The Los Angeles Kings will not bring back Rob Blake, the team's general manager and vice president of hockey operations, ...

After four straight first-round flameouts, adding to what is now 11 seasons without a series victory, the organization needs ...

For this week’s Roundtable, we pour one out for the fallen teams of Round 1. Perusing the wreckage of the Montreal Canadiens, ...

The Los Angeles Kings held a 1-0 lead into the second period of Game 5 in Round 1 only because of Darcy Kuemper’s heroics in net. Though Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch felt his team defended poorly ...

Goaltending wins championships. We’ve all heard this widely accepted hockey rule before. But is it actually true? After ...

It certainly wasn’t all the fault of goalie Darcy Kuemper, although his 3.74 GAA and .889 SP didn’t help matters. You could see the Kings’ defensive struggles all over the place, including ...

Best of all, it didn’t even cost Washington anything. Dubois was swapped one-for-one with Darcy Kuemper, who had lost the starting goalie job in D.C. and was on a seemingly problematic contract ...

Leading the way is goalie expert Steve Valiquette, a former NHLer, who has become an analystics expert in Grade A shots and ...

Dubois was traded to the Washington Capitals for goaltender Darcy Kuemper on June 19, with the admission of failure increasing the pressure on Blake entering this season, the last year of his ...

Talk about defense. It all started in Game 3, when a failed coach’s challenge allowed Evander Kane’s goal against Darcy Kuemper to count, thus tying the game at 4-4. The Oilers scored on the ...

The NHL is planning an international event at UBS Arena next February, the home of the New York Islanders, in lieu of the ...

He did, at least, quickly cut the cord when it became apparent Dubois was not a fit in Los Angeles, and maximized the return by netting Darcy Kuemper — a Vezina Trophy finalist this season.