Los Angeles Kings News

Ceci left Sunday’s game with an upper-body injury and his status for Tuesday’s game is up in the air. There was no update on Ceci’s status on Monday, so monitor his status on Tuesday morning.

Armia, 22, was the 16th overall pick in 2011 and has picked up eight points (3G / 5A) in 18 games with Manitoba this season. He could make his Jets debut during his recall, but it isn’t a guarantee.

Kuemper stopped all 25 shots that he faced in the Wild’s shutout win over the Sharks on Saturday. Kuemper has stopped 71 of 75 (.947 SV%) shots that he has faced since Devan Dubnyk got injured. He has filled in well and tonight he will take on a Canucks team that has lost six of their last eight contests.

Kuemper allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Wild’s loss in Arizona last night. With Devan Dubnyk out, Kuemper will start on back-to-back nights. He has a 2.80 GAA and .906 SV% in six games this season. He draws a rough matchup in his second game in as many nights.

Kuemper stopped 18 of 20 shots in the Wild’s loss in Colorado on Monday. With Devan Dubnyk still out, Kuemper will start the first game of the Wild’s back-to-back. Monday was a strong performance, but overall he is 1-0-3 with a 3.00 GAA and .906 SV% on the season. He could be a solid option on Friday against a Coyotes team that has lost five straight games.

Kuemper stopped all nine shots that he faced to preserve the Wild’s shutout after replacing Devan Dubnyk in Saturday’s game against Colorado. With Dubnyk still out, Kuemper will start tonight in Colorado. Tonight will be just his fourth start of the season—he is 1-0-2 with a 3.44 GAA and .907 SV% on the season.

Kuemper hasn’t started since October 25th, when he was pulled after allowing four goals on 18 shots in a 5-4 loss to the Jets. In two starts this season, he is 0-0-1 with a 4.33 GAA and .891 SV%. His tough outings and limited playing time make him a terrifying start tonight vs. Dallas.

Edmundsson will become a healthy scratch with Robert Bortuzzo being reinserted into the Blues lineup on Monday.

Armia, 22, has three goals and four assists (seven points) in 15 games with Manitoba this season. There is no word whether or not Armia will crack the lineup on Monday.

Ceci missed Saturday’s game due to a lower-body ailment, but he will return to the lineup tonight in Nashville. Cecil will replace Chris Wideman in the lineup. He comes in with two goals in 13 games.

Kopitar left Tuesday’s game with an upper-body injury, but he said he felt fine after the game and will play tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. Kopitar has four goals in 12 games this season—three of which have come in the last six games.

Kopitar took an elbow to the face early in Tuesday’s loss to the Blues. Kopitar played just 5:04 before retiring to the dressing room for the evening. There was no update on his status following the game, but expect the Kings to provide the severity of his injury within the next 24 hours.

Kuemper allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Wild’s loss in Los Angeles on October 16th. It was a nice start for Kuemper, who entered last season as the Wild’s starter, but has clearly fallen well behind Devan Dubnyk on the depth chart. Kuemper will start the second half of the back-to-back vs. a Winnipeg team that is sixth in the NHL in scoring.

Perry and Getzlaf were split up to start their season opener but were reunited midway through the third period. The Ducks were shutout in their opener which is another reason that coach Bruce Boudreau will likely put the duo back together. Perry had one shot on goal and a minus-1 rating in 16:03 TOI on Saturday.

Edler was held out of Saturday’s game vs. Calgary because of and illness but will return to the lineup tonight in Anaheim. Edler had three shots and a plus-3 rating in the Canucks season opener.

Kuemper took a serious backseat to Devan Dubnyk last season and ended the year at 14-12-2 with a 2.60 GAA and .905 SV%. Overall he is 27-22-6 with a 2.48 GAA and .910 SV% in 63 career NHL games. Tonight he will make his first start of the season against a Kings team who has lost their first three games—while being outscored 12-2.