Lankinen stopped 24 of 26 shots in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Kings. Lankinen couldn't protect a 2-0 lead in the third period, but Conor Garland saved the day with his second tally of the game coming in overtime.

Lankinen has been a big reason why the Canucks are in the playoff mix in the Western Conference. But there is still a lot of drama coming out of Vancouver. Not only is there the Kevin Lankinen and Thatcher Demko situation but what comes next with Elias Pettersson?

Three hit goal posts and one bad late third-period shift cost the Wild during a 3-1 defeat at Rogers Arena on Friday.

Despite a season full of distractions for the Vancouver Canucks, Kevin Lankinen has been a standout in net. We expect the Swedish netminder to lock down L.A. tonight.

Dallas is on the second half of a back-to-back after losing 5-4 in Edmonton on Saturday and will be without Roope Hintz (face), who was injured in that game.

Between the pipes Friday

Lankinen stopped 14 of 16 shots in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Ducks. The Ducks didn't have much going in the second half of their back-to-back, leaving Lankinen with little to do. In that regard, it wasn't a a particularly inspiring performance from the 29-year-old netminder,

Lankinen is expected to start at home against Anaheim on Wednesday, per Ben Kuzma of Postmedia. Lankinen is coming off a disappointing 6-3 loss to Seattle on Saturday in which he surrendered five goals on 23 shots.

Mikael Granlund scored his first goal for the Stars and Dallas beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Sunday night.

Here are three takeaways from the Canucks’ 4-1 loss. Marcus Pettersson has been a wonderful, stabilizing addition to the Canucks’ top four. His game isn’t flashy or exciting, but his defensive reach,