Lankinen has strung together a solid three-game stretch (2-0-1), posting a 2.95 GAA and .913 SV%, and will return to the crease on Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings. That said, the 30-year-old Finnish goalie has largely struggled this season, with an unfavorable 3.37 GAA and .884 SV% in 20 games (6-10-4). The Canucks enter the action on Thursday as +136 road underdogs against the Red Wings, who defeated them 4-0 last month.
Demko has lost four straight outings (0-3-1), posting an ugly 4.01 GAA and .880 SV%, and hopes to rebound on Tuesday against the Buffalo Sabres. The 30-year-old American goalie has a 2.72 GAA and .904 SV% in 18 games this season (8-8-1). The Canucks enter the action on Tuesday as +149 road underdogs against a Buffalo Sabres team whose 10-game winning streak was snapped on Saturday in a 5-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Demko has struggled in recent games, posting an ugly 4.33 GAA and .876 SV% in his last three (0-3-0), but will return to the crease on Friday against the Seattle Kraken. The 30-year-old Demko has a 2.72 GAA and .905 SV% in 17 games this season. The Canucks enter the action on Friday as -139 home favorites against a Kraken team that played last night and extended its point streak to six games (5-0-1) with a 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators.
Demko has struggled in recent games, posting an ugly 4.33 GAA and .876 SV% in his last three (0-3-0), but will likely return to the crease on Friday against the Seattle Kraken. The 30-year-old Demko has a 2.72 GAA and .905 SV% in 17 games this season. The Canucks enter the action on Friday as -139 home favorites against a Kraken team that played last night and extended its point streak to six games (5-0-1) with a 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators.
With Marco Rossi (lower body) on Injured Reserve, Vancouver has recalled Bains from Abbotsford (AHL). Bains was recently assigned to Abbotsford, where he has six points (3G / 3A) in five games.
Rossi exited Vancouver's previous game midway through the third period due to an lower-body injury, and will be sidelined for at least a week. The 24-year-old has two points (1G / 1A) in eight games since joining the Canucks in a trade with Minnesota.
Rossi exited Vancouver's previous game midway through the third period due to an lower-body injury, and will be sidelined for at least a week. The 24-year-old has two points (1G / 1A) in eight games since joining the Canucks in a trade with Minnesota.
Demko has allowed nine goals on 74 combined shots (.878 SV%) in his last two games and hopes to return to form on Tuesday against the Philadelphia Flyers. The 30-year-old American goalie has a solid 2.63 GAA and .907 SV% in 16 appearances this season (8-7-0). The Canucks, fresh off a 3-2 shootout win over the Seattle Kraken last night, enter the action on Tuesday as +113 home underdogs against a Flyers team with points in three of their last four (2-1-1).
The Canucks followed up a four-game winning streak by being outscored 11-5 in their last two (0-2-0), and will turn to Lankinen on Monday in the front end of a back-to-back. The 30-year-old Lankinen has only played one in the last three weeks, but was solid in the outing, saving 39 of 44 shots (.907 SV%) in a 5-4 shootout win over the Boston Bruins. Lankinen has a 3.51 GAA and .8880 SV% in 18 games this season (5-10-3). The Canucks enter Monday's contest as slight -113 road favorites against the Seattle Kraken, who defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 last night.
Demko allowed four goals on 38 shots in the Canucks' loss in Philadelphia on Monday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Demko, who has been unbelievable in those games. He comes into Saturday at 3-1-0 with a 1.51 GAA, .946 SV%, and one shutout in his last four starts. He also comes in with absurd career stats vs. the Sharks--13-0-0 with a 2.14 GAA and .927 SV% in 13 career starts vs. San Jose.
