Overview
- Kuemper was activated after missing six games with an upper-body injury sustained on Dec. 15.
- Coaches view him as available for the start of a four-game home set against Tampa Bay, with a gradual ramp-up possible.
- Through 23 games this season, he is 10-6-6 with a .917 save percentage, two shutouts and a top-tier goals saved above expected figure.
- Los Angeles reassigned Pheonix Copley to the AHL's Ontario Reign, where he is set to tandem with Isaiah Saville while prospect Erik Portillo remains injured.
- The Kings went 2-4-0 during Kuemper's absence with Anton Forsberg starting most games, and Hockey Canada is poised to reveal its 2026 Olympic roster with Kuemper considered a contender.