On Saturday night in Vancouver, the Canucks were somewhat soundly outplayed in the opening 20 minutes but managed to come out of the first period thanks to some misses at the goal mouth from Tom Wilson, Matt Roy and Lars Eller and thanks to one of the most absurd individual offensive efforts you’ll see all season from a blueliner.

Alex Auld understands what Kevin Lankinen is trying to navigate. The 44-year-old Auld was a netminder for 10 seasons in the NHL, including four years with the Vancouver Canucks. He was a starter — he took the Cyclone Taylor Trophy as the Canucks’ most valuable player in 2005-06 — and he was a backup,

Lankinen stopped 24 shots in Monday's 5-2 win over the Blues. Vancouver built a 3-0 lead midway through the second period, and Lankinen made sure St. Louis never got within striking distance of tying it up.

Hands up. Who had Thatcher Demko getting the goaltending call Wednesday in Music City? After all, with a pair of solid-showing victories by Kevin Lankinen, the Vancouver Canucks were expected to give the unflappable Finn the start against the Nashville Predators and a run of all three games on this road trip.

Which Canucks Would Make This Year’s Hypothetical All-Star Game? "We Need Two Points, There's No Vengeance": Canucks Focusing On Leaving Edmonton With A Victory " It Got Him Into The Game": Canucks DeBrusk Discusses How Being Booed Motivates Brad Marchand & The Social Media Noise Surrounding Conor Garland Ahead Of Their Matchup Against The Oilers The 29-year-old went undrafted early on in his career,

The surging Canucks have now passed the Calgary Flames by total points to claim the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. On the back of this small win streak, the Canucks are back in the thick of the playoff race with the fading Los Angeles Kings in their sights for third spot in the Pacific Division.

Heading into the 2024-25 season, the Vancouver Canucks needed a helping hand at the goalie position. Thatcher Demko was expected to miss the start of the season

Roman Josi has points in nine of his last 13 games (2g-8a) against Vancouver. He also has 19 points (2g-17a) in his last 22 games vs. the Canucks and posted a six-game point streak (7a) against Vancouver from Jan. 10, 2017-Dec. 13, 2018.

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Lankinen makes 32 saves for Vancouver; Washington loses in regulation for 1st time in 2025 after 12-game point streak

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Conor Garland had two goals, and J.T. Miller and Pius Suter also scored to help the Vancouver Canucks beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Monday night. Tyler Myers added an empty-net goal, and Kevin Lankinen made 24 saves for the Canucks.