Vancouver Canucks News

The Canucks will finish the 2025-26 season in last place, but will try to end on a high note, turning to Lankinen to tend the twine against the Edmonton Oilers. The 30-year-old Finnish goalie was solid in his previous outing, saving 31 of 34 shots (.912 SV%) in a 4-3 overtime win over the Los Angeles Kings. He has three wins in his last four games (3-1-0), but has an ugly 3.75 GAA and .884 SV% to go with it. The Canucks enter Thursday's contest as sizeable +270 road underdogs against an Oilers team trying to secure home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

Kane has not played since April 4th due to an upper-body injury and is expected to remain out for Vancouver's final two games of the season. The 34-year-old is in the final year of a four-year, $20.5 million contract and will close out his only season in Vancouver with 13 goals, 31 points and a -20 plus/minus through 71 games played.

With two games remaining in the regular season and last-place locked up, the Canucks will play for pride on Tuesday, turning to Lankinen to tend the twine against the Los Angeles Kings. The 30-year-old Finnish goalie was solid in his previous outing, saving 28 of 31 shots (.903 SV%) in a 4-3 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks. It has been a frustrating season for Lankinen, but he has recorded consecutive wins for the second time this season, despite posting an ugly 4.32 GAA and .852 SV%. The Canucks enter Tuesday's contest as +134 home underdogs against a Kings team that is 6-0-1 in their last seven games.

With two games remaining in the regular season and last-place locked up, the Canucks will play for pride on Tuesday, turning to Lankinen to tend the twine against the Los Angeles Kings. The 30-year-old Finnish goalie was solid in his previous outing, saving 28 of 31 shots (.903 SV%) in a 4-3 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks. It has been a frustrating season for Lankinen, but he has recorded consecutive wins for the second time this season, despite posting an ugly 4.32 GAA and .852 SV%. The Canucks enter Tuesday's contest as +134 home underdogs against a Kings team that is 6-0-1 in their last seven games.

Lankinen has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury but will start Saturday in San Jose. Lankinen has giving up three-plus goals in five straight games, going 1-3-0 with an ugly .869 SV%. One of those games was against the Sharks, who he'll face again tonight. He played just 5:55 and gave up three goals on six shots in that game.

Kudryavtsev has two goals and 16 assists (18 points) in 42 games with Abbotsford this season. If he plays for the Canucks on Saturday, it will be his season debut and third career NHL game.

With Kevin Lankinen (upper body) sidelined, the Canucks' crease likely belongs to Tolopilo until he returns. Tolopilo was excellent in Vancouver's previous game, saving 27 of 29 shots (.931 SV%), but did not receive enough goal support in a 2-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. The 26-year-old goalie has lost five straight games (0-5-0). The Canucks enter Thursday's contest as sizeable +235 road underdogs against a Los Angeles Kings team that desperately needs a win to stay in contention of a Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.

With Kevin Lankinen (upper body) sidelined, the Canucks' crease likely belongs to Tolopilo until he returns. Tolopilo was excellent in Vancouver's previous game, saving 27 of 29 shots (.931 SV%), but did not receive enough goal support in a 2-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. The 26-year-old goalie has lost five straight games (0-5-0). The Canucks enter Thursday's contest as sizeable +235 road underdogs against a Los Angeles Kings team that desperately needs a win to stay in contention of a Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.

With Kevin Lankinen (upper body) sidelined, the Canucks' crease likely belongs to Tolopilo until he returns. The 26-year-old Tolopilo had a poor showing in his most recent outing, allowing six goals on 23 shots (.739 SV%) in a 7-4 loss to the Utah Mammoth. He has lost four straight games (0-4-0), posting a dreadful 5.69 GAA and .819 SV%. The Canucks enter Tuesday's contest as +221 home underdogs against a Vegas Golden Knights team that has outscored its opponents 15-6 in its last three games (3-0-0).

Curtis Douglas will re-enter Vancouver's lineup on Tuesday, sending Mueller to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 23-year-old Mueller is averaging 9:38 time-on-ice through two games with Vancouver this season, but has spent most of the 2025-26 campaign in the AHL, where appeared in 59 games with Abbotsford, tallying 16 goals and 19 assists.

Kane has been in and out of the lineup in recent games, and will return to the sidelines for Tuesday's game against the Vegas Golden Knights. The 34-year-old Kane is averaging 16:25 time-on-ice and has 31 points (13G / 18A) in 71 games this season. Nils Hoglander will draw into the lineup as Kane's replacement.

Ty Mueller will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Douglas to re-enter the lineup. The 26-year-old Douglas is averaging 7:59 time-on-ice through nine games with the Canucks and is still searching for his first point with the team.

Evander Kane (upper body) will not play on Tuesday, allowing Hoglander to re-enter the lineup. The 25-year-old Hoglander only has four points (2G / 2A) through 32 games this season.

Elias Pettersson (D) will re-enter Vancouver's lineup on Tuesday, resulting in Joseph being a healthy scratch. The 26-year-old Joseph has been used sparingly this season, and has six points (1G / 5A) in 30 games with the Canucks.