Vancouver Canucks News

The Canucks have won two straight with Thatcher Demko tending the twine, but they will likely turn to Lankinen on Friday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 29-year-old Lankinen had a forgetful night in his previous outing, allowing four goals on 11 shots (.636 SV%) in a 5-3 loss to the New York Rangers. He has a 2.59 GAA and .901 SV% in 46 games this season (24-14-8). The Canucks enter Friday's contest as +114 road underdogs against a Blue Jackets team that is 2-7-1 in their last 10 games.

Blueger is battling an illness and his status for Friday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets is up in the air. The 30-year-old Blueger is averaging 14:20 time-on-ice and has 23 points (8G / 15A) in 72 games this season.

The Canucks have won two straight with Thatcher Demko tending the twine, but they will likely turn to Lankinen on Friday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 29-year-old Lankinen had a forgetful night in his previous outing, allowing four goals on 11 shots (.636 SV%) in a 5-3 loss to the New York Rangers. He has a 2.59 GAA and .901 SV% in 46 games this season (24-14-8). The Canucks enter Friday's contest as +114 road underdogs against a Blue Jackets team that is 2-7-1 in their last 10 games.

Sasson made his NHL debut earlier this season, scoring six points (2G / 4A) in 24 games with Vancouver. The undrafted 24-year-old forward has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL, tallying 26 points (9G / 17A) in 37 games with the Abbotsford Canucks.

Mancini will be the odd-man out on the Canucks blue-line when they visit the Islanders on Wednesday. Elias Nils Pettersson will draw into the lineup in his place.

Pettersson will draw back into the Canucks lineup after sitting out the last two games. Victor Mancini will sit in his place.

Demko played his first game in nearly six weeks on Monday and saved 22 of 25 shots (.880 SV%) in a 4-3 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils. The 29-year-old netminder will return to the crease on Wednesday against the New York Islanders, looking to build on his 2.87 GAA and .890 SV% through 18 appearances this season (7-6-3). The Canucks are fighting for a Wild Card spot in the Western Conference and enter Wednesday's contest with even -105 odds on the road against an Islanders squad with points in six straight games (3-0-3).

With Thatcher Demko (lower-body) being activated from injured reserve earlier today, the Canucks currently have three goalies on their roster. Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet will take advantage of this and give Lankinen the night off entirely by having Artus Silovs back up Demko.

Hoglander was limited to only 7:03 time-on-ice before exiting Saturday's 5-3 loss to the New York Rangers with an undisclosed injury. The 24-year-old Hoglander is averaging 11:52 time-on-ice and has 21 points (6G / 15A) in 66 games this season. He is expected to miss the remainder of Vancouver's road trip.

Pettersson was limited to only 7:50 time-on-ice before exiting Saturday's 5-3 loss to the New York Rangers with an undisclosed injury, and will not play on Monday against the New Jersey Devils. After a mostly disappointing 2024-25 campaign with 35 points (11G / 24A) in his first 55 games, Pettersson was finally starting to produce with the elite ability he's shown in recent seasons, with 10 points (4G / 6A) in the nine games before his injury. He is expected to miss the remainder of Vancouver's road trip.

With Elias Pettersson (undisclosed) sidelined, Raty will re-enter the lineup for the Canucks. The 22-year-old Raty last played on January 31st and has four points (2G / 2A) in 21 games this season.

With Demko (lower body) activated from Injured Reserve, he will make his first start between the pipes since February 8th. The 29-year-old Demko has been limited to only 17 games this season due to various injuries, posting a 2.87 GAA and .891 SV% in 17 games (6-6-3). He struggled to get up to speed after missing two months to start the season but started finding his form before his latest injury, saving 106 of the last 111 shots he faced (.955 SV%) in four games. The Canucks enter Monday's contest as +118 road underdogs against a New Jersey Devils squad amid a two-game losing skid (0-2-0).

Demko has been activated from Injured Reserve, indicating he could make his first appearance in Vancouver's crease since February 8th. The 29-year-old Demko has been limited to only 17 games this season due to various injuries, posting a 2.87 GAA and .891 SV% in 17 games (6-6-3).