With Darcy Kuemper back in the fold, the Colorado Avalanche are close to full strength again. And that means they'll need absolutely stellar goaltending in the Stanley Cup final given who they're ...

and for Los Angeles goaltender Darcy Kuemper, it's a reunion with his former team. Kuemper, who backstopped Colorado's 2022 Stanley Cup title, made 25 saves on Monday but came out on the losing end.

With one of the most exciting first rounds in memory behind us, we're ready to step right into Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs ... which ranked third behind Darcy Kuemper and Tuukka Rask.