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Lankinen will start in Ottawa on Tuesday.

The Canucks will look to end a miserable seven-game losing streak (0-5-2), turning to Lankinen to tend the twine against the Ottawa Senators. The 30-year-old Lankinen allowed four goals on 24 shots (.833 SV%) in his most recent start, a 5-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. He has a 3.40 GAA and .883 SV% in 22 games this season (6-11-4). The Canucks enter Tuesday's contest as +197 road underdogs against the Senators.

Kevin Lankinen
Tolopilo will start in Montreal on Monday.

Tolopilo was recalled from Abbotsford (AHL) on Sunday in correspondence to Thatcher Demko (lower body) being placed on IR, and he will be between the pipes for Vancouver on Monday against the Montreal Canadiens. The 25-year-old Tolopilo was solid in a four-game stint for Vancouver earlier this season (2-1-0), posting a 2.74 GAA and .911 SV%. The Canucks enter the action on Monday as -184 home favorites against a Canadiens team that is 5-2-0 in their last seven games.

Nikita Tolopilo
Garland (undisclosed) is expected to return in Montreal on Monday

Garland has not played in two weeks, but will return from his injury on Monday against the Montreal Canadiens. The 29-year-old Garland has 22 points (7G / 5A) in 33 games this season. Kiefer Sherwood is battling an undisclosed injury and will draw out of the lineup to accommodate Garlands' return.

Conor Garland
Sherwood (undisclosed) is out vs. Montreal on Monday and is considered day-to-day.

Sherwood is having an excellent season for Vancouver, but he is battling an undisclosed ailment and will be out of the lineup on Monday against the Montreal Canadiens. The 30-year-old forward is averaging 17:32 time-on-ice, recording 23 points (17G / 6A), 109 shots, and 210 hits in 44 games this season.

Kiefer Sherwood
Tolopilo was the first goalie off the ice at Vancouver's morning skate.

Tolopilo was recalled from Abbotsford (AHL) on Sunday in correspondence to Thatcher Demko (lower body) being placed on IR, and he will be between the pipes for Vancouver on Monday against the Montreal Canadiens. The 25-year-old Tolopilo was solid in a four-game stint for Vancouver earlier this season (2-1-0), posting a 2.74 GAA and .911 SV%. The Canucks enter the action on Monday as -184 home favorites against a Canadiens team that is 5-2-0 in their last seven games.

Nikita Tolopilo
Lankinen will start in Detroit on Thursday.

Lankinen has strung together a solid three-game stretch (2-0-1), posting a 2.95 GAA and .913 SV%, and will return to the crease on Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings. That said, the 30-year-old Finnish goalie has largely struggled this season, with an unfavorable 3.37 GAA and .884 SV% in 20 games (6-10-4). The Canucks enter the action on Thursday as +136 road underdogs against the Red Wings, who defeated them 4-0 last month.

Kevin Lankinen
Demko will start in Buffalo on Tuesday.

Demko has lost four straight outings (0-3-1), posting an ugly 4.01 GAA and .880 SV%, and hopes to rebound on Tuesday against the Buffalo Sabres. The 30-year-old American goalie has a 2.72 GAA and .904 SV% in 18 games this season (8-8-1). The Canucks enter the action on Tuesday as +149 road underdogs against a Buffalo Sabres team whose 10-game winning streak was snapped on Saturday in a 5-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Thatcher Demko