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Slated to face Washington Lankinen is slated to start at home against Washington on Wednesday, per Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650.

Impact Lankinen is 0-4-1 with a 3.38 GAA and an .890 save percentage across his past six appearances. That's dropped his record to 6-14-4 in 25 appearances in 2025-26. He also has a 3.40 GAA and an .886 save percentage this season. Washington has lost its past three games while being outscored 13-6.

JANUARY 21 • ROTOWIRE

Losing streak continues Lankinen stopped 28 of 32 shots in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Islanders.

Impact Lankinen has gone six straight appearances without a win, going 0-4-1 with a 3.38 GAA and an .890 save percentage over that stretch. Lankinen and the Canucks have been massively outplayed in most games in recent weeks, so it's hard to trust Lankinen in any format right now. The 30-year-old also owns a career-worst .886 save percentage through his 25 appearances this season while posting a 6-14-4 record and a 3.40 GAA.

JANUARY 20 • ROTOWIRE

Duclair scores twice as Islanders win 4-3 to extend Canucks' losing streak to 11 games

Anthony Duclair scored twice and the New York Islanders beat Vancouver 4-3, handing the Canucks their 11th consecutive defeat

JANUARY 20 • Associated Press

Tending twine Monday Lankinen will protect the home net against the Islanders on Monday, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.

Impact Lankinen has gone 0-3-1 in his last five appearances while allowing 15 goals on 140 shots. He has a 6-13-4 record this season with a 3.36 GAA and an .887 save percentage through 24 outings. The Islanders sit 23rd in the league this campaign with 2.85 goals per game.

JANUARY 19 • ROTOWIRE

Won't start after all Lankinen won't start in Saturday's home game against Edmonton despite being the first goaltender off the ice following the morning skate. The netminder is dealing with an illness,...

Impact Nikita Tolopilo will get the start instead. Lankinen has a 6-13-4 record, 3.36 GAA and .887 save percentage in 24 appearances in 2025-26. His next chance to start will come at home against the Islanders on Monday.

JANUARY 17 • ROTOWIRE

First off Saturday Lankinen was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports, indicating he will protect the home net against Edmonton on Saturday.

Impact In his last five outings, Lankinen has gone 0-3-1 while allowing 15 goals on 140 shots. He has a 6-13-4 record this season with a 3.36 GAA and an .887 save percentage through 24 appearances. Edmonton ranks sixth in the league with 3.31 goals per game this campaign, but Leon Draisaitl (personal) won't be in Saturday's lineup.

JANUARY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Bounced by Blue Jackets Lankinen made 32 saves in Thursday's 4-1 loss to Columbus.

Impact The Canucks' skaters didn't give Lankinen much help on the night, withy two of the Blue Jackets' goals coming on power plays and three of them from in close. The veteran netminder has yet to get into the win column in January, going 0-3-1 over five outings with a 3.20 GAA and .893 save percentage, but Lankinen will continue to handle a big workload while Thatcher Demko (lower body) is on the shelf.

JANUARY 16 • ROTOWIRE

Blue Jackets beat skidding Canucks 4-1 behind Marchenko and Johnson

Kirill Marchenko and Kent Johnson each had a goal and an assist, leading the Columbus Blue Jackets over the skidding Vancouver Canucks 4-1 for their third straight win

JANUARY 16 • Associated Press

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JANUARY 16 • YOUTUBE

Set to start Thursday Lankinen is slated to start Thursday's road game against Columbus, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.

Impact Lankinen has yet to enter the win column over four appearances since the start of the calendar year, going 0-2-1 with a 2.98 GAA and .894 save percentage during that time. He made a home start against the Blue Jackets on Nov. 8 and turned aside 29 of 32 shots in a 4-3 victory.

JANUARY 15 • ROTOWIRE

Strong in close contest Lankinen made 38 saves in a 2-1 loss to Ottawa on Tuesday.

Impact He wobbled in the first, allowing two goals in 15 seconds, but shook that off and was perfect from that point forward. Lankinen last won Dec. 29 in Seattle. He's in the starter's seat with Thatcher Demko (lower body) on injured reserve. Lankinen is a tough activation with the team's 0-6-2 run over their last eight games. He has it in him, though -- those 25 wins last season were real.

JANUARY 14 • ROTOWIRE

Senators snap losing skid with 2-1 win over struggling Canucks

Artem Zub and Jordan Spence’s first-period goals, scored 15 seconds apart, were enough to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 win over the struggling Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday nig...

JANUARY 14 • Associated Press

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JANUARY 14 • YOUTUBE

Senators' Artem Zub And Jordan Spence Strike Twice In 15 Seconds Vs. Canucks

JANUARY 14 • YOUTUBE

Starting Tuesday Lankinen will guard the road goal versus the Senators on Tuesday, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.

Impact Lankinen will handle the second half of a back-to-back after Nikita Tolopilo played Monday in a 6-3 loss to the Canadiens. Lankinen is winless in his last three outings, allowing nine goals on 64 shots in that span, which makes him a risky fantasy option for Tuesday's schedule.

JANUARY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Appears in relief Lankinen made 16 saves in a 5-0 loss to Toronto on Saturday. He allowed two goals.

Impact He replaced starter Thatcher Demko, who left with after one period with a lower body injury. Lankinen becomes the de facto starter until Demko returns. His 6-11-4 record, 3.40 GAA and .883 save percentage are a far cry from his brilliant last season where he went 25-25-10 with four shutouts, 2.62 GAA and .902 save percentage in 49 starts. Lankinen is an apply with caution fantasy netminder because of the Orcas rebuild vision.

JANUARY 11 • ROTOWIRE

VAN@TOR: Robertson scores PPG against Kevin Lankinen | Toronto Maple Leafs Nicholas Robertson (TOR) scores power-play goal against Kevin Lankinen (VAN) to make it 5 - 0

JANUARY 11 • NHL.COM

Nylander has goal and 2 assists in injury return, Maple Leafs beat Canucks 5-0

William Nylander had a goal and two assists in his return from an injury, Joseph Woll made 29 saves for his second shutout of the season and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Vancou...

JANUARY 11 • Associated Press

VAN@TOR: Tavares scores goal against Kevin Lankinen | Toronto Maple Leafs John Tavares (TOR) scores goal against Kevin Lankinen (VAN) to make it 4 - 0

JANUARY 11 • NHL.COM

Gets little help against Wings Lankinen turned aside 20 of 24 shots in Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Red Wings, with Detroit's fifth goal getting scored into an empty net.

Impact The veteran netminder didn't get much help on the night, but he also did himself no favors on the opening goal of the game, which came on a wobbly shot by Patrick Kane from the faceoff circle that Lankinen simply whiffed on. Lankinen continues to get regular work as the backup to Thatcher Demko, but since the beginning of December he's gone 2-4-1 in seven starts with a 3.23 GAA and .884 save percentage.

JANUARY 9 • ROTOWIRE

Patrick Kane becomes 50th player in NHL history to reach 500 goals

Patrick Kane became the 50th player in NHL history to reach 500 goals, scoring his second goal of the game into an empty net with 3:53 left to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the V...

JANUARY 9 • Associated Press

Drawing start against Detroit Lankinen will defend the road crease against Detroit on Thursday, Olivia McDonald of Canucks Insider reports.

Impact Lankinen has seen limited playing time over the past few weeks, but he'll draw the start for the fourth time in the Canucks' last 13 games during Thursday's matchup. Across his last three starts -- all of which have gone to overtime -- he's gone 2-0-1 with a 2.77 GAA and .913 save percentage.

JANUARY 8 • ROTOWIRE

Takes overtime loss Lankinen allowed three goals on 21 shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Bruins.

Impact Lankinen didn't see as much rubber as Jeremy Swayman in this contest. When it mattered most, Lankinen fell short, making a sloppy save on David Pastrnak's shot late in overtime before Fraser Minten knocked home the loose puck. Lankinen had won his previous two outings, but he was on a six-game slide prior to that. The Finnish netminder has a 6-10-4 record with a 3.37 GAA and an .884 save percentage through 20 contests this season. Thatcher Demko remains in the No. 1 role and will likely start the Canucks' next game Tuesday in Buffalo to kick off their six-game road trip.

JANUARY 4 • ROTOWIRE

Minten scores twice in huge homecoming to lift Bruins over Canucks 3-2 in OT

Fraser Minten scored his second goal of the game 4:41 into overtime to cap a huge homecoming as the Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2

JANUARY 4 • Associated Press

PREGAME | Lankinen vs. Kraken | Vancouver Canucks Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen talks to the media after being named to Team Finland's 2026 Olympic team.

JANUARY 2 • NHL.COM

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