Armia will miss 6-8 weeks with a right knee injury.
Daily Faceoff is a news site with no direct affiliation to the NHL, or NHLPA
Los Angeles Kings News
Goalie Start
Kuemper will start Thursday in Philadelphia.
Kuemper allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Flyers on Monday. With Antti Raanta battling a lower-body injury, Kuemper is expected to start for the second straight game. He will face the Flyers again tonight, but has been solid so far this season—posting a 2.02 GAA and .936 SV% in four games.
Zuccarello is day-to-day with a groin strain.
Zuccarello left Tuesday’s game vs. the Canadiens early, playing just 14:53 TOI in the win. Zuccarello is day-to-day and is very likely to miss Friday’s game in Detroit and Saturday’s game in Columbus.
Armia (lower-body) is not expected to play on Thursday.
Armia was forced to leave Tuesday’s game in New York and was not on the ice for Thursday’s morning skate. Armia will come out of the lineup vs. the Sabres, which means Tomas Tatar will play on the top power-play unit and Kenny Agostino was called-up to play on the third line and second power-play.
Goalie Start
Kuemper is expected to start Thursday in Philadelphia.
Kuemper allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Flyers on Monday. With Antti Raanta battling a lower-body injury, Kuemper is expected to start for the second straight game. He will face the Flyers again tonight, but has been solid so far this season—posting a 2.02 GAA and .936 SV% in four games.
Haula (lower-body) will miss at least the next three games.
Haula was stretchered off of the ice after a collision with Patrick Marleau on Tuesday and will miss the rest of the Golden Knights’ road-trip. Haula will likely be re-evaluated once the Golden Knights return to Vegas and a full timetable will be released. However, this has to seem like positive news because it looked like his season could be over last night.
The Maple Leafs have loaned Trevor Moore to Toronto (AHL).
Moore, 23, did not appear in a game with the Maple Leafs and returns to the AHL where he has collected 11 points (8G / 3A) in 10 games this season.
Goalie Start
Kuemper will start Monday vs. the Flyers.
Kuemper made 27 shots in the Coyotes win over the Canucks on October 25th. Kuemper played well in back-to-back starts while Antti Raanta was sick and is now 2-1-0 with a 13.4 GAA and .957 SV% in three games this season. Tonight he faces a Flyers team that has lost four of their last six games and will be without their top-2 net minders.
The Red Wings have sent Joe Hicketts to Grand Rapids (AHL).
Hicketts has been a healthy scratch for the last three games and failed to a record a point in his first eight games with the Red Wings. Hicketts heads back to the AHL, where he had 12 points (3G / 9A) in 67 games last year.
Edler will miss 3-6 weeks with an MCL sprain.
Edler will miss multiple weeks with a lower-body injury.
Ceci (upper-body) will return to the Senators lineup on Friday.
Ceci has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury, but will replace Ben Harpur in Colorado. Ceci had no points, a minus-4 rating and six shots on goal in his first four games of the season.
Edler (lower-body) will go for an MRI on Friday.
Edler was forced to leave Wednesday’s game with a lower-body injury and was placed on IR on Thursday afternoon. He will go for an MRI on Friday to determine the severity of his injury. Edler missing time due to injury comes as no surprise, as the veteran defenseman has missed at least 12 games in each of the last three seasons—missing a total of 56 games over that span.
Goalie Start
Kuemper will start Thursday vs. the Canucks.
Kuemper filled in for Antti Raanta, who was a late scratch after being schedule to start Tuesday’s game in Columbus. Kuemper stopped 35 of 36 shots in the 4-1 win. Tonight he will make his third start of the season and comes in with a 1.52 GAA and .953 SV% in his first two outings. He draws a solid matchup against a Canucks team that is banged up and coming in on the tail-end of a back-to-back.
Goalie Start
Kuemper is in the starter's crease at the Coyotes morning skate.
Edler left Wednesday’s game with a lower-body injury.
Edler played just 3:10 TOI before leaving Wednesday’s game in Vegas. Edler was hit hard by Golden Knights winger Max Pacioretty and did not return to the ice. Michael Del Zotto will likely replace Edler if he can’t play Thursday in Arizona.
Goalie Start
The Coyotes made a late change in goal and started Darcy Kuemper in Columbus.
Forsberg has cleared waivers and been assigned to Rockford (AHL).
With Corey Crawford back for the Blackhawks, they have sent Forsberg back to the AHL, where he was 27-17-2 with a 2.28 GAA, .926 SV% and four shutouts in his last stint.
Ceci (upper-body) participated in the Senators morning skate but won’t play on Tuesday.
Ceci will miss his fourth straight games with an upper-body injury, but is getting close. Christian Jaros was recalled and will be in the lineup on Tuesday with Ceci still sidelined.
Kopitar (illness) is expected to return to the Kings lineup on Saturday.
Kopitar was forced to miss Thursday’s game against the Islanders due to an illness, but he is feeling better and should be back vs. the Sabres. Kopitar was back between Alex Iafallo and Tyler Toffoli at Friday’s practice and comes into Saturday with two goals in six games this season.
