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Turcotte (upper body) will not travel with the team for Thursday's clash with Utah, John Hoven of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio reports.

Turcotte has already missed the Kings' last five games due to his upper-body issue and will now be sidelined for at least one more. It's been a decent campaign for the 24-year-old center, having generated eight goals, 15 assists and 75 shots in 64 appearances for the Kings this year. Samuel Helenius figures to remain in the lineup while Turcotte is on the shelf.

Barron recorded an assist, two hits and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Kings.

Barron set up Cole Perfetti on the Jets' lone tally of the contest. The 26-year-old Barron has a goal and four helpers over his last nine outings, which is one of his best stretches of the season. He's still logging fourth-line minutes, so sustaining that offense could prove difficult. He's now at 13 points, 77 shots on net, 107 hits, 38 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating through 67 appearances.

Perfetti scored a goal on four shots and added two hits in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Kings.

Perfetti has scored in back-to-back contests and has five goals and five assists over 12 outings since March 7. The 23-year-old winger got the Jets on the board at 11:40 of the second period, but they weren't able to build on his goal. The Ontario native is up to 17 goals, 47 points, 130 shots on net, 66 hits, 43 blocked shots and a plus-16 rating over 75 games in a career year as a middle-six option.

Kopitar scored a goal, added an assist and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Jets.

Kopitar's tally in the first period held up as the game-winner, and he also set up Adrian Kempe's empty-netter in the third. Kopitar has produced three goals and six assists over his last seven games. The 37-year-old's shot volume remains dangerously low with just seven shots over his last 12 outings, but he's been efficient at converting his chances lately. For the season, the star center has 19 goals, 43 helpers, 89 shots, 62 blocked shots and a plus-12 rating through 74 appearances.

Dellandrea notched an assist in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Ducks.

Dellandrea has a modest two helpers over his last six games, but it's better than the 11-game point drought that preceded this stretch. The 24-year-old is holding down a bottom-six spot in the lineup and should stay there through the end of the season. He's contributed just eight points with 42 shots on net, 151 hits, 47 PIM, 40 blocked shots and a minus-23 rating through 60 appearances this season.

Wennberg scored a goal, blocked four shots and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Ducks.

Wennberg tied the game at 3-3 with 3:14 left in the third period. The 30-year-old center has two goals over his last four contests, but even in a top-six role, his offense remains a little inconsistent. He's at 10 goals, 33 points, 74 shots on net, 68 blocks and a minus-16 rating through 69 appearances this season.

McTavish registered three assists, 11 shots on net and two hits in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout win over the Sharks.

McTavish had a hand in all three of the Ducks' first-period goals. He stayed hungry on offense throughout the game but couldn't get any of his shots to fall. That changed in the shootout, when he had the lone tally to lift the Ducks to the win. McTavish surged with 14 points over 15 contests in March, and he's not losing any momentum now. The 22-year-old is up to 20 goals, 28 helpers, 12 power-play points, 161 shots, 65 hits, 29 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating over 68 appearances.

Zegras scored a goal on three shots and added a power-play assist in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout win over the Sharks.

Zegras opened the scoring at 2:04 of the first period and set up a Jackson LaCombe goal later in the frame. This was Zegras' second multi-point effort over the last six contests, a span in which he has three goals, four helpers and 14 shots. For the season, the talented 24-year-old is up to 10 goals, 28 points, 91 shots on net, 38 hits, 23 PIM and a minus-4 rating across 49 outings. It's not quite the 60-point level he was establishing himself with earlier in his career, but Zegras' recent play has been as close to that as he has been since 2022-23.

Roy scored a goal, added two hits and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Oilers.

Roy scored for the third time in six games when he opened the scoring at 4:34 of the first period. The 28-year-old has recently filled in on the second line for Tomas Hertl (shoulder), so it's fair to expect Roy's offense to be stronger than usual down the stretch. For the season, the natural center has 12 goals, 27 points, 94 shots on net, 63 hits, 41 PIM, 36 blocked shots and a minus-5 rating over 63 appearances.

Dorofeyev scored a goal on four shots, dished an assist and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Oilers.

Dorofeyev scored for the second time in three games, while the assist was his first since March 11. The winger was electric last month, earning seven goals and 10 points over 14 contests. For the season, he's up to 32 goals, 49 points, 224 shots on net and a minus-1 rating over 74 appearances, more than doubling his 24-point output from the 2023-24 regular season.