Darcy Kuemper
Los Angeles Kings · Goalie
Profile
- Position
- Goalie
- Number
- #35
- Born
- May 5, 1990 · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Age
- 36 years old
- Height
- 6′5″ (196 cm)
- Weight
- 215 lb (98 kg)
- Catches
- left
- Draft
2009, MIN, round 6, pick 11 (161st overall)- Nationality
- Canada
Season stats
- GPGames playedOfficial regular season games he played.
- 7
- WWinsGames won with him as the goalie credited with the decision.
- 3
- LLossesLosses in regulation.
- 3
- OTLOvertime lossesLosses in overtime or a shootout.
- 1
- SOShutoutsWins without allowing a goal.
- 0
- SV%Save percentageSaves divided by shots faced.
- .889
- GAGoals againstGoals scored against him.
- 22
Projected full season
- Pool pts Pool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout.
- 59.9 51 games, 22.1 wins, 2.4 shutouts
- Rest of season
- 52.9 44 games left, 1.2 pool pts per game from now on
Our model’s projection, checked on the whole 2025-2026 season: production per game and expected games from his team’s schedule. Our method
📈 Our read on his season
- Projected pool points
- 59.9 7 so far · 52.9 to come
- Worst and best case
- 22 to 98 Worst case 22 · best case 98Confidence medium. His gap between worst and best case is in the middle third of players at his position.
- Current pace
- 51 9 below the projection
Current pace carries his production per game over the games we expect him to play. The projection blends this season with the previous ones. 8 seasons out of 10 end between the worst and the best case, given how much his games vary, his health and his role. Confidence compares that gap with players at his position.
* This season: our projection, the vertical line going from the worst to the best case.
Compared with his last seasons
| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | WinsGames won with him as the goalie credited with the decision. | ShutoutsWins without allowing a goal. | Pool pointsPool points for the season under the default scoring. For this season, our projection. | Pool points per gamePool points divided by games played. For this season, over the projected full season (points already scored plus those to come). The rate from now on is under “Rest of season”. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 (projected full season) | 51 | 22.1 | 2.4 | 59.9 | 1.17 |
| 2025-26 | 50 | 19 | 3 | 60 | 1.20 |
| 2024-25 | 50 | 31 | 5 | 80 | 1.60 |
2023-24   | 33 | 13 | 1 | 32 | 0.97 |
Pool points under the default scoring: 1 point per goal and per assist, 2 per win and per shutout, 1 per overtime loss.
Last 10 games
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | DecisionThe goalie’s decision: W for a win, L for a loss, OTL for an overtime or shootout loss. Empty when he did not get the decision. | SavesShots stopped. | Goals againstGoals scored against him. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | at NYR | W | 23 | 3 |
| Oct 22 | at NYI | W | 41 | 2 |
| Oct 20 | at WSH | W | 30 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | EDM | L | 4 | 3 |
| Oct 10 | at VGK | OTL | 30 | 2 |
| Oct 6 | FLA | L | 28 | 2 |
| Sep 30 | at COL | L | 21 | 8 |
Regular season career
| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | WinsGames won with him as the goalie credited with the decision. | LossesLosses in regulation. | Overtime lossesLosses in overtime or a shootout. | Goals against averageGoals allowed per 60 minutes of play. | Save percentageSaves divided by shots faced. | ShutoutsWins without allowing a goal. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | 12 | – | – | – | 2.91 | .912 | – | Saskatoon Bandits Bantam AA | SBAAHL |
| 2005-06 | 20 | – | – | – | 2.32 | .919 | – | Saskatoon Contacts | SMHL |
| 2006-07 | 25 | 8 | 14 | – | 3.51 | – | 1 | Sask. Contacts | SMHL |
| 2007-08 | 26 | 15 | 7 | – | 2.36 | – | 1 | Sask. Blazers | SMHL |
| 2008-09 | 55 | 21 | 25 | – | 2.96 | .898 | 3 | Red Deer | WHL |
| 2009-10 | 61 | 28 | 23 | – | 2.73 | .908 | 3 | Red Deer | WHL |
| 2009-10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | 2.41 | .886 | 0 | Houston | AHL |
| 2010-11 | 62 | 45 | 12 | – | 1.86 | .933 | 13 | Red Deer | WHL |
| 2011-12 | 19 | 6 | 6 | – | 2.36 | .923 | 1 | Houston | AHL |
| 2011-12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | – | 1.74 | – | 0 | Ontario | ECHL |
| 2012-13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.08 | .916 | 0 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| 2012-13 | 21 | 13 | 8 | – | 1.88 | .934 | 4 | Houston | AHL |
| 2012-13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | – | 2.61 | .929 | 0 | Orlando | ECHL |
| 2013-14 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2.43 | .915 | 2 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| 2013-14 | 17 | 7 | 10 | – | 2.47 | .929 | 1 | Iowa | AHL |
| 2014-15 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2.60 | .905 | 3 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| 2014-15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.22 | .891 | 1 | Iowa Wild | AHL |
| 2015-16 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2.43 | .915 | 2 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| 2016-17 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3.13 | .902 | 0 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| 2017-18 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2.10 | .932 | 3 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL |
| 2017-18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3.22 | .899 | 1 |   Arizona Coyotes | NHL |
| 2017-18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | – | 2.48 | .867 | 1 | Canada | WC |
| 2018-19 | 55 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 2.33 | .925 | 5 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL |
| 2019-20 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2.22 | .928 | 2 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL |
| 2019-20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.05 | .929 | 0 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL |
| 2020-21 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2.56 | .907 | 2 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL |
| 2020-21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2.17 | .916 | 0 | Canada | WC |
| 2021-22 | 57 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 2.54 | .921 | 5 |   Colorado Avalanche | NHL |
| 2022-23 | 57 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 2.87 | .909 | 5 | Washington Capitals | NHL |
| 2023-24 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3.31 | .890 | 1 | Washington Capitals | NHL |
| 2024-25 | 50 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 2.02 | .922 | 5 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL |
| 2025-26 | 50 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 2.78 | .891 | 3 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL |
| 2026-27 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3.47 | .889 | 0 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL |
| NHL totals | 496 | 231 | 163 | 69 | 2.58 | .912 | 39 | NHL |
Playoff career
| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | WinsGames won with him as the goalie credited with the decision. | LossesLosses in regulation. | Overtime lossesLosses in overtime or a shootout. | Goals against averageGoals allowed per 60 minutes of play. | Save percentageSaves divided by shots faced. | ShutoutsWins without allowing a goal. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | 2 | – | – | – | 9.35 | .778 | – | Saskatoon Contacts U18 AAA | SMAAAHL |
| 2006-07 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | 5.70 | – | 0 | Sask. Contacts | SMHL |
| 2006-07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0.00 | .000 | 0 | Spokane | WHL |
| 2007-08 | 13 | 7 | 6 | – | 2.61 | – | 1 | Sask. Blazers | SMHL |
| 2009-10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 5.90 | .806 | 0 | Red Deer | WHL |
| 2010-11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | – | 2.83 | .896 | 0 | Red Deer | WHL |
| 2012-13 | 2 | – | – | – | 3.27 | .879 | 0 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| 2012-13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1.51 | .957 | 1 | Houston | AHL |
| 2013-14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | 2.03 | .913 | 1 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| 2014-15 | 1 | – | – | – | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| 2019-20 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3.47 | .913 | 0 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL |
| 2021-22 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2.57 | .902 | 1 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL |
| 2024-25 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.74 | .889 | 0 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL |
| NHL totals | 40 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 2.89 | .904 | 2 | NHL |
🏆 NHL awards and honours
- Stanley Cup2021-22
Every league he played in, from the NHL’s public feed, read again each day by our server. A dash marks a stat the league does not publish.
Career transactions
Trades, contracts, waivers and releases, newest first.
| Transaction dateThe day the club announced it. | Transaction typeTrade, signed contract, waivers (placed or claimed) or release. When the club announces several moves together, each player gets his own: injured reserve, activated, recall or assignment. | From which club to which clubThe club he leaves and the one he joins, when the transaction names them. | DescriptionThe text of the transaction as ESPN published it, in English. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade | Washington CapitalsCapitals to Los Angeles KingsKings | Acquired G Darcy Kuemper from Washington Capitals for C Pierre-Luc Dubois. | |
| Contract | Washington CapitalsCapitals | Signed G Darcy Kuemper to a five-year contract. | |
| Contract | Los Angeles KingsKings | Agreed to terms with G Darcy Kuemper on a one-year contract. | |
| Injured reserve | Minnesota WildWild | Designated LW Zach Parise as a non-roster player. Placed G Darcy Kuemper on injured reserve. Waived D Stu Bickel. Recalled D Jonathan Blum, G John Curry and RW Jordan Schroeder from Iowa (AHL). | |
| Recall | Minnesota WildWild | Recalled G Darcy Kuemper from Iowa (AHL). Activated D Clayton Stoner from the injured reserve list. Placed F Zenon Konopka on waivers. | |
| Assignment | Minnesota WildWild | Assigned Fs Raphael Bussieres, Josh Caron, Kris Foucault, Tyler Graovac, Erik Haula and Zack Phillips; D Corbin Baldwin, Colton Jobke and Kyle Medvec; and Gs Johan Gustafsson and Darcy Kuemper to Iowa (AHL). Placed Fs Carson McMillan, Chad Rau and Stephane Veilleux and D Jonathon Blum, Brian Connelly, Steven Kampfer and Jon Landry on waivers for the purpose of reassigning them to Iowa. Returned F Kurtis Gabriel to Owen Sound (OHL). | |
| Activated | Minnesota WildWild | Signed D Brett Clark to a one-year contract. Activated G Darcy Kuemper from injured reserve and reassigned him to Houston (AHL). | |
| Contract | Minnesota WildWild | Signed G Darcy Kuemper to a three-year contract. | |
| Assignment | Minnesota WildWild | Signed D Josh Caron, D Colton Jobke and D Jared Spurgeon. Reassigned LW Brandon Buck, RW Jarod Palmer, RW Joel Broda, RW Jean-Michel Daoust and G Josh Tordjman to Houston Aeros (AHL), G Darcy Kuemper to Red Deer (WHL), D Josh Caron to Kamloops (WHL) and D Colton Jobke to Kelowna (WHL). |
Transactions source: ESPN.
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