Darcy Kuemper
Los Angeles Kings · G · Age 36
C
Goalie grade: performance-ranked
Overpaid by $645K a year
Cap hit vs expected
Cap hit $5.3M
Expected $4.6M
Production
| Season | GP | W | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 8 | 4 | .878 | 3.65 |
| 2025-26 | 50 | 19 | .891 | 2.78 |
Goaltending value (expected goals)
| Season | GSAx | GSAx/60 | Workload | HD shots | HD SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | -2.2 | -0.30 | 61.5% | 28 | 0.857 |
| 2025-26 | -5.0 | -0.10 | 61.0% | 145 | 0.786 |
GSAx per $1M of cap hit
-0.42 goals
GSAx (goals saved above expected) compares the goals a goalie allowed with the goals our shot model expected him to allow. It feeds the goalie performance score, which is blended over three seasons and ranked against the current goalie pay distribution. Goalie pay is hard to predict and a partial season is a small sample, so treat the grade as a market benchmark. High-danger shots are those with an expected-goal value of 0.20 or higher.
Contract
- Cap hit
- $5.3M
- Type
- UFA
- Term
- 5 years
- Years remaining
- 1
- Expiry
- 2027
- Clauses
- M-NTC
- Source
- Link
Summary
The Los Angeles Kings pay Darcy Kuemper $5.3M. Measured against $4.6M of expected value, that makes this contract an overpay of $645K a year — a C.
Grade trend
Comparable contracts
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- Dennis Hildeby $842K A Goalie grade: performance-ranked
- Filip Gustavsson $6.8M D Goalie grade: performance-ranked
- Pyotr Kochetkov $2M A Goalie grade: performance-ranked