Vancouver Canucks News

With Kevin Lankinen (upper body) sidelined, the Canucks' crease likely belongs to Tolopilo until he returns. Tolopilo was excellent in Vancouver's previous game, saving 27 of 29 shots (.931 SV%), but did not receive enough goal support in a 2-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. The 26-year-old goalie has lost five straight games (0-5-0). The Canucks enter Thursday's contest as sizeable +235 road underdogs against a Los Angeles Kings team that desperately needs a win to stay in contention of a Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.

With Kevin Lankinen (upper body) sidelined, the Canucks' crease likely belongs to Tolopilo until he returns. Tolopilo was excellent in Vancouver's previous game, saving 27 of 29 shots (.931 SV%), but did not receive enough goal support in a 2-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. The 26-year-old goalie has lost five straight games (0-5-0). The Canucks enter Thursday's contest as sizeable +235 road underdogs against a Los Angeles Kings team that desperately needs a win to stay in contention of a Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.

Michael Kesselring will re-enter Buffalo's lineup on Wednesday, sending Schenn to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 36-year-old Schenn has been used sparingly since being acquired by Buffalo at the trade deadline. The 36-year-old defenseman has zero points and seven hits in three games with Buffalo.

Gallagher was a surprise scratch along with Joe Veleno on Tuesday night, with the Habs not announcing their absence prior to warmups. Kirby Dach and Alexandre Texier will draw into the lineup in their place.

With Kevin Lankinen (upper body) sidelined, the Canucks' crease likely belongs to Tolopilo until he returns. The 26-year-old Tolopilo had a poor showing in his most recent outing, allowing six goals on 23 shots (.739 SV%) in a 7-4 loss to the Utah Mammoth. He has lost four straight games (0-4-0), posting a dreadful 5.69 GAA and .819 SV%. The Canucks enter Tuesday's contest as +221 home underdogs against a Vegas Golden Knights team that has outscored its opponents 15-6 in its last three games (3-0-0).

Curtis Douglas will re-enter Vancouver's lineup on Tuesday, sending Mueller to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 23-year-old Mueller is averaging 9:38 time-on-ice through two games with Vancouver this season, but has spent most of the 2025-26 campaign in the AHL, where appeared in 59 games with Abbotsford, tallying 16 goals and 19 assists.

Pierre-Olivier Joseph will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Pettersson to re-enter the lineup. The 22-year-old Pettersson is averaging 15:00 time-on-ice and has nine points (2G / 7A) through 64 games this season.

With Kevin Lankinen (upper body) sidelined, the Canucks' crease likely belongs to Tolopilo until he returns. The 26-year-old Tolopilo had a poor showing in his most recent outing, allowing six goals on 23 shots (.739 SV%) in a 7-4 loss to the Utah Mammoth. He has lost four straight games (0-4-0), posting a dreadful 5.69 GAA and .819 SV%. The Canucks enter Tuesday's contest as +221 home underdogs against a Vegas Golden Knights team that has outscored its opponents 15-6 in its last three games (3-0-0).

Oleksiak has played all but two games for Seattle this season, but he will be a healthy scratch on Monday, allowing Cale Fleury to enter the lineup. The 33-year-old Oleksiak is averaging 16:53 time-on-ice and has 13 points (5G / 8A) in 73 games this season.

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.

Zach Metsa will be a healthy scratch on Monday, allowing Schenn to re-enter the lineup. The 36-year-old Schenn has not played in over three weeks and has only played two games with the Sabres since being acquired at the trade deadline.

Mueller will make his season debut on Thursday after being recalled from Abbotsford (AHL) last night. The 2023 fourth-rounder has just two NHL games to his name. He's appeared in 59 games with Abbotsford this season, tallying 16 goals and 19 assists.

The Canucks are on the tail-end of a back-to-back on Thursday, so it will be Tolopilo between the pipes for a difficult road matchup against the Wild. Tolopilo will be looking to bounce-back from a dreadful start on Saturday, when he was pulled after allowing four goals on 11 shots enroute to a 7-3 loss in Calgary. The 25-year-old netminder has appeared in 16 games for the Canucks this season, posting a 5-7-2 record and an .886 SV%. The Canucks enter action on Thursday as massive underdogs at +350 on the money line.

The Canucks are on the tail-end of a back-to-back on Thursday, so it will be Tolopilo between the pipes for a difficult road matchup against the Wild. Tolopilo will be looking to bounce-back from a dreadful start on Saturday, when he was pulled after allowing four goals on 11 shots enroute to a 7-3 loss in Calgary. The 25-year-old netminder has appeared in 16 games for the Canucks this season, posting a 5-7-2 record and an .886 SV%. The Canucks enter action on Thursday as massive underdogs at +350 on the money line.

With Evander Kane (undisclosed) out of the lineup on Wednesday, Sasson will re-enter the lineup. The 25-year-old Sasson is averaging 11:36 time-on-ice and has 15 points (11G / 4A) in 60 games this season.

Mancini only played 10:54 time-on-ice in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights and will be sidelined on Wednesday against the Colorado Avalanche due to an undisclosed injury. The 23-year-old defenseman is averaging 13:48 time-on-ice and has one assist in 21 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.