Vancouver Canucks Goalie Out Two to Three Weeks

Vancouver Canucks Goalie Thatcher Demko Injured; Out 2-3 Weeks

Demko left Tuesday night’s game against the Winnipeg Jets after giving up three goals on eight shots. The former Boston College goalie had just returned to the lineup after an eight-day layoff for undisclosed reasons.

Before last night’s game, he last played on November 3 in a 5-4 overtime victory over the Nashville Predators. Demko had missed the last three games before starting last night’s game against the Jets.

The San Diego native is 5-4 in 10 games so far this season. He has a 2.80 goals-against-average and a .903 save percentage so far this campaign. Demko had gone 2-2 in the last four decisions.

He has a 131-90-20 record with a 2.80 GAA and a .910 save percentage in 252 career appearances. Vancouver originally drafted him in the second round, 36th overall, of the 2014 NHL Draft.

What It Means

Kevin Lankinen will get most of the starts while Demko is out. Jiri Patera could also see some action to spell Lankinen in back-to-back situations.

Injuries have caused Demko to miss plenty of time. A knee ailment caused him to miss most of last campaign. He only played in 23 games last year and had a 10-8-3 record with a .889 save percentage and a 2.90 goals-against average.

Canucks Head Coach Adam Foote said this current injury is unrelated to the undisclosed break that he had over the weekend.

Vancouver is off to a slow start this campaign. The Canucks are in seventh place in the Pacific Division points so far this season. However, they are only two points off third place in the division.