Kevin Lankinen had a strong performance in his debut for the Vancouver Canucks, stopping 29 of 31 shots before falling to the Philadelphia Flyers in a shootout. Despite the loss, Lankinen made several impressive saves, including crucial stops against top prospect Matvei Michkov and rookie Jett Luchanko.
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen stops Philadelphia Flyers ' Morgan Frost during the first period in Vancouver. The Flyers won 3-2 in a shootout on Oct. 11, 2024. Kevin Lankinen has made a point of focusing on what’s in front of him – whether it’s a puck or an opportunity.“Living day by day has kind of been my motto the last few years,” he said after the Canucks dropped a 3-2 shootout decision to the Philadelphia Flyers .
Some of his biggest saves of the night came midway through the third period when Philly’s highly touted prospect Matvei Michkov fired the puck from the slot, hitting the Finnish netminder’s pad. The rebound popped out to rookie Jett Luchanko, whose shot sent Lankinen diving backward and to his right for a save as bodies crashed into the crease.
Now in his fifth NHL season, Lankinen went undrafted before signing with the Chicago Blackhawks as a free agent in May 2018. He spent two seasons with the club before joining the Nashville Predators ahead of the 2022-23 campaign. Vancouver’s defence was tested Friday when Tyler Myers went down less than two minutes into the game after hitting Joel Farabee along the boards.
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