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Douglas will be one of several Lightning players drawing in on Wednesday as Victor Hedman, Anthony Cirelli, and Pontus Holmberg are all unavailable due to injury.

Demko has battled a myriad of injuries over the previous several seasons and will be sidelined once again. The positive news is this injury is not related to the injury that kept him out of games this past weekend, nor the injury that sidelined him for half of the 2024-25 season. Expect Kevin Lankinen to see a heavy workload between the pipes during Demko's absence.

The Canucks did not dress Demko in either of their games last week as they continue managing his workout after an injury-plagued season in 2024-25. The 29-year-old Demko returns to the crease on Tuesday against the Winnipeg Jets, looking to build on a solid 2.57 GAA and .911 SV% through nine games this season (5-4-0). The Canucks enter Tuesday's contest as slight +104 home underdogs against a Jets team amid a season-worst three-game losing skid (0-3-0).

The Canucks did not dress Demko in either of their games last week as they continue managing his workout after an injury-plagued season in 2024-25. The 29-year-old Demko returns to the crease on Tuesday against the Winnipeg Jets, looking to build on a solid 2.57 GAA and .911 SV% through nine games this season (5-4-0). The Canucks enter Tuesday's contest as slight +104 home underdogs against a Jets team amid a season-worst three-game losing skid (0-3-0).

Demko has battled injuries throughout his career, and the team is trying to eliminate those this season by giving him ample rest and maintenance days. The 29-year-old Demko has been solid in Vancouver's crease this season, posting a 2.57 GAA and .911 SV% in nine games (5-4-0). Vancouver recalled Jiri Patera from Abbotsford (AHL) in anticipation of Demko being unable to play for at least one of the team's two games this weekend.

Vancouver plans on giving Thatcher Demko a full night off during their upcoming back-to-back and has recalled Jiri Patera from Abbotsford (AHL), likely to serve as the backup to Kevin Lankinen in one of this weekend's games. The 26-year-old Patera has a 3.10 GAA and .894 SV% through five games (1-2-1). with the Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) this season.

Pettersson will take a seat on Wednesday after being limited to under 12 minutes of ice time in Monday's game in Nashville. Pierre-Olivier Joseph will draw into the lineup in his place.

Joseph will slot in for Elias Nils Pettersson, who is a healthy scratch on Wednesday. Joseph has appeared in seven games this season and is yet to register a point.

The Canucks (7-7-0) hope to get above .500 on Wednesday, turning to Lankinen to tend the twine against the Chicago Blackhawks. Lankinen was excellent in his most recent game, saving a season-high 36 of 39 shots (.923 SV%) in a 4-3 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues. The 30-year-old Finnish goalie has a 3.53 GAA and .885 SV% in five games this season (2-3-0). The Canucks enter Thursday's contest as -153 home favorites against a Blackhawks team that Lankinen and the Canucks defeated 3-2 on October 17th.

The Canucks (7-7-0) hope to get above .500 on Wednesday, likely turning to Lankinen to tend the twine against the Chicago Blackhawks. Lankinen was excellent in his most recent game, saving a season-high 36 of 39 shots (.923 SV%) in a 4-3 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues. The 30-year-old Finnish goalie has a 3.53 GAA and .885 SV% in five games this season (2-3-0). The Canucks enter Thursday's contest as -153 home favorites against a Blackhawks team that Lankinen and the Canucks defeated 3-2 on October 17th.

Kudryavtsev was a seventh-round pick, 208th overall, of the Vancouver Canucks in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 21-year-old defenseman had a solid first season in the AHL in 2024-25, scoring 26 points (5G / 21A) in 65 games with the Abbotsford Canucks.

Kravstov was drafted ninth-overall by the New York Rangers in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft but has not been able to establish himself at the NHL level, scoring 12 points (6G / 6A) in 64 combined games. The 25-year-old has not played in the NHL since 2022-23 and spent the previous two seasons in the KHL. He scored four points (1G / 3A) in 10 games this season with the Abbotsford Canucks (AHL).

The Canucks have had an up-and-down 6-7-0 start to the season and hope to return to the win column on Tuesday with Demko tending the twine against the Nashville Predators. The 29-year-old Demko has lost three of his last four outings (1-3-0), but has played well this season, posting a 2.41 GAA and .917 SV% in eight games (4-4-0). The Canucks enter Monday's contest as slight +105 road underdogs against a Predators team that has struggled to create offense this season (2.54 GF / GP).

The Canucks have had an up-and-down 6-7-0 start to the season and hope to return to the win column on Tuesday with Demko tending the twine against the Nashville Predators. The 29-year-old Demko has lost three of his last four outings (1-3-0), but has played well this season, posting a 2.41 GAA and .917 SV% in eight games (4-4-0). The Canucks enter Monday's contest as slight +105 road underdogs against a Predators team that has struggled to create offense this season (2.54 GF / GP).