Overview
- Vancouver officially moved Demko to injured reserve retroactive to November 11 with a lower-body injury sustained against the Jets, leaving after one period and five saves on eight shots.
- The team also activated defenseman Victor Mancini, who had missed eight games and has five appearances this season without a point and a minus-2 rating.
- Lankinen is expected to handle starts during Demko’s absence and enters the assignment at 3-5-1 with a .885 save percentage and a 3.57 goals-against average in nine games.
- Earlier reporting indicated a two-to-three week timeline for Demko’s recovery, and the IR move guarantees only that he will miss the near-term slate.
- Before the injury, Demko was 5-4-0 with a .903 save percentage in 10 games, including a strong 5-on-5 goals saved above expected figure that ranked among the league’s best.