Netminder Darcy Kuemper’s time on the injured reserve is ending. The Los Angeles Kings introduced they’ve activated Kuemper off injured reserve and reassigned goaltender Pheonix Copley in a corresponding roster transfer. This transfer places Kuemper in line to make the beginning Thursday evening because the Kings tackle their rivals, the San Jose Sharks.
Kuemper’s been on the injured reserve with a lower-body harm suffered throughout a tough begin towards the Ottawa Senators on Oct. 14. His first two begins again with the Kings group have been distinctive with Kuemper 56 of 59 photographs towards the Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins to the tune of a .949 save proportion. Kuemper greater than doubled his targets towards within the contest towards Ottawa permitting eight targets on 41 photographs in an time beyond regulation loss.
The crew’s goaltending has been a blended bag since Kuemper went on the injured reserve. The mix of David Rittich and Copley allowed 14 targets in 4 video games however 12 of these targets got here in two separate video games towards the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vegas Golden Knights. Kuemper, assuming he’s absolutely wholesome, ought to put Los Angeles in a greater place to enhance upon their modest 3-2-2 begin to the common season.
Copley didn’t garner any begins for Los Angeles throughout his emergency recall however crammed in for Rittich through the crew’s loss to the Maple Leafs on October sixteenth. He managed to cease 10 out of 12 photographs in 27:29 of ice time for a .833 save proportion and 4.37 targets towards common. He’ll now return to the crease for the AHL’s Ontario Reign the place the crew has averaged 4 targets towards per sport utilizing three netminders.
