Kevin Lankinen

Kevin Lankinen

29-Year-Old GoalieG
Vancouver Canucks
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Kevin Lankinen in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year, $875,000 contract with the Canucks in September of 2024.
Stumbles in overtime loss
GVancouver Canucks
December 21, 2024
Lankinen allowed five goals on 20 shots in Saturday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Senators.
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Lankinen had one of his worst games of the year. The Canucks were able to overcome three of the deficits he created, but Jake Sanderson ended it in favor of the Senators just 13 seconds into overtime. This was Lankinen's second start and defeat in a row (0-1-1), dropping him to 14-5-4 with a 2.61 GAA and a .907 save percentage over 23 starts this season. Expect Thatcher Demko to get the starting nod Monday versus the Sharks.
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Moving from rebuilding Chicago to Nashville meant Lankinen had significantly less playing time in 2022-23. Working as a backup to Juuse Saros, Lankinen had a 9-8-1 record, a 2.75 GAA and a .916 save percentage. Those numbers are more in line with his rookie year, so it's safe to say Lankinen is a fairly solid backup, though he'll feel a bit of a hot seat as the only thing standing between top prospect Yaroslav Askarov and an NHL job. Lankinen will want to perform well in his walk year, and if the Predators fall out of contention (or maybe even if they don't), he could be on the move at the trade deadline to shore up a contender's depth in the crease.
Lankinen played 32 games for Chicago a season ago, with most of them coming down the stretch following Marc-Andre Fleury's trade to Minnesota. The numbers were horrific (8-15-6 record, 3.50 GAA, .891 save percentage), which was not all that surprising considering how terrible the Blackhawks played as a team defensively. Lankinen should find himself in a considerably better situation this time around on the heels of his new one-year deal with Nashville. The 27-year-old will serve as the backup to Juuse Saros, which is not a gig that is conducive to fantasy production due to a lack of playing time.
Lankinen had never seen NHL action prior to last season, but that didn't stop the Blackhawks from running him out there for 37 of their 56 games in 2020-21. Lankinen's numbers - 17-4-5 record, 3.01 GAA, .909 save percentage - appear a tad underwhelming on the surface but are actually quite good considering the rate at which Chicago hemorrhaged scoring chances a year ago. Lankinen's extended audition wasn't enough to keep Blackhawks management from going out and acquiring reigning Vezina Trophy winner Marc-Andre Fleury from the Golden Knights following the year. Fleury is going to get the lion's share of the playing time for Chicago even at his advanced age, giving Lankinen little-to-no fantasy value unless an injury strikes.
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Set to start Saturday
GVancouver Canucks
December 21, 2024
Lankinen was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports, indicating he will patrol the home crease Saturday versus Ottawa.
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Gives up two goals in loss
GVancouver Canucks
December 19, 2024
Lankinen allowed two goals on 20 shots in Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Golden Knights. The third goal was an empty-netter.
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Set to face Vegas
GVancouver Canucks
December 19, 2024
Lankinen is expected to start in Thursday's road tilt against Vegas.
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Available, won't start vs. Utah
GVancouver Canucks
December 18, 2024
Lankinen (illness) is no longer dealing with flu symptoms but won't start in Wednesday's road game against Utah.
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Not ready to return
GVancouver Canucks
Illness
December 16, 2024
Lankinen (illness) won't be in the lineup for Monday's home matchup against Colorado, according Ben Kuzma of Postmedia.
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Projected starter?
GVancouver Canucks
November 17, 2024
Predators Radio Host Max Herz believes Lankinen will patrol the home crease Sunday versus Nashville.
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Lankinen could get the second half of Vancouver's back-to-back after Arturs Silovs played in Saturday's 4-1 win over Chicago. The 29-year-old Lankinen has an 8-2-2 record with a 2.60 GAA and a .907 save percentage through 12 appearances this season.
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