Most rankings list projected for the upcoming 2025-26 regular season in the NHL tab Darcy Kuemper among the best goalies in the league for this year.
Head coach Jim Hiller and the Los Angeles Kings ranked eighth out of the top 10 teams in the penalty kill last season in the league. The Kings allowed fewer scoring chances and goals on the penalty kill with the special teams unit than any other team in the Pacific Division in the West this past season in 2024-25.