Overview
- Kuemper left late in the first period after a crease collision and was ruled out for the game with an upper-body injury, the team announced.
- Forsberg finished the opening frame in relief and led the Kings onto the ice for the second period.
- The play involved Rangers forward Jonny Brodzinski making contact with Kuemper’s head as he attempted to stop near the crease, according to game reports.
- Kuemper recently missed the second half of December following a head hit in Dallas, returned on Jan. 1, and had appeared in nine of 11 January games.
- The new injury comes weeks after his selection to Canada’s Olympic roster alongside Jordan Binnington and Logan Thompson.