Kings’ Alex Laferriere sidelined with upper-body injury

Kings’ Alex Laferriere sidelined with upper-body injury
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The Los Angeles Kings will be without Alex Laferriere for the immediate future as the right winger is dealing with an upper-body ailment, per team reporter Zach Dooley.

Laferriere will not dress for the Kings’ next contest coming Thursday against the Pacific Division rival Vancouver Canucks, while a further update on his status is expected later in the week.

On the season, Laferriere sits third in Kings’ scoring with 26 points counting 13 goals and 13 assists coming in 41 appearances. A 2020 third-round selection by Los Angeles, Laferriere made his debut with the Kings last season, finishing with 12 goals and 11 assists for 23 points with 46 penalty minutes in 81 outings.

A graduate of the NCAA’s Harvard Crimson, Laferriere spent two seasons at the collegiate level, totaling 69 contests in which he collected 35 goals and 38 assists for 73 points, highlighted by an impressive freshman season that saw him claim ECAC Rookie of the Year recognition after nearing point-per-game production in registering 14 goals and 17 assists through 34 showings. The following season, Laferriere finished second in team scoring with 42 points in 34 games en route to ECAC Second All-Star Team honors.

Following the conclusion of his collegiate play, Laferriere signed his three-year, entry-level contract with the Kings in April 2023 before seeing a brief trial run with the Kings’ AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign, with whom he made four outings and notched his first professional goal.

Ahead of Thursday’s contest against the Canucks, the Kings sit third place in the Pacific Division with a record of 24-12-5 and 53 points. Thursday’s game marks the second of three matchups this season between Los Angeles and Vancouver. In early November, the Canucks came away with a 4-2 decision in which Laferriere recorded one assist while Kings netminder Darcy Kuemper turned aside 20 shots in the losing effort.

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