Kings' Darcy Kuemper: Making home start Thursday

Kuemper will guard the home goal versus the Lightning on Thursday, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.

Kuemper will make his first start since sustaining an upper-body injury Dec. 15 versus the Stars. He was activated from injured reserve Tuesday. Kuemper has a tough task ahead, as the Lightning have scored 23 goals during their five-game winning streak.