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Darcy Kuemper

#35 · Goalie · Los Angeles Kings

Born May 5, 1990 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CAN (age 36) · 6'5", 215 lb · Catches left · Drafted 161st overall in 2009 by MIN (round 6)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2021-22

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The goalies closest to him in games played in 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Aaron Dell SJS · 29 GP, 0.914 Alex Stalock MIN · 28 GP, 0.910 Corey Crawford CHI · 28 GP, 0.929 Ryan Miller ANA · 28 GP, 0.928 Anton Khudobin BOS · 31 GP, 0.913

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

020402012-13: 6 games612-132013-14: 26 games262014-15: 31 games3114-152015-16: 21 games212016-17: 18 games1816-172017-18: 29 games292018-19: 55 games5518-192019-20: 29 games292020-21: 27 games2720-212021-22: 57 games572022-23: 57 games5722-232023-24: 33 games332024-25: 50 games5024-252025-26: 50 games502026-27: 3 games326-27

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save % Cap hit
2012-13 MIN 6 1200 119 109 10 2.08 0.916 $777K
2013-14 MIN 26 12842 702 642 60 2.43 0.915 $777K
2014-15 MIN 31 141223 718 650 68 2.60 0.905 $1.25M
2015-16 MIN 21 6752 507 464 43 2.43 0.915 $1.25M
2016-17 MIN 18 8530 562 507 55 3.13 0.902 $1.55M
2017-18 LAK 19 10133 516 481 35 2.10 0.932 $650K
2017-18 ARI 10 2621 317 285 32 3.22 0.899
2018-19 ARI 55 272085 1677 1551 126 2.33 0.925 $1.85M
2019-20 ARI 29 161122 903 838 65 2.22 0.928 $1.85M
2020-21 ARI 27 101132 710 644 66 2.56 0.907 $4.5M
2021-22 COL 57 371245 1754 1616 138 2.54 0.921 $4.5M
2022-23 WSH 57 222675 1674 1521 154 2.87 0.909 $5.25M
2023-24 WSH 33 131431 940 837 103 3.31 0.890 $5.25M
2024-25 LAK 50 311175 1267 1168 100 2.02 0.922 $5.25M
2025-26 LAK 50 1914153 1234 1100 134 2.78 0.891 $5.25M
2026-27 LAK 3 0210 89 77 12 4.03 0.865 $5.25M
15 seasons Career 492 2281626939 13689 12490 1201 2.57 0.912

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2012-13 MIN 2 0000 33 29 4 3.27 0.879
2013-14 MIN 6 3101 127 116 11 2.03 0.913
2014-15 MIN 1 0000 9 9 0 0.00 1.000
2019-20 ARI 9 4500 334 305 29 3.47 0.913
2021-22 COL 16 10401 386 348 38 2.57 0.902
2024-25 LAK 6 2400 207 184 23 3.74 0.889
6 seasons Playoffs 40 191402 1096 991 105 2.89 0.904

2017-18 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
29 25 12754 833 766 67 2.52 0.920

Contract

$650KCap hitends in 2018, then extended to 2020
$40KCap dollars per goal above replacement16.2 goals above replacement
$4.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.6MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 56 ranked goalies whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Los Angeles Kings on Jul 1, 2017, as a new contract: 1 year and $650K, beginning in 2017-18. It runs through 2017-18, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Arizona Coyotes on Feb 21, 2018, 2 years and $3.7M at $1.85M a season, beginning in 2018-19.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2017-18 $650K $650K $0 $650K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 13, 2022 Washington Capitals New contract 2022-23 to 2026-27 5 $26.25M $5.25M
Oct 2, 2019 Arizona Coyotes Extension 2020-21 to 2021-22 2 $9M $4.5M
Feb 21, 2018 Arizona Coyotes Extension not begun 2018-19 to 2019-20 2 $3.7M $1.85M
Jul 1, 2017 Los Angeles Kings New contract 2017-18 to 2017-18 1 $650K $650K
Jul 5, 2016 Minnesota Wild New contract 2016-17 to 2016-17 1 $1.55M $1.55M
Sep 20, 2014 Minnesota Wild New contract 2014-15 to 2015-16 2 $2.5M $1.25M
May 26, 2011 Minnesota Wild Entry-level 2011-12 to 2013-14 3 $2.7M $777K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2017-18 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2017-18 analytics

Rating

+16.2Goals above replacement22nd of 56 goalies
+2.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+8.5Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 56 ranked goalies: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. Goals above average is coloured as it is under Shots faced below, where it is taken per 60 minutes.

The goals he saved for his team, compared with a spare-part goalie facing the same shots. A goalie's season is about one-third the goalie and two-thirds chance, so read one year lightly. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-100102030402012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

Shots faced

Expected goals adds up how likely each shot he faced was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. A goalie who lets in fewer than that has saved goals above expected. Only shots taken while he was in net count, and the league's goalies as a whole come out at zero. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones. What these numbers mean

+8.5Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
75.5Expected goals againstfrom 1,164 unblocked attempts
67Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.920Save %0.909 expected from his shots

Goals saved above expected, taken per 60 minutes, and save % are coloured by where they rank among the 58 goalies who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. The two goals against tiles are left plain, since they follow how much he played.

Goals saved +0.32 above expected per 60 minutes78th
Shot difficulty 6.5% chance per attempt faced64thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 58 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

0204060Game 10Game 20Expected 75.5Allowed 67

The goals he was expected to let in and the goals he did, as the season went on. When the allowed line runs below the expected line, he is saving more than his shots were worth.

Where he was shot at

Every unblocked attempt he faced this season, with his net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 5, 2018 @ VAN L 3-4 (OT) OTL 40 36 4 0.900 62:33
Mar 29, 2018 @ LAK L 2-4 L 34 31 3 0.912 58:51
Mar 24, 2018 @ FLA L 2-4 L 46 43 3 0.935 59:31
Mar 22, 2018 @ CAR L 5-6 L 30 24 6 0.800 58:11
Mar 15, 2018 vs NSH L 2-3 L 29 26 3 0.897 58:25
Mar 11, 2018 vs VAN W 1-0 W, SO 27 27 0 1.000 60:00
Mar 10, 2018 @ COL L 2-5 L 31 26 5 0.839 60:00
Mar 7, 2018 @ VAN W 2-1 W 17 16 1 0.941 59:58
Mar 5, 2018 @ EDM L 3-4 (OT) OTL 36 32 4 0.889 60:50
Feb 25, 2018 vs VAN L 1-3 L 27 24 3 0.889 58:21
Feb 20, 2018 @ WPG W 4-3 W 33 30 3 0.909 59:56
Feb 13, 2018 @ CAR L 3-7 21 18 3 0.857 38:43
Feb 10, 2018 @ TBL L 3-4 14 11 3 0.786 23:12
Feb 7, 2018 vs EDM W 5-2 W 27 25 2 0.926 60:00
Feb 3, 2018 vs ARI W 6-0 W, SO 27 27 0 1.000 60:00
Jan 30, 2018 @ DAL W 3-0 W, SO 28 28 0 1.000 60:00
Jan 24, 2018 @ CGY W 2-1 (OT) W 31 30 1 0.968 63:57
Jan 23, 2018 @ VAN L 2-6 16 15 1 0.938 35:39
Jan 15, 2018 vs SJS L 1-4 L 32 29 3 0.906 57:11
Dec 16, 2017 @ NYI L 3-4 (OT) OTL 33 29 4 0.879 60:42
Dec 7, 2017 vs OTT W 4-3 (OT) W 40 37 3 0.925 60:32
Dec 1, 2017 @ STL W 4-1 W 40 39 1 0.975 60:00
Nov 24, 2017 @ ARI L 2-3 (OT) OTL 33 30 3 0.909 62:16
Nov 19, 2017 @ VGK L 2-4 30 30 0 1.000 47:23
Nov 18, 2017 vs FLA W 4-0 W, SO 24 24 0 1.000 59:53
Nov 4, 2017 vs NSH L 3-4 (OT) OTL 31 27 4 0.871 64:40
Oct 24, 2017 @ OTT W 3-2 (SO) W 30 28 2 0.933 64:43
Oct 23, 2017 @ TOR L 2-3 1 1 0 1.000 00:36
Oct 15, 2017 vs NYI W 3-2 W 25 23 2 0.920 59:50