Goalie Start
Demko led the Canucks onto the ice for warmups.
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Vancouver Canucks News
Forbort will draw back into the Bruins lineup on Saturday.
The Predators have signed Kevin Lankinen to a one-year, $2.0M contract.
Lankinen is 13-7-5 with a .922 SV% and 2.58 GAA in his first season as Nashville's backup goalie and has signed a one-year, $2.0 million contract extension. The 27-year-old is in his third NHL season.
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Blueger is expected to make his Golden Knights debut on Friday.
Erik Brannstrom will be a healthy scratch Thursday.
J.T. Miller will not play Thursday vs. Minnesota despite being a game-time decision originally (lower body).
Miller missed the Canucks' previous two games due to a lower-body injury and will not play Thursday vs. Minnesota. The 29-year-old has 20 goals, 34 assists, 163 SOG, 42 PIMs and a -15 plus/minus through 59 games this season.
Goalie Start
Demko will start Thursday vs. the Wild.
Demko, playing in his first game since December 1st stopped 34 of 38 shots (.895 SV%) and beat Dallas his last time out. The 27-year-old has been having a year to forget, as shown by his 4-10-2 record, 3.93 GAA and .884 SV%. He takes on the red-hot Minnesota Wild, who have won six of their last seven contests and have the seventh best powerplay in the NHL (23.5%).
Hronek is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Hronek was dealt to Vancouver on Wednesday and will have his debut delayed as he is now considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury. The 25-year-old has nine goals, 29 assists, 122 SOG, 34 PIMs and a +8 plus/minus through 60 games with Detroit this season.
Miller (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.
Miller missed the Canucks' previous game due to a lower-body injury and will be a game-time decision Thursday vs. Minnesota. The 29-year-old has 20 goals, 34 assists, 163 SOG, 42 PIMs and a -15 plus/minus through 59 games this season.
Goalie Start
Lankinen will start Thursday in Florida.
Lankinen stopped 30 of 33 shots (.909 SV%) for his third win in four games as he beat the Florida Panthers in his previous start. The 27-year-old Predators' backup has been enjoying his best season to date, with his 6-5-1 record, 2.70 GAA and .919 SV%. He takes on Florida Panthers, who have won three of their last five games after a 4-1 victory over Tampa Bay last game and are first in the NHL in shots per game (36.7).
Mark Friedman has been assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Teddy Blueger has been traded to the Vegas Golden Knights for a 2024 third-round pick and Peter Libereratore.
The Canucks have acquired Filip Hronek and a 2023 4th Round Pick from the Red Wings for a conditional 1st Round Pick and a 2023 2nd Round Pick.
Goalie Start
Demko led the Canucks onto the ice for warmups.
Josh Bloom has been traded to the Vancouver Canucks for Riley Stillman.
Bloom has 19 goals, 42 points, and 23 PIMs through 40 games with the North Bay Battalion (OHL) and has been dealt to Vancouver in exchange for Riley Stillman.
Arturs Silovs has been reassigned to Abbotsford (AHL).
Silovs was 2-2-0 with a .908 SV% and 2.73 GAA but will be sent back down to Abbotsford (AHL) with the return of Thatcher Demko (groin) to the Canucks. The 21-year-old heads back to the minors where he had an impressive 21-9-4 record, 2.48 GAA and .906 SV%.
Thatcher Demko has been activated off the injured reserve (groin).
Demko last played on December 1st due to a groin injury and has been activated from the injured reserve and will be a game-time decision Monday as Vancouver takes on Dallas. The 27-year-old was struggling before the injury, with his 3-10-2 record, 3.93 GAA and .883 SV%.
Vitali Kravtsov will make his Canucks' debut on Monday vs. Dallas.
Kravtsov was dealt from the New York Rangers to Vancouver over the weekend and will make his Canucks' debut Monday vs. Dallas. The 23-year-old has three goals, three assists, 26 SOG and six PIMs through 28 games with the Rangers.
Thatcher Demko will be a game-time decision Monday vs. Dallas (groin).
Demko last played on December 1st due to a groin injury and will be a game-time decision Monday as Vancouver takes on Dallas. The 27-year-old was struggling before the injury, with his 3-10-2 record, 3.93 GAA and .883 SV%.
J.T. Miller is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
Miller has 20 goals, 34 assists, 163 SOG, 42 PIMs and a -15 plus/minus through 59 games with the Canucks this season but is now considered out week-to-week with a lower-body injury, He will not be in the lineup Monday vs. Dallas.
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