Darcy Kuemper Set to Start in Back to Back Games, Raanta Still Out
4 years agoArizona Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper will be between the pipes on Wednesday for Game 3 after taking the loss in Game 2 Tuesday. Teammate Antti Raanta is still deemed unfit to play, so instead of going to backup Adin Hill, the Coyotes will tap Kuemper for the second time in as many days. After posting a 0.930 save percentage in Game 1, Kuemper fell apart in Game 2 managing only a 0.857 save percentage on 28 shots. Kuemper did not start on consecutive days at all during the regular season this year but did so twice the previous season. He split those games, winning one and losing one while giving up only three goals on 66 combined shots. It is the smallest of sample sizes, but playing on consecutive days seemingly did not impact Kuemper's performance in the past on the rare occasion that it happened.
Source: Craig Morgan
Source: Craig Morgan