Vancouver Canucks Goalie Starts 2025-26

2025-26 · 25-49-8 · 58 pts · 8th Pacific

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Who started in goal for the Vancouver Canucks in 2025-26: 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 43 of 82 Canucks games (52%). Thatcher Demko had 20 starts. Season: 1A/1B split.

1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.

G1Starter
Kevin Lankinen
Starts
43/82
Share
52%
Last 10
5
11-27-5 · .875 SV% · 4 relief · last start Apr 16
G2Backup
Thatcher Demko
Starts
20/82
Share
24%
Last 10
0
8-10-1 · .895 SV% · last start Jan 10
G3Third goalie
Nikita Tolopilo
Starts
18/82
Share
22%
Last 10
5
6-11-2 · .881 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 12

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2025-26

Every Canucks game by starting goalie

G1 Kevin Lankinen
G2 Thatcher Demko
G3 Nikita Tolopilo
G4 Jiri Patera

Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back

G1Lankinen

G2Demko

G3Tolopilo

G4Patera

Game

Vancouver Canucks goalie patterns

Back-to-backs: 13 second games, started by Kevin Lankinen 7, Nikita Tolopilo 3, Thatcher Demko 2, Jiri Patera 1.
Home and road: Kevin Lankinen started 23 of 41 home games and 20 of 41 road games.
Pulled starters: a reliever came in 7 times (9% of games).

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)

Starting goalie in every game
#	Date	Opp	Starter	Saves	Result	Relief
82	Apr 16	@ EDM	G1 Kevin Lankinen	29/35	L	–
81	Apr 14	vs LAK	G1 Kevin Lankinen	31/34	W	–
80	Apr 12 ▲	@ ANA	G3 Nikita Tolopilo	24/27	W	–
79	Apr 11	@ SJS	G1 Kevin Lankinen	29/32	W	–
78	Apr 9	@ LAK	G3 Nikita Tolopilo	22/26	L	–
77	Apr 7	vs VGK	G3 Nikita Tolopilo	27/29	L	–
76	Apr 4	vs UTA	G3 Nikita Tolopilo	18/24	L	–
75	Apr 2 ▲	@ MIN	G3 Nikita Tolopilo	34/38	L	–
74	Apr 1	@ COL	G1 Kevin Lankinen	24/30	W	–
73	Mar 30	@ VGK	G1 Kevin Lankinen	30/33	L	–
72	Mar 28	@ CGY	G3 Nikita Tolopilo	7/11	L	Kevin Lankinen
71	Mar 26	vs LAK	G1 Kevin Lankinen	34/37	L	–
70	Mar 24	vs ANA	G1 Kevin Lankinen	29/33	L	–
69	Mar 21	vs STL	G1 Kevin Lankinen	18/20	L	–
68	Mar 19	vs TBL	G1 Kevin Lankinen	25/31	L	–
67	Mar 17	vs FLA	G1 Kevin Lankinen	21/23	W	–
66	Mar 14	vs SEA	G3 Nikita Tolopilo	28/33	L	–
65	Mar 12	vs NSH	G3 Nikita Tolopilo	16/19	W	–
64	Mar 9	vs OTT	G1 Kevin Lankinen	22/23	L	–
63	Mar 7 ▲	@ WPG	G1 Kevin Lankinen	33/36	OTL	–
62	Mar 6	@ CHI	G3 Nikita Tolopilo	20/23	W	–
61	Mar 4	vs CAR	G1 Kevin Lankinen	18/22	L	Nikita Tolopilo
60	Mar 2	vs DAL	G3 Nikita Tolopilo	31/37	L	–
59	Feb 28	@ SEA	G1 Kevin Lankinen	20/24	L	–
58	Feb 25	vs WPG	G3 Nikita Tolopilo	25/28	OTL	–
57	Feb 4	@ VGK	G1 Kevin Lankinen	26/31	L	–
56	Feb 2	@ UTA	G1 Kevin Lankinen	13/19	L	–
55	Jan 31	vs TOR	G3 Nikita Tolopilo	39/41	OTL	–
54	Jan 29	vs ANA	G3 Nikita Tolopilo	32/32	W	Kevin Lankinen
53	Jan 27	vs SJS	G1 Kevin Lankinen	3/6	L	Nikita Tolopilo
52	Jan 25	vs PIT	G1 Kevin Lankinen	22/25	L	–
51	Jan 23	vs NJD	G1 Kevin Lankinen	19/24	L	–
50	Jan 21	vs WSH	G1 Kevin Lankinen	29/32	W	–
49	Jan 19	vs NYI	G1 Kevin Lankinen	29/33	L	–
48	Jan 17	vs EDM	G3 Nikita Tolopilo	29/35	L	–
47	Jan 15	@ CBJ	G1 Kevin Lankinen	32/36	L	–
46	Jan 13 ▲	@ OTT	G1 Kevin Lankinen	38/40	L	–
45	Jan 12	@ MTL	G3 Nikita Tolopilo	35/41	L	–
44	Jan 10	@ TOR	G2 Thatcher Demko	3/6	L	Kevin Lankinen
43	Jan 8	@ DET	G1 Kevin Lankinen	20/24	L	–
42	Jan 6	@ BUF	G2 Thatcher Demko	15/19	L	–
41	Jan 3 ▲	vs BOS	G1 Kevin Lankinen	19/22	OTL	–
40	Jan 2	vs SEA	G2 Thatcher Demko	25/28	OTL	–
39	Dec 30 ▲	vs PHI	G2 Thatcher Demko	27/31	L	–
38	Dec 29	@ SEA	G1 Kevin Lankinen	37/39	W	–
37	Dec 27	vs SJS	G2 Thatcher Demko	31/36	L	–
36	Dec 22	@ PHI	G2 Thatcher Demko	34/38	L	–
35	Dec 20 ▲	@ BOS	G1 Kevin Lankinen	39/43	W	–
34	Dec 19	@ NYI	G2 Thatcher Demko	23/24	W	–
33	Dec 16	@ NYR	G2 Thatcher Demko	23/23	W	–
32	Dec 14	@ NJD	G2 Thatcher Demko	25/26	W	–
31	Dec 11	vs BUF	G2 Thatcher Demko	12/15	L	–
30	Dec 8	vs DET	G1 Kevin Lankinen	11/14	L	Nikita Tolopilo
29	Dec 6 ▲	vs MIN	G3 Nikita Tolopilo	28/30	W	–
28	Dec 5	vs UTA	G1 Kevin Lankinen	14/17	L	–
27	Dec 2	@ COL	G1 Kevin Lankinen	28/31	L	–
26	Nov 29 ▲	@ LAK	G1 Kevin Lankinen	21/23	OTL	–
25	Nov 28	@ SJS	G3 Nikita Tolopilo	21/24	L	–
24	Nov 26	@ ANA	G3 Nikita Tolopilo	37/41	W	–
23	Nov 23	vs CGY	G1 Kevin Lankinen	16/21	L	–
22	Nov 20	vs DAL	G1 Kevin Lankinen	20/24	L	–
21	Nov 17 ▲	@ FLA	G4 Jiri Patera	33/40	L	–
20	Nov 16	@ TBL	G1 Kevin Lankinen	28/30	W	–
19	Nov 14	@ CAR	G1 Kevin Lankinen	34/38	OTL	–
18	Nov 11	vs WPG	G2 Thatcher Demko	5/8	L	Kevin Lankinen
17	Nov 9 ▲	vs COL	G1 Kevin Lankinen	27/32	OTL	–
16	Nov 8	vs CBJ	G1 Kevin Lankinen	29/32	W	–
15	Nov 5	vs CHI	G1 Kevin Lankinen	23/27	L	–
14	Nov 3	@ NSH	G2 Thatcher Demko	25/29	W	–
13	Nov 1	@ MIN	G2 Thatcher Demko	23/27	L	–
12	Oct 30	@ STL	G1 Kevin Lankinen	36/39	W	–
11	Oct 28	vs NYR	G2 Thatcher Demko	23/24	L	–
10	Oct 26 ▲	vs EDM	G2 Thatcher Demko	26/29	W	–
9	Oct 25	vs MTL	G1 Kevin Lankinen	20/24	L	–
8	Oct 23	@ NSH	G2 Thatcher Demko	33/35	L	–
7	Oct 21	@ PIT	G1 Kevin Lankinen	21/26	L	–
6	Oct 19	@ WSH	G2 Thatcher Demko	28/31	W	–
5	Oct 17 ▲	@ CHI	G1 Kevin Lankinen	31/33	W	–
4	Oct 16	@ DAL	G2 Thatcher Demko	28/31	W	–
3	Oct 13	vs STL	G1 Kevin Lankinen	31/35	L	–
2	Oct 11	@ EDM	G2 Thatcher Demko	34/36	L	–
1	Oct 9	vs CGY	G2 Thatcher Demko	17/18	W	–

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Vancouver Canucks goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Vancouver Canucks starting goalie in 2025-26?

Kevin Lankinen made the most starts: 43 of 82 (52%), going 11-27-5.

How often did the Vancouver Canucks backup goalie start in 2025-26?

Thatcher Demko had 20 starts (24% of games).

Who started the second game of Vancouver Canucks back-to-backs in 2025-26?

Kevin Lankinen started 7 of 13 second games; the other goalies started 6.