After some questions as to who would start the second-half of the Vancouver Canucks’ weekend back-to-back at home, Kevin Lankinen was named tonight’s starter against the Colorado Avalanche, as per Canucks Head Coach Adam Foote via pre-game media availability.

Brock Boeser broke a tie on a partial breakaway with 5:45 left in the Vancouver Canucks' 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. Boeser took a long pass from Kiefer Sherwood, got behind the defense and beat Elvis Merzlikins with a shot over the glove.

The Canucks (8-8-1) didn’t fold when they fell behind 2-0 early. Vancouver got a short-handed goal from Drew O’Connor to tie the game once, then after falling behind again, forced the overtime on Jake DeBrusk’s power-play goal with just 3:01 left in the game.

Vancouver Canucks Head Coach Adam Foote met with the media ahead of Sunday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche and provided an update regarding his goaltending situation for this evening: “Lanks [Kevin Lankinen] is playing tonight,

For the first time since the birth of his son, Kevin Lankinen posted photos of his newborn, with a special shoutout to his wife.

The Vancouver Canucks will welcome back a key member of their lineup against the Chicago Blackhawks. After missing the last three games with an injury, Conor Garland will draw back into the lineup on Wednesday night. Garland is also projected to play on the first power play unit, as he was seen practicing with the group during the morning skate.

The Vancouver Canucks were on the wrong end of a 5-1 shellacking at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night at the PPG Paints Arena.