The Colorado Avalanche announced that goaltender Darcy Kuemper left and is doubtful to return to Game 1 of his team's Western Conference Final matchup against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday with an upper-body injury.
It's unclear how Kuemper suffered the injury, but he did leave on his own power in the second period after speaking with head coach Jared Bednar.
Elliotte FriedmanDuring last commercial break, Kuemper went to bench to speak to Bednar...who called for Francouz. Kuemper is not on bench
Pavel Francouz replaced Kuemper, who made 13 saves on 16 shots in 27-plus minutes.