Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will miss Game 2 against the Predators due to an undisclosed injury sustained in Game 1. NHL insider Elliotte Friedman reports that the injury is new, but the timeline for Demko’s return is currently unknown.
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Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will miss Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Nashville Predators due to an undisclosed injury. Backup Casey DeSmith will start in his place. Demko, 28, made 22 saves in Game 1, a 4-2 Canucks victory. DeSmith, 31, has appeared in 27 games for Vancouver this season, posting a 12-9-6 record with a 2.89 goals-against average and an .896 save percentage.
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will miss Game Two of their playoff series against the Nashville Predators due to injury. The extent of Demko’s injury is unknown, but his absence is a significant blow to the Canucks, who rely heavily on his strong play. Demko was one of the front-runners for the Vezina Trophy this season and his injury leaves the Canucks with a less experienced goaltending tandem of Casey DeSmith and Arturs Silovs. The Predators now have a clear advantage in net, but the Canucks’ structured defensive play could help mitigate that. However, they will need to find a way to generate more offense without Demko in their lineup.
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will miss Tuesday’s Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round series against the visiting Nashville Predators due to an undisclosed injury. Demko had been dealing with a knee injury earlier in the season but had returned for the final two games of the regular season. Casey DeSmith will start in Demko’s place. The Canucks won Game 1 of the series 4-2 on Sunday.
Thatcher Demko, the Vancouver Canucks’ starting goaltender, will miss Game 2 of their opening-round series against the due to injury. His status for the rest of the series is uncertain. Demko played well in Game 1, making 20 saves on 22 shots, but he left the game with an injury and did not practice on Monday. Spencer Martin and Collin Delia will be the Canucks’ options in goal with Demko out.
The Vancouver Canucks have been dealt a major blow with the news that starting goaltender Thatcher Demko will miss Game 2 of the team’s first-round series against the Nashville Predators and could potentially miss the rest of the series. The Canucks will rely on Casey DeSmith and Arturs Silovs in the crease in Demko’s absence. The injury to Demko is a re-aggravation of the lower-body injury that kept him out of Vancouver’s lineup from March 9 to April 16. In Demko’s absence, the Canucks produced a 7-5-2 record, earning a 2.86 goals against average and a .884 save percentage. The Canucks had the second-highest odds of winning the Stanley Cup before the playoffs began, but their chances have now been lowered.
Vancouver Canucks starting goalie Thatcher Demko has been ruled out for Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Nashville Predators on Monday, coach Rick Tocchet announced. He will be replaced in net by backup Casey DeSmith. Demko, 28, stopped 20 shots for the Canucks in a 4-2 Game 1 victory on Sunday. The 28-year-old missed a month after suffering a knee injury on March 9 but returned for Vancouver’s two final games of the regular season and finished the campaign with a 35-14-2 record, a .918 save percentage, and five shutouts.