Kings’ Darcy Kuemper out day-to-day; Pheonix Copley recalled

Kuemper has appeared in three games to start the 2024-25 season, putting together a 3.59 goals against average and .890 save percentage.

Kuemper was acquired by the Kings in exchange for Pierre-Luc Dubois . Kuemper had a down year in Washington, with a 13-14-3 record, an .890% save percentage, one shutout and -1.73 goals saved above expected. He currently has three years left on his five-year contract with a $5.25 million cap hit.

Over the past two seasons, Copley has appeared in 40 games with the Kings, recording a 28-7-5 record with a .887 save percentage, a 2.90 goals-against average and two shutouts. During the 2022-23 campaign, 2022-23, he posted a 24-6-3 record with a 2.64 goals-against average, a .903 save percentage and one shutout.

In his NHL career, Copley has appeared in 76 regular-season games, holding a 44-16-8 record with a 2.83 goals-against average, a .899 save percentage and three shutouts.

Prior to joining the Kings as a free agent in July 2022, Copley spent eight seasons with the Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues. He was originally undrafted and signed with Washington in 2014.