On June 19 of last year, Darcy Kuemper’s shower was interrupted by his wife bringing him the news that he’d been traded from the Washington Capitals to the LA Kings. He could have had no way of ...

The NHL announced that LA Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper is one of three finalists for the 2024-25 Vezina Trophy. The Vezina is given “to the goaltender adjudged to be the best at his position,” ...

Calvin Pickard made 23 saves to record the win, while Darcy Kuemper stopped 23-of-28 shots for the Kings. The goals came fast and furious to start the contest with four goals in the first six minutes.

It's the same old story for the Kings in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs: a first-round exit at the hands of the Oilers.

Even as their confidence continued to build throughout the series, the Edmonton Oilers still needed to win a game at the Los Angeles Kings’ rink, where the home team has been dominant all season. On ...

Kuemper stopped 43 of 45 shots in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Oilers in Game 5. The third goal was an empty-netter. Kuemper was the only reason the score was that close, but his heroics weren't enough.

The Oilers didn’t even need Leon Draisaitl or Connor McDavid to go nuclear in Game 5. That’s how bad the Kings were.

The Kings suffered a 3-1 loss to playoff nemesis Edmonton at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday night, falling behind 3-2 in the series against the Oilers.

That’s where we will go now, to the blue paint. There lies the answer to two things: how Stuart Skinner is better than Darcy Kuemper, and how the Oilers can beat the Kings. The data on Moneypuck ...

This year, however, could be an entirely different story. Darcy Kuemper is coming off one of the best regular seasons of this career. In addition to a 15-game streak of allowing two goals or fewer ...

Kuemper stopped 20 of 25 shots in Monday's 6-5 win over the Oilers in Game 1. Kuemper was beaten four times in the final period, and at one point, it looked as if the Oilers were carrying all the ...

Bottom line: Darcy Kuemper was incredible. He was the only reason overtime didn’t end quickly, the only reason Game 5 stayed close, and the only reason Oilers fans had anything to worry about. Great ...