Overview
- General manager Patrik Allvin said Demko will have the procedure next week after consultations with team doctors and outside specialists.
- Demko exited a Jan. 10 loss in Toronto after allowing three goals on six shots and has not played since.
- Vancouver expects Kevin Lankinen to handle most starts for a team that is 17-30-5 and has dropped 13 of its last 14 games.
- Demko’s season ends at 8-10-1 with a 2.90 goals-against average, a .897 save percentage and one shutout after a 12-game absence in November–December.
- The 30-year-old was a 2023-24 Vezina finalist and begins a three-year, $25.5 million extension next season, shaping Vancouver’s roster and cap decisions while he rehabs.