Kuemper will be between the road pipes against Chicago on Thursday, Zach Dooley of the Kings ' official site reports.

No matter what you expected from Darcy Kuemper coming into this season, even the most optimistic outlook might not have even predicted this. Ask Jim Hiller, even. Hiller was a Kuemper fan coming ...

Kuemper was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Zach Dooley of the Kings ' official site reports, indicating he will patrol the home crease against the Islanders on Tuesday.