Kuemper is slated to defend the road crease in Vancouver on Thursday, according to Zach Dooley of the Kings ' official site.

(Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP) Los Angeles Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper (35) stops the puck against the Vancouver Canucks during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The ...

They were singing in falsetto on Thursday in Vancouver, where Alex Turcotte’s two goals and his no-look assist to Adrian Kempe in the opening 9:42 of the match staked the Kings and lights-out goaltender Darcy Kuemper to a three-score advantage en route to a 5-1 win.

Jan. 13, 2025 Quinn Hughes scored for Vancouver (19-15-10) with a long drive during four-on-four play 14:52 into the second. Kings goalie Darcy Kuemper stopped 20 shots. Thatcher Demko made 16 ...

Quinn Hughes scored for Vancouver (19-15-10) with a long drive during 4-on-4 play 14:52 into the second. Kings goalie Darcy Kuemper stopped 20 shots. Thatcher Demko made 16 saves for the Canucks.

Brothers Jack Hughes and Luke Hughes each collected a goal and an assist as the New Jersey Devils scored four times in the second period and rolled to a 5-0 rout of the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night in Newark,

Jared Spurgeon and Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the first period, Filip Gustavsson stopped 31 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Wednesday night.

Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots for his second shutout of the season, and Florida beat Los Angeles.

Analysts say that the Vancouver Canucks' season could be on thin ice a few days after the team's president confirmed a rift between two of its best forwards.The Canucks, who are a point behind the Calgary Flames for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference,

The Pacific Division is fun this season. A new leader in the Pacific Division has emerged, as the Edmonton Oilers have a 32-15-3 record with 67 points.

Once he was ready to do it, we were ready to execute.” Thompson has been working his way toward this deal and the financial security and term it offers for a decade now, since his junior hockey days with the Grande Prairie Storm of the AJHL and the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL.

Kuemper is expected to start on the road against Florida on Wednesday, per Zach Dooley of LA Kings Insider.