Vancouver Canucks Goalie Starts 2024-25
2024-25 · 38-30-14 · 90 pts · 5th Pacific
Who started in goal for the Vancouver Canucks in 2024-25: every game colour-coded by starting goalie, with each goalie's share of starts and how it moved through the season. G1 made the most starts.
Kevin Lankinen started 49 of 82 Canucks games (60%). Thatcher Demko had 23 starts. Season: 1A/1B split.
G1StarterKevin Lankinen- Starts
- 49/82
- Share
- 60%
- Last 10
- 5
25-15-10 · .902 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 16
G2BackupThatcher Demko- Starts
- 23/82
- Share
- 28%
- Last 10
- 4
10-8-3 · .889 SV% · last start Apr 8
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2024-25
Every Canucks game by starting goalie
- G1 Kevin Lankinen
- G2 Thatcher Demko
- G3 Arturs Silovs
- G4 Nikita Tolopilo
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
Vancouver Canucks goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 10 second games, started by Kevin Lankinen 7, Arturs Silovs 3.
- Home and road: Kevin Lankinen started 23 of 41 home games and 26 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 4 times (5% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 16 | vs VGK | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 19/20 | L | Nikita Tolopilo |
| 81 | Apr 14 | vs SJS | G4 Nikita Tolopilo | 15/16 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 12 | vs MIN | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 30/33 | OTL | – |
| 79 | Apr 10 | @ COL | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 31/32 | W | – |
| 78 | Apr 8 | @ DAL | G2 Thatcher Demko | 23/27 | W | – |
| 77 | Apr 6 ▲ | vs VGK | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 32/35 | L | – |
| 76 | Apr 5 | vs ANA | G2 Thatcher Demko | 30/32 | W | – |
| 75 | Apr 2 | vs SEA | G2 Thatcher Demko | 14/18 | L | – |
| 74 | Mar 30 | @ WPG | G2 Thatcher Demko | 24/27 | L | – |
| 73 | Mar 28 | @ CBJ | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 32/38 | OTL | – |
| 72 | Mar 26 | @ NYI | G2 Thatcher Demko | 26/28 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 24 | @ NJD | G2 Thatcher Demko | 22/25 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 22 | @ NYR | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 7/11 | L | – |
| 69 | Mar 20 | @ STL | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 25/29 | OTL | – |
| 68 | Mar 18 | vs WPG | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 20/22 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 16 ▲ | vs UTA | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 20/22 | L | – |
| 66 | Mar 15 | vs CHI | G3 Arturs Silovs | 17/19 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 12 ▲ | @ CGY | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 20/23 | W | – |
| 64 | Mar 11 | vs MTL | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 23/26 | L | – |
| 63 | Mar 9 | vs DAL | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 15/18 | L | – |
| 62 | Mar 7 | vs MIN | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 37/38 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 5 | vs ANA | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 14/16 | W | – |
| 60 | Mar 1 | @ SEA | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 18/23 | L | – |
| 59 | Feb 27 ▲ | @ ANA | G3 Arturs Silovs | 20/24 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 26 | @ LAK | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 24/26 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 23 ▲ | @ UTA | G3 Arturs Silovs | 30/32 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 22 | @ VGK | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 32/34 | L | – |
| 55 | Feb 8 | vs TOR | G2 Thatcher Demko | 6/6 | W | Kevin Lankinen |
| 54 | Feb 6 | @ SJS | G2 Thatcher Demko | 33/34 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 4 | vs COL | G2 Thatcher Demko | 25/25 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 2 | vs DET | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 15/18 | OTL | – |
| 51 | Jan 31 | @ DAL | G2 Thatcher Demko | 11/14 | L | – |
| 50 | Jan 29 | @ NSH | G2 Thatcher Demko | 31/32 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 27 | @ STL | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 24/26 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 25 | vs WSH | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 32/33 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 23 | @ EDM | G2 Thatcher Demko | 28/34 | L | – |
| 46 | Jan 21 | vs BUF | G2 Thatcher Demko | 23/26 | L | – |
| 45 | Jan 18 | vs EDM | G2 Thatcher Demko | 13/15 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 16 | vs LAK | G2 Thatcher Demko | 16/21 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 14 | @ WPG | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 27/33 | L | – |
| 42 | Jan 11 ▲ | @ TOR | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 20/20 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 10 | @ CAR | G2 Thatcher Demko | 18/20 | L | – |
| 40 | Jan 8 | @ WSH | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 16/18 | OTL | – |
| 39 | Jan 6 | @ MTL | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 19/24 | OTL | – |
| 38 | Jan 3 ▲ | vs NSH | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 16/17 | L | – |
| 37 | Jan 2 | @ SEA | G2 Thatcher Demko | 11/12 | W | Kevin Lankinen |
| 36 | Dec 31 | @ CGY | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 26/28 | L | – |
| 35 | Dec 28 | vs SEA | G2 Thatcher Demko | 24/29 | OTL | – |
| 34 | Dec 23 | vs SJS | G2 Thatcher Demko | 26/29 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 21 | vs OTT | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 17/22 | OTL | – |
| 32 | Dec 19 ▲ | @ VGK | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 18/20 | L | – |
| 31 | Dec 18 | @ UTA | G2 Thatcher Demko | 28/31 | OTL | – |
| 30 | Dec 16 | vs COL | G2 Thatcher Demko | 30/31 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 14 | vs BOS | G2 Thatcher Demko | 23/28 | L | – |
| 28 | Dec 12 | vs FLA | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 27/27 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 10 | vs STL | G2 Thatcher Demko | 21/25 | OTL | – |
| 26 | Dec 8 | vs TBL | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 29/32 | L | – |
| 25 | Dec 6 | vs CBJ | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 30/32 | W | – |
| 24 | Dec 3 | @ MIN | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 26/29 | OTL | – |
| 23 | Dec 1 | @ DET | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 27/31 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 29 | @ BUF | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 31/34 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 27 ▲ | @ PIT | G3 Arturs Silovs | 18/23 | L | – |
| 20 | Nov 26 | @ BOS | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 33/33 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 23 | @ OTT | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 26/29 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 19 | vs NYR | G3 Arturs Silovs | 29/33 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 17 ▲ | vs NSH | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 17/21 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 16 | vs CHI | G3 Arturs Silovs | 28/29 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 14 | vs NYI | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 27/31 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 12 | vs CGY | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 28/29 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 9 | vs EDM | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 20/27 | L | Arturs Silovs |
| 12 | Nov 7 | @ LAK | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 26/28 | W | – |
| 11 | Nov 5 | @ ANA | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 21/22 | W | – |
| 10 | Nov 2 | @ SJS | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 21/23 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 30 | vs NJD | G3 Arturs Silovs | 16/22 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 28 | vs CAR | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 28/32 | OTL | – |
| 7 | Oct 26 | vs PIT | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 21/24 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 22 | @ CHI | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 31/34 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 19 | @ PHI | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 26/26 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 17 | @ FLA | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 26/28 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 15 | @ TBL | G3 Arturs Silovs | 23/26 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 11 | vs PHI | G1 Kevin Lankinen | 29/31 | OTL | – |
| 1 | Oct 9 | vs CGY | G3 Arturs Silovs | 20/26 | OTL | – |
Goalie data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
- The Schedule Got Kinder. The Second Night Didn’t. In the Original Six era about a third of NHL games were a team’s second night in a row, and one goalie played both.
- Hainsworth’s 22 Was Mostly Arithmetic George Hainsworth’s 22 shutouts in 1928-29 have stood for almost a century.
- A Shootout Shooter Needs More Than 200 Tries Before Skill Outweighs Luck. The Most Anyone Has Taken Is 135. T.J.
- The Last Goalie Who Played Every Night A rule ended the every-night goalie in the mid-1960s, and the 1990s brought him back.
Vancouver Canucks goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Vancouver Canucks starting goalie in 2024-25?
Kevin Lankinen made the most starts: 49 of 82 (60%), going 25-15-10.
How often did the Vancouver Canucks backup goalie start in 2024-25?
Thatcher Demko had 23 starts (28% of games).
Who started the second game of Vancouver Canucks back-to-backs in 2024-25?
Kevin Lankinen started 7 of 10 second games; the other goalies started 3.