Vancouver Canucks News

The league-worst Vancouver Canucks are coming off an impressive 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers, courtesy of a 21-save performance (.913 SV%) from Lankinen, who will return to the crease on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 30-year-old Finnish goalie has allowed three or fewer goals in his last three outings (1-1-1), posting a 2.01 GAA and .927 SV%. That said, the Canucks enter Thursday's contest as significant +246 home underdogs against a Lightning team coming off a 6-2 win over the Seattle Kraken.

Schenn will take a seat on Tuesday as Mattias Samuelsson returns from an undisclosed injury. Schenn has appeared in two games for the Sabres since being acquired from the Jets, registering zero points, two blocked shots, and five hits.

Lankinen was excellent in his most recent outing, saving 22 of 23 shots (.957 SV%) in a 2-0 loss to the Ottawa Senators, his second consecutive quality start that has resulted in a loss (0-1-1). The 30-year-old Swedish goalie is winless in his last 10 appearances (0-7-1), posting a discouraging 4.52 GAA and .840 SV%.

Petterson played just 9:05 TOI before leaving Saturday's loss to the Kraken. Head coach Adam Foote said that Pettersson is scheduled to undergo some scans on Sunday to determine the severity of the injury.

Tolopilo has been serviceable while being placed in a tough position, netminding for a last-place Vancouver Canucks team. The 25-year-old goalie has allowed three or fewer goals in seven consecutive appearances (2-2-2), posting a solid 2.65 GAA and .914 SV%. Still, the Canucks enter Thursday's contest as +134 home underdogs against a Nashville Predators team coming off a 4-2 win over the Seattle Kraken.

Tolopilo has been serviceable while being placed in a tough position, netminding for a last-place Vancouver Canucks team. The 25-year-old goalie has allowed three or fewer goals in seven consecutive appearances (2-2-2), posting a solid 2.65 GAA and .914 SV%. Still, the Canucks enter Thursday's contest as +134 home underdogs against a Nashville Predators team coming off a 4-2 win over the Seattle Kraken.

Boeser is dealing with a concussion and his status for Monday's game against the Ottawa Senators was uncertain. The 29-year-old Boeser is having a disappointing season, with only 29 points (15G / 14A) through 56 games, but has three goals in his last three outings.

Lankinen was solid in his most recent outing, saving 32 of 35 shots (.914 SV%), but suffered his sixth consecutive loss in a 3-2 overtime defeat to the Winnipeg Jets. The 30-year-old Finnish goalie has a dreadful 4.63 GAA and .848 SV% in his last 12 appearances (1-8-1). The last-place Canucks enter the action on Monday as sizeable +207 home underdogs against an Ottawa Senators team with points in six straight games (4-0-2).

Boeser is dealing with a concussion and his status for Monday's game against the Ottawa Senators is uncertain. The 29-year-old Boeser is having a disappointing season, with only 29 points (15G / 14A) through 56 games, but has three goals in his last three outings.

Lankinen was solid in his most recent outing, saving 32 of 35 shots (.914 SV%), but suffered his sixth consecutive loss in a 3-2 overtime defeat to the Winnipeg Jets. The 30-year-old Finnish goalie has a dreadful 4.63 GAA and .848 SV% in his last 12 appearances (1-8-1). The last-place Canucks enter the action on Monday as sizeable +207 home underdogs against an Ottawa Senators team with points in six straight games (4-0-2).

Tolopilo had a rough outing in his most recent stat, allowing six goals on 37 shots (.838 SV%) in a 6-1 loss to the Dallas Stars, but was solid in relief of Kevin Lankinen on Wednesday, saving nine of 10 shots (.900 SV%) in an eventual 6-4 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. The 25-year-old Tolopilo has a 3.27 GAA and .901 SV% in 12 appearances this season (3-5-2). The Canucks enter Friday's contest as +128 road underdogs against a Chicago Blackhawks team coming off a 3-2 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets.

Buffalo added to their defensive depth late Thursday after they announced they had trade for Luke Schenn and Logan Stanley from Winnipeg for Isak Rosen, Jacob Bryson, a 2027 2nd Round Pick, and conditional 2026 4th Round Pick. Schenn will join his 10th NHL franchise in his 18th NHL season and has a goal, seven points and 32 PIMs in 46 games played so far in 2025-26.

With this being the final game before the trade deadline and Schenn presumably being healthy, scratching him seems likely to be due to roster management reasons. Logan Stanley will also join Schenn in the press box on Thursday, while Isaak Phillips and Ville Heinola will draw into the lineup.

Thompson was a third-round pick of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft that made his made at the NHL level last season, playing a career-high 31 games with the San Jose Sharks and scoring 10 points (4G / 6A). That said, the 23-year-old blueliner has spent the entire 2025-26 season in the AHL, where he scored 12 points (3G / 9A) in 42 games with the San Jose Barracuda.