Vancouver Canucks News

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).

Mancini will take a seat on Tuesday in order to make way for Pierre-Olivier Joseph's return from an upper-body injury. Mancini is yet to register a point through 19 games this season.

Nils Hoglander will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday against the Anaheim Ducks, allowing Sasson to re-enter the lineup. The 25-year-old Sasson is averaging 11:39 time-on-ice and has 15 points (11G / 4A) in 58 games this season.

Lankinen has strung together some solid outings, but has been on the wrong side of most of them for the offensively challenged Canucks. The 30-year-old Finnish goalie saved 18 of 20 shots (.900 SV%) in his most recent outing, but did not receive enough goal support, losing 3-1 to the St. Louis Blues. He has allowed three or fewer goals in four of his last five games, but only has a 1-3-1 record to show for it. The Canucks enter Tuesday's contest as +157 home underdogs against an Anaheim Ducks team with points in four straight games (3-0-1).

Mancini has appeared in 34 games over the last two seasons for the Canucks after being acquired in the J.T. Miller trade last season. He has zero points, 22 hits, and 22 blocks in 18 games this season with an ATOI of 13:50.

The league-worst Vancouver Canucks are coming off an impressive 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers, courtesy of a 21-save performance (.913 SV%) from Lankinen, who will return to the crease on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 30-year-old Finnish goalie has allowed three or fewer goals in his last three outings (1-1-1), posting a 2.01 GAA and .927 SV%. That said, the Canucks enter Thursday's contest as significant +246 home underdogs against a Lightning team coming off a 6-2 win over the Seattle Kraken.

Schenn will take a seat on Tuesday as Mattias Samuelsson returns from an undisclosed injury. Schenn has appeared in two games for the Sabres since being acquired from the Jets, registering zero points, two blocked shots, and five hits.

Lankinen was excellent in his most recent outing, saving 22 of 23 shots (.957 SV%) in a 2-0 loss to the Ottawa Senators, his second consecutive quality start that has resulted in a loss (0-1-1). The 30-year-old Swedish goalie is winless in his last 10 appearances (0-7-1), posting a discouraging 4.52 GAA and .840 SV%.

Petterson played just 9:05 TOI before leaving Saturday's loss to the Kraken. Head coach Adam Foote said that Pettersson is scheduled to undergo some scans on Sunday to determine the severity of the injury.