Kevin Lankinen News

Vancouver's stoutest defensive outing of the season came with Leevi Merilainen between the pipes in a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames. Still, the Canucks will turn to Lankinen on Thursday for his fourth start in five games. The 31-year-old Lankinen is coming off his best outing of the season, but he still struggled, allowing three goals on 28 shots (.893 SV%) in a 3-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. Lankinen has an ugly 6.50 GAA and .824 SV% in three games (1-2-0). The Canucks enter Thursday's contest as significant +290 road underdogs against a 2-1-1 Carolina Hurricanes team.

Vancouver's stoutest defensive outing of the season came with Leevi Merilainen between the pipes in a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames. Still, the Canucks will turn to Lankinen on Thursday for his fourth start in five games. The 31-year-old Lankinen is coming off his best outing of the season, but he still struggled, allowing three goals on 28 shots (.893 SV%) in a 3-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. Lankinen has an ugly 6.50 GAA and .824 SV% in three games (1-2-0). The Canucks enter Thursday's contest as significant +290 road underdogs against a 2-1-1 Carolina Hurricanes team.

With Vancouver on a back-to-back, Kevin Lankinen will start on Sunday as the Canucks host Vegas. The 31-year-old has had a horrendous start to his 2026-27 season despite his 1-1-0 record, evident by his 8.66 GAA and .789 SV%. He will look to bounce back on Sunday vs. a tough matchup in Vegas, who is 1-1-0 and averaging 4.0 goals per game.

Lankinen struggled in Vancouver's season opener, allowing five goals on 37 shots (.865 SV%), but got plenty of help in an eventual 6-5 overtime win over the Edmonton Oilers. The Canucks will likely need Lankinen to be more stoic between the pipes on Thursday in a rematch against the Oilers. Expectations are low for the Canucks this season, but Lankinen will hope to improve on last season's ugly 3.70 GAA and .876 SV% in 47 outings (11-27-5). The Canucks enter the action as +187 home underdogs.

Lankinen struggled in Vancouver's season opener, allowing five goals on 37 shots (.865 SV%), but got plenty of help in an eventual 6-5 overtime win over the Edmonton Oilers. The Canucks will likely need Lankinen to be more stoic between the pipes on Thursday in a rematch against the Oilers. Expectations are low for the Canucks this season, but Lankinen will hope to improve on last season's ugly 3.70 GAA and .876 SV% in 47 outings (11-27-5). The Canucks enter the action as +187 home underdogs.

With Thatcher Demko starting the season on injured reserve, Kevin Lankinen is expected to occupy Vancouver's opening night crease in Edmonton on Tuesday. The 31-year-old is entering his seventh NHL season after a dreadful 2025-26 campaign where he posted a 11-27-5 record, with a 3.70 GAA and.875 SV%. He will head to Edmonton to take on the tough task of the Oilers at home, who posted a 22-14-5 record on home ice last season.

With Thatcher Demko starting the season on injured reserve, Kevin Lankinen is expected to occupy Vancouver's opening night crease in Edmonton on Tuesday. The 31-year-old is entering his seventh NHL season after a dreadful 2025-26 campaign where he posted a 11-27-5 record, with a 3.70 GAA and.875 SV%. He will head to Edmonton to take on the tough task of the Oilers at home, who posted a 22-14-5 record on home ice last season.

The Canucks will finish the 2025-26 season in last place, but will try to end on a high note, turning to Lankinen to tend the twine against the Edmonton Oilers. The 30-year-old Finnish goalie was solid in his previous outing, saving 31 of 34 shots (.912 SV%) in a 4-3 overtime win over the Los Angeles Kings. He has three wins in his last four games (3-1-0), but has an ugly 3.75 GAA and .884 SV% to go with it. The Canucks enter Thursday's contest as sizeable +270 road underdogs against an Oilers team trying to secure home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

With two games remaining in the regular season and last-place locked up, the Canucks will play for pride on Tuesday, turning to Lankinen to tend the twine against the Los Angeles Kings. The 30-year-old Finnish goalie was solid in his previous outing, saving 28 of 31 shots (.903 SV%) in a 4-3 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks. It has been a frustrating season for Lankinen, but he has recorded consecutive wins for the second time this season, despite posting an ugly 4.32 GAA and .852 SV%. The Canucks enter Tuesday's contest as +134 home underdogs against a Kings team that is 6-0-1 in their last seven games.

With two games remaining in the regular season and last-place locked up, the Canucks will play for pride on Tuesday, turning to Lankinen to tend the twine against the Los Angeles Kings. The 30-year-old Finnish goalie was solid in his previous outing, saving 28 of 31 shots (.903 SV%) in a 4-3 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks. It has been a frustrating season for Lankinen, but he has recorded consecutive wins for the second time this season, despite posting an ugly 4.32 GAA and .852 SV%. The Canucks enter Tuesday's contest as +134 home underdogs against a Kings team that is 6-0-1 in their last seven games.

Lankinen has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury but will start Saturday in San Jose. Lankinen has giving up three-plus goals in five straight games, going 1-3-0 with an ugly .869 SV%. One of those games was against the Sharks, who he'll face again tonight. He played just 5:55 and gave up three goals on six shots in that game.

With Lankinen sidelined, expect Nikita Tolopilo to see the majority of the action between the pipes for the Canucks. The 30-year-old Lankinen has a 3.69 GAA and .875 SV% in 44 games this season (9-26-5), and it is unclear if he will target a return in one of Vancouver's final six games this season.

The low-scoring, defensively challenged Vancouver Canucks have not made life easy for Lankinen between the pipes, but he has played serviceably in recent outings. The 30-year-old Finnish goalie has quality starts in six of his last eight games (1-6-1), posting a 2.87 GAA and a .898 SV%. That said, the Canucks enter Wednesday's contest as significant +370 road underdogs against a first-place Avalanche team coming off a dominant 9-2 win over the Calgary Flames.

The low-scoring, defensively challenged Vancouver Canucks have not made life easy for Lankinen between the pipes, but he has played serviceably in recent outings. The 30-year-old Finnish goalie has quality starts in six of his last eight games (1-6-1), posting a 2.87 GAA and a .898 SV%. That said, the Canucks enter Wednesday's contest as significant +370 road underdogs against a first-place Avalanche team coming off a dominant 9-2 win over the Calgary Flames.

Lankinen was supposed to have the night off in Vancouver's previous game, but a poor showing from Nikita Tolopilo thrust Lankinen between the pipes in relief midway through the game. He allowed three goals on 12 shots (.750 SV%) in a 7-3 loss to the Calgary Flames. The 30-year-old Lankinen has lost nine of his last 10 (1-8-1), posting an ugly 3.93 GAA and .862 SV%. The Canucks enter Monday's contest as -334 home underdogs against the Vegas Golden Knights, who are in their first game under new head coach John Tortorella.

The Canucks continue to rest at the bottom of the NHL, boasting a league-worst -80 goal differential, but the team has gotten some decent performances from Lankinen lately, despite the poor play around him. The 30-year-old Finnish goalie has allowed two or fewer goals in three of his last six games (1-4-1), posting a 3.01 GAA and .892 SV%. The Canucks enter Thursday's contest as +154 home underdogs against a Los Angeles Kings team riding a four-game losing streak (0-3-1).