Darcy Kuemper

Kuemper will guard the home goal in Thursday's Game 2 versus the Blues, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports. The Avalanche will use the same lineup that earned a 3-2 win in Tuesday's Game 1, including Kuemper in goal. The 32-year-old has allowed just six goals across four playoff appearances so far, and he'll look to double the Avalanche's series lead to 2-0 with a win Thursday.

Kuemper allowed three goals on 31 shots in a 4-1 loss to the Blues in Thursday's Game 2. The fourth goal was an empty-netter. Kuemper kept the Blues off the board until the second period. He gave up one goal with the Avalanche down two men, and another came on a turnover, so it's hard to fault the 32-year-old netminder for the loss, his first in the playoffs. This was also the first game he's allowed more than two goals. Kuemper will look to get back on track in Saturday's Game 3 in St. Louis -- there's little reason to think he'll be sat after one unlucky performance.

Kuemper stopped 23 of 25 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Blues in Game 1. The Blues put up a good fight in this contest, but they weren't able to get a shot in overtime. Kuemper was able to pick up his third win of the postseason in his return from an eye injury that kept him out of Game 4 in the first round versus the Predators. The 32-year-old is a lock to start for the Avalanche going forward -- they'll look to double their series lead Thursday.

Kuemper will guard the home goal Tuesday in Game 1 of the Avalanche's second-round series versus the Blues, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports. Kuemper allowed on four goals on 61 shots in three appearances during the first-round sweep over the Predators. He suffered an eye injury that kept him out of that series' Game 4, but after a week off, he's been cleared to play again. The Blues are likely to be a tougher test, but Kuemper has been one of the steadiest goalies in the league this year.

The Avs are locked and loaded for their Round 2 series with St. Louis. The only thing missing is a start time. It’s looking more and more that they will play Tuesday night but Jared Bednar said today that there “was a slight possibility it could be Wednesday.”

The top-seeded Colorado Avalanche did well to complete their first-round sweep of the Nashville Predators via Monday's 5-3 win but did so without having starting goalie Darcy Kuemper in the lineup due to the right eye injury Kuemper suffered when he was poked by the stick of Predators center Ryan Johansen late in the first period of last Saturday's 7-3 victory.

Positive news out of Avalanche practice today: Darcy Kuemper is back, and Jared Bednar said he is “good to go” in resuming his playoff game action. If the St. Louis Blues eliminate the Minnesota Wild tonight in Game 6 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, they will play the Avs in the second round. We still don’t know when Game 1 will start. While Saturday would have seemed the logical day, if the Blues win tonight, there are whispers that the series might not start until Monday, regardless of what happens tonight.

Darcy Kuemper was a full participant among a completely healthy roster as the Avalanche returned to practice on Thursday at Family Sports. The Avs had two days off following their first-round sweep of the Nashville Predators. Each of the other seven series will require at least a Game 6 to conclude. Colorado is awaiting the winner of the other Central Division series between St. Louis and Minnesota.

Avalanche goalie Darcy Kuemper has full use of his right eye and was a full practice participant on Thursday. He is expected to start in Game 1 in the second-round series against the Blues or Wild. “Got through to practice today so everything looking positive in that,” Colorado coach Jared...

Kuemper (eye) has been cleared to play in Game 1 of Colorado's second-round playoff series, Adrian Dater of ColoradoHockeyNow.com reports. Kuemper missed Game 4 of the Avalanche's first-round sweep of the Predators with an eye injury, but he should be between the pipes for Game 1 of Colorado's second-round series, which will be against the winner of the first-round matchup between Minnesota and St. Louis.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Darcy Kuemper will sit out Game 4 on Monday night with the Colorado goaltender's right eye still swollen from being poked by a stick through his mask. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said Pavel Francouz, who made 18 saves in nearly 41 minutes coming off the...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Darcy Kuemper will sit out Game 4 on Monday night, with the Colorado Avalanche goaltender's right eye still swollen from being poked by a stick through his mask. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said Pavel Francouz, who made 18 saves in nearly 41 minutes coming off the bench...

Mike Chambers of the Denver Post reports that Colorado Avalanche goaltender Darcy Kuemper has swelling around his eye and could miss Game 4 against the Nashville Predators tonight. Kuemper took a stick to the face from Preds’ forward Ryan Johansen in Game 3. Johansen’s stick was able to slip through...