<p>According to Daily Faceoff insider Frank Seravalli, the Vancouver Canucks are set to be without goaltender <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/thatcher-demko/2722">Thatcher Demko</a> for at least the first four games of their second-round series against the Edmonton Oilers.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sources say <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a> goalie Thatcher Demko is out through at least Game 4 of this Round 2 series vs. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oilers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Oilers</a>.<br><br>Demko has been skating and progressing. Big week ahead. Earliest possible return is Game 5 and that is probably pushing it. But Games 6-7 get interesting, if necessary.</p>— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) <a href="https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1787884486383870257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2024</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>The 28-year-old has been out with an unspecified injury since Game 1 against the Nashville Predators. The Canucks still managed to close out the series in six games, with <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/arturs-silovs/31270">Casey DeSmith</a> and <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/arturs-silovs/31270">Arturs Silovs</a> taking over the rest of the way. Silovs, the team’s third-stringer, registered a shutout in the series-clincher.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="131"></div>



<p>Demko was healthy for most of the 2023-24 regular season until a knee injury on March 9 sidelined him out of the lineup for over a month, and Vancouver placed<a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/vancouver-canucks-place-goaltender-thatcher-demko-on-long-term-injured-reserve">&nbsp;him on long-term injured reserve</a>. Reports noted that there was no correlation between Demko’s previous injury and the new one.</p>



<p>Demko posted a 35-14-2 record in 51 games played this season, with a 2.45 goals-against average, a .918 save percentage and five shutouts. The San Diego, California products play helped the Canucks clinch a division title for the first time in 11 years and is a finalist for the Vezina Trophy as the league’s top goaltender.</p>



<p>Silovs is expected to be the team’s No. 1 to open up the second round. The 23-year-old had a 3-0-1 run during the regular season and went 2-1 against the Preds, registering a 1.70 GAA and .938 save percentage.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="144"></div>



<p>The Canucks are set to open the best-of-seven series at home on Wednesday at 7:00 PM local time. Game 2 will take place Friday before the series shifts to Edmonton for games on Sunday and Tuesday. The earliest Demko could return is Thursday, May 16 back in Vancouver.</p>
