Darcy Kuemper

Position: Goalie
Age: 36May 5, 1990
Height: 6'5"196 cm
Weight: 215 lbs98 kg
Catches: Left
Born: Saskatoon, SK, CAN
Nationality: CAN
Draft: 2009 · Round 6 · 161st overall · MIN

GP10

GAA3.53

SV%0.878

SO0

Darcy Kuemper, Los Angeles Kings goaltender, stats: this season, career totals, game log, recent trends and advanced metrics, plus players with a similar profile — from the NHL’s official data updated daily.

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Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

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Career

Born in Saskatoon, SK, CAN · Draft: 2009 · Round 6, pick 11 (#161 overall) · MIN · 16 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 499
W: 233
SO: 39
SV%: 0.912
GAA: 2.58

Playoffs

GP: 40
W: 19
SO: 2
SV%: 0.904
GAA: 2.89

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	Dec	SV%	TOI
2026-11-07	vs PIT	L	0.778	57:59
2026-11-04	vs SJS	W	0.938	59:55
2026-10-29	vs OTT	W	0.773	62:56
2026-10-26	@ NYR	W	0.885	59:19
2026-10-22	@ NYI	W	0.953	62:26

Awards

Stanley Cup · 2021-22

Advanced stats 2026–27

Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.

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Expected goals

Goals saved above expected+4.44#8 of 65
GSAx per 60+0.48#10 of 65
Expected saves168.56#24 of 65
Expected goals against18.44#39 of 65
Expected save %.901#17 of 65
Save % above expected+2.4%#11 of 65

Save %

Save %.878#48 of 65
Even-strength save %.914#20 of 65
Save % on the penalty kill.696#58 of 65
High-danger save %.938#2 of 65
Goals against average3.53#53 of 65

Workload & consistency

Quality start %50.0%#19 of 65
Quality starts5#14 of 65
Shots faced per 6028.97#19 of 65
Goal support per game3.53#13 of 65

Ranks among 65 goalies with 4+ GP.

Tracking data

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 9 tracked games this season · updated Nov 7

Longer bar = better than more of the league’s goalies. The tick marks the middle of the league.

Results

Save %League avg .890.885Beats 39%
Goals-against average (lower is better)League avg 3.063.46Beats 22%
Starts above .900League avg 46.6%55.6%Beats 71%

Saves by shot distance

Close = crease, low slot and net sides. Mid = high slot and faceoff circles. Long = points and outside the circles.

Save % by rink area

Grey = fewer than 10 shots against from that area. Schematic rink; area borders are approximate.

Close-range save %League avg .806.833Beats 69%
Mid-range save %League avg .878.835Beats 17%
Long-range save %League avg .964.973Beats 61%

Source: NHL EDGE (api-web.nhle.com).

Game Log

Date	Opp	DEC	SV	SA	SV%	TOI
Nov 8	PIT	L	14	18	0.778	57:59
Nov 5	SJS	W	30	32	0.938	59:55
Oct 30	OTT	W	17	22	0.773	62:56
Oct 26	@ NYR	W	23	26	0.885	59:19
Oct 22	@ NYI	W	41	43	0.954	62:26
Oct 20	@ WSH	W	30	32	0.938	60:00
Oct 14	EDM	L	4	7	0.571	20:00
Oct 11	@ VGK	OTL	30	32	0.938	61:20
Oct 7	FLA	L	28	30	0.933	57:56
Oct 1	@ COL	L	21	29	0.724	59:25

Career Arc

16 Seasons

SV%Career best / current

Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	GS	W	L	OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
2026-27	LAK	10	10	5	4	1	0.878	3.53	0
2025-26	LAK	50	50	19	14	15	0.891	2.78	3
2024-25	LAK	50	50	31	11	7	0.922	2.02	5
2023-24	WSH	33	30	13	14	3	0.890	3.31	1
2022-23	WSH	57	56	22	26	7	0.909	2.87	5
2021-22	COL	57	57	37	12	4	0.921	2.54	5
2020-21	ARI	27	27	10	11	3	0.907	2.56	2
2019-20	ARI	29	29	16	11	2	0.928	2.22	2
2018-19	ARI	55	55	27	20	8	0.925	2.33	5
2017-18	LAK	19	15	10	1	3	0.932	2.10	3
2017-18	ARI	10	10	2	6	2	0.899	3.22	1
2016-17	MIN	18	17	8	5	3	0.902	3.13	0
2015-16	MIN	21	16	6	7	5	0.915	2.43	2
2014-15	MIN	31	28	14	12	2	0.905	2.60	3
2013-14	MIN	26	25	12	8	4	0.914	2.43	2
2012-13	MIN	6	3	1	2	0	0.916	2.08	0

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