0.537 · 71
EN — Endurance58
- Ice time per game (45 %)12.2 · 56
- Total ice time (20 %)666 · 64
- Shift length (15 %)44.5 · 73
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)10.4 · 50
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.067 · 52
DU — Durability60
- Share of games played (100 %)0.684 · 60
CK — Checking76
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.164 · 76
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)3.57 · 77
- Season volume (10 %)3.951 · 73
FG — Fighting71
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.761 · 71
DI — Discipline70
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.008 · 70
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.692 · 71
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.74 · 74
FO — Faceoffs80
- Faceoff % (85 %)52 · 80
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)32.4 · 70
PA — Passing75
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.593 · 71
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.547 · 78
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.108 · 81
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.658 · 61
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.408 · 70
SC — Scoring68
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.58 · 61
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.824 · 78
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-1.049 · 52
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.208 · 73
- xG per shot (10 %)0.084 · 79
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)12.3 · 76
DF — Defense80
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.058 · 80
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.036 · 74
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.417 · 86
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.026 · 73
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.436 · 73
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.1 · 75
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.409 · 86
PS — Penalty shot64
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)25.4 · 57
EX — Experience60
- Career regular-season games (65 %)72
- Career playoff games (25 %)30
- NHL seasons (10 %)61
OV — Overall76
- SC · Scoring (20 %)68
- PA · Passing (20 %)75
- DF · Defense (20 %)80
- SK · Skating (12 %)78
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)80
- EN · Endurance (8 %)58
- DI · Discipline (5 %)70
- ST · Strength (3 %)86
- CK · Checking (2 %)76
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 76 | 78 | 68 | 80 |
| 2024-25 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 80 |
| 2023-24 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 79 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
-0.4
wins above replacement
553 of 615
PAL Rating
53/ 100
Performance · Around average
211 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
73/ 100
Good value
0.78 M$ · expected PAL 32
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 32
- Defense
- 79
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- Offense
- 10
- Creation
- 70
- Shooting
- 16
- Possession
- 84
- Defense
- 78
- Discipline
- 57
- Power play
- 8
- Penalty kill
- 41
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | LAK | -0.4 | 53 | 73 | 0.78 M$ |
| 2024-25 | LAK | 0.4 | 56 | 74 | 0.78 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
75/ 100
Very good
better than 75% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
75/ 100
Very good
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
55/ 100
Average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 104 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 26
- Shot selection
- 75
- Penalties drawn
- 58
- Puck management
- 90
Defense
- Takeaways
- 83
- Discipline
- 28
- Safe zone exits
- 49
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | LAK | 75 | 75 | 55 |
| 2024-25 | LAK | 29 | 56 | 20 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.4
wins above replacement
-1.2 to 0.2 — 90% interval
553 of 615 forwards
-1.9 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +1.8
- EV defense
- +0.8
- Power play
- -0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -6.6
- Penalties
- +0.3
- Average → replacement
- +1.7
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | LAK | 62 | -0.4 | -1.2 to 0.2 | 553/615 |
| 2024-25 | LAK | 66 | 0.4 | -0.6 to 1.3 | 253/596 |
| 2023-24 | LAK | 20 | -0.1 | -0.4 to 0.2 | 456/608 |
| 2022-23 | LAK | 4 | 0.0 | -0.1 to 0.1 | 377/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 98.3 km/h3rd percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.6 km/h11th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 515th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 43.1 %62nd percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 14.0 km15th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.25 km39th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 42.6 %79th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 19.2 %93rd percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 37.7 %73rd percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 29th percentile | 024th percentile | 0.0 %3rd percentile |
| High danger | 115th percentile | 034th percentile | 0.0 %10th percentile |
| Mid range | 119th percentile | 054th percentile | 0.0 %32nd percentile |
| Long range | 031st percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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COLAlex Turcotte: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Alex Turcotte have in 2026-27?
Alex Turcotte has 0 goals and 1 point (1 assist) in 4 games in 2026-27.
How old is Alex Turcotte?
Alex Turcotte is 25 years old: he was born on February 26, 2001.
How tall is Alex Turcotte, and how much does he weigh?
Alex Turcotte is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 194 lb (88 kg).
Where is Alex Turcotte from?
United States: Alex Turcotte was born in Elk Grove, Illinois, United States.
What team does Alex Turcotte play for?
Alex Turcotte plays for the Los Angeles Kings in the NHL, at C, wearing number 15.
Is Alex Turcotte injured?
No: Alex Turcotte is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Alex Turcotte?
Alex Turcotte produced -0.4 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 553rd of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 53 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does Alex Turcotte make?
Alex Turcotte earns $775K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 73 out of 100 (good value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Alex Turcotte's contract end?
Alex Turcotte's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Alex Turcotte overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 73 out of 100 (good value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Alex Turcotte a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 553rd of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Alex Turcotte getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 56 in 2024-25 to 53 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Alex Turcotte played lately?
Over his last 4 games, Alex Turcotte has 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist).
What are Alex Turcotte's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Alex Turcotte has 166 games, 13 goals, 31 assists and 44 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 25 points in 68 games.
Where was Alex Turcotte drafted?
Alex Turcotte was drafted 5th overall (round 1) by Los Angeles Kings in 2019.
How does Alex Turcotte perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Alex Turcotte has 4 games and 0 points in his career. His pace (0.00 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.27).
Which player is most similar to Alex Turcotte?
Marco Kasper: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Marco Kasper's page →Is Alex Turcotte a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 12 points in 2026-27, or 0.24 points per game.
Is Alex Turcotte related to anyone famous?
Yes: Alfie Turcotte (father, former NHL forward; played with the Montreal Canadiens, Winnipeg Jets and Washington Capitals); Réal Turcotte (grandfather, played at Michigan State University; once owned and coached the Nanaimo Islanders of the WHL; ran stickhandling camps across North America for more than 50 years); Jeff Turcotte (uncle, played for the Toronto Marlboros (OHL) and is head coach of the Los Angeles Jr. Kings under-13 team).
What is Alex Turcotte's nationality?
Alex Turcotte is American. Internationally: United States — gold medal at the 2017 World U-17 Hockey Challenge (assisted in the gold-medal game; 6 points in 6 games); silver medal at the 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship (5 points in 7 games, lost final to Finland).
Where did Alex Turcotte play before turning pro?
University of Wisconsin–Madison — played for the university team before signing with the Kings in March 2020..
How many points is Alex Turcotte projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 12 points in 50 games in 2026-27 (1 to 23 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Los Angeles Kings teammates
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