Kuemper's Kings: Consistency Key to Playoff Push

0:00It's April 2nd. I'm Cory with the story, and this is NHL News today, your AI Power Team Report. Darcy Quempere season with the Los Angeles Kings has been all ups and downs, straight pressure as the veteran goalie for a team chasing a deep, playoff run in the Pacific Division. In 47 games, he's got an 18-win, 14-loss, 13-over-time and shootout loss record, with those extra losses piling up in, keeping the Kings from pulling away. Earlier this season, especially through December and January, Quempere led in early goals that forced the team to chase, crumbling their structure and, turning solid gains into scrambles. Coming off a silver medal at the Olympics with teammate Drew Dowdy, he showed flashes of elite play, but the inconsistency hits hard and tight. Division battles against squads like Vegas and Edmonton. Fans are fired up, flooding social media with calls to pull him, and coaches have bumped up starts for backup, Anton Forsberg to steady the ship amid, the frustration. That pressure's real when every crease stand

1:04could lock a playoff spot, and Quempere's the anchor they're counting on. But late March brought a game-changer, a shutout against Pacific rival Vancouver, where the 6-foot-5 Canadian Stonewalled 19 shots, including a wild, third-period powerplay frenzy. It was his third clean sheet, looking calm, like his cup-winning days with Colorado. With Quempere dials in that consistency with sharp starts and big saves, he could flip the script for a king's postseason push that no one's counting out. Yet...