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The Kings will turn to Kuemper between the pipes for a third straight game on Thursday when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers. Kuemper allowed three goals on 31 shots (.903 SV%) in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, his first time allowing more than one goal in his four games since returning to the lineup two weeks ago (3-0-1). The Kings enter Thursday's contest as -155 road favorites against a Flyers club outscored 10-5 during a two-game losing skid (0-2-0).

The Kings will likely turn to Kuemper between the pipes for a third straight game on Thursday when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers. Kuemper allowed three goals on 31 shots (.903 SV%) in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, his first time allowing more than one goal in his four games since returning to the lineup two weeks ago (3-0-1). The Kings enter Thursday's contest as -155 road favorites against a Flyers club outscored 10-5 during a two-game losing skid (0-2-0).

The Kings are amongst the hottest teams in the NHL and will turn to Kuemper between the pipes for the fourth time in the last five games. The 34-year-old Kuemper has a solid 2.27 GAA and .913 SV% in 13 appearances this season (13-7-2) and has won all three games since returning from injury, allowing only three goals and posting a stellar .960 SV%. The Kings enter Tuesday's contest as -138 road favorites against a Pittsburgh Penguins club that is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games.

The Kings are amongst the hottest teams in the NHL and will likely turn to Kuemper between the pipes for the fourth time in the last five games. The 34-year-old Kuemper has a solid 2.27 GAA and .913 SV% in 13 appearances this season (13-7-2) and has won all three games since returning from injury, allowing only three goals and posting a stellar .960 SV%. The Kings enter Tuesday's contest as -138 road favorites against a Pittsburgh Penguins club that is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games.

Lee made his NHL debut this season, scoring two points (0G / 2A) in 16 games with the Kings. The 24-year-old has spent most of the previous three seasons in the AHL with the Ontario Reign, including scoring two points (1G / 1A) in four games this season.

Darcy Kuemper has played the last two games for the Kings but they will revert to Rittich on Thursday against the New Jersey Devils. The 32-year-old Rittich has a 2.45 GAA and .891 SV% in 17 appearances (10-6-0). With Kuemper battling through two different injuries already this season, the Kings may utilize Rittich more often than not in order to keep Kuemper fresh. The Kings enter Thursday's contest with the Devils as +132 road underdogs.

Just days after signing a one-year, $825,000 contract extension, Arthur Kaliyev suffered a fractured clavicle in training camp and has missed the first nine weeks of the season. The 23-year-old Kaliyev had a down year in 2023-24 with just seven goals, 15 points, 101 SOG and 14 PIMs in 51 games played.

Kuemper was excellent in his return to action on Saturday and will return to the crease on Tuesday against the New York Islanders. The 34-year-old Kuemper saved 22 of 23 shots (.957 SV%), allowing a goal in the final two minutes to spoil his shutout bid in an impressive 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild. He has a 2.50 GAA and .904 SV% in 11 appearances this season (5-2-3). The Kings enter Tuesday's contest as -126 road favorites against an Islanders club averaging 2.65 goals per game.

Kuemper was excellent in his return to action on Saturday and will likely return to the crease on Tuesday against the New York Islanders. The 34-year-old Kuemper saved 22 of 23 shots (.957 SV%), allowing a goal in the final two minutes to spoil his shutout bid in an impressive 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild. He has a 2.50 GAA and .904 SV% in 11 appearances this season (5-2-3). The Kings enter Tuesday's contest as -126 road favorites against an Islanders club averaging 2.65 goals per game.

Jones played five games with the Kings this season, scoring zero points and averaging 12:49 time-on-ice. The 27-year-old has primarily been an NHL player, with only 12 contests in the AHL since the 2019-20 season.

Burroughs will get the chance to make his first appearance since November 7th as the Kings are opting to dress seven defencemen on Wednesday. Burroughs has no goals and one assist in eight games with the Kings this season.

Darcy Kuemper (undisclosed) is nearing a return to the lineup, but Rittich will continue his hold of the Kings' crease on Wednesday against the Dalla Stars. Rittich was solid in his previous outing, saving 20 of 22 shots (.909 SV%) in a 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators. The 32-year-old Czech netminder has a 2.48 GAA and .887 SV% in 16 games (9-6-0). The Kings enter Wednesday's contest as slight -102 home underdogs against a Stars club riding a three-game winning streak.

With Darcy Kuemper (undisclosed) activated from Injured Reserve, Portillo has been sent down to Ontario (AHL). Portillo was the third-round pick, 67th overall, of the Buffalo Sabres in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut last week, saving 28 of 29 shots (.966 SV%) in a 2-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks.

Lewis exited Saturday's 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators due to a lower-body injury after playing only 1:14 time-on-ice and will be sidelined for the next 4-6 weeks. The 37-year-old Lewis is averaging 10:50 time-on-ice and has seven points (3G / 4A) in 25 games this season.

Kuemper has missed the last seven games due to an undisclosed injury but will return to the lineup on Wednesday, serving as the back up to David Rittich against the Dallas Stars. This was Kuemper's second stint on the sidelines due to injury as he missed five games earlier in the season with a lower-body issue. Before his injury, the 34-year-old Kuemper was sporting a 2.65 GAA and .899 SV% in 10 appearances (4-2-3).