GRIT & GF

Los Angeles Kings, Goalie

Darcy Kuemper

Games, 2026–27
4
98 shots faced
Save percentage
.847
83 saves, 15 goals
Goals saved above expected
−5.7
52nd of 55 regulars
At 5-on-5
−1.9
the cleanest test of a goalie

Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

  1. at COL

    Wednesday, September 30

    Rough night

    Darcy Kuemper allowed 8 goals on shots worth 3.0 expected goals. That is 5.0 more than an average goalie would have given up. The Kings fell 8-4 to the Avalanche.

  2. vs UTA

    Saturday, March 28

    Rough night

    Darcy Kuemper allowed 5 goals on shots worth 2.1 expected goals. That is 2.9 more than an average goalie would have given up. The Kings lost 6-2 to the Mammoth.

  3. at VAN

    Thursday, March 26

    Shutout

    Darcy Kuemper stopped all 19 shots for the shutout. The shots he faced were worth 1.7 goals to an average goalie. It finished 4-0 for the Kings.

  4. at WPG

    Friday, January 9

    Rough night

    Darcy Kuemper allowed 5 goals on shots worth 2.4 expected goals. That is 2.6 more than an average goalie would have given up. The Kings fell 5-1 to the Jets.

  5. vs CHI

    Saturday, December 6

    Shutout

    Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves and allowed nothing. He is 7.3 goals above expected for the season. It finished 6-0 for the Kings.

  6. vs WPG

    Tuesday, November 4

    Shutout

    Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves and allowed nothing. The shots he faced were worth 2.5 goals to an average goalie. The Kings beat the Jets 3-0.

Goals saved above expected, game by game

Running total of expected goals faced minus goals allowed. Up means he is stopping more than the chances say he should. Hover any game.

Last 4 games

DateOpponentShotsGoalsSave %xGAGSAx
10-13EDM73.5710.60−2.40
10-10VGK322.9382.76+0.76
10-06FLA302.9332.88+0.88
09-30COL298.7243.02−4.98

By season

SeasonGPShotsGoalsSave %xGAGSAxGSAx 5v5
2026–2749815.8479.3−5.7−1.9
2025–26501234134.891127.7−6.3+3.0
2024–25501268100.921121.7+21.7+18.4
2023–2433940103.89089.9−13.1−10.0