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| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | CHI | 37 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 109 | 3.01 | 2 | 1204 | .909 |
| 2021-22 | CHI | 32 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 106 | 3.50 | 0 | 973 | .891 |
| 2022-23 | NSH | 19 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 49 | 2.75 | 0 | 583 | .916 |
| 2023-24 | NSH | 24 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 2.82 | 1 | 610 | .908 |
| 2024-25 | VAN | 51 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 132 | 2.62 | 4 | 1345 | .902 |
| 2025-26 | VAN | 47 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 160 | 3.70 | 0 | 1285 | .875 |
| 2026-27 so far | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 210 | 81 | 85 | 27 | 612 | 3.10 | 7 | 6000 | .898 |
This Season So Far
The 2026-27 season has not started. The empty row above is his, and both it and this paragraph fill in on their own from the morning after he first plays: what he has done, what it is worth against his own last season, and the run he is on when the two disagree.
Last Season
47 appearances, 11-27-5, a 3.70 goals-against average and a .8755 save percentage, no shutouts.
That is the second-lowest figure of any goaltender in the league who appeared 40 times, behind only Jordan Binnington.
His career figure across 210 games is .8980.
Over his last 10 appearances, .868 on 302 shots.
The Physical Game
6-2, 190, and an orthodox, positionally sound goaltender without a standout tool. He is square and quiet and does not steal games.
Rebound control is the weakest part, and behind a defence that concedes what this one concedes, second chances are most of the workload.
The Mental Game
Undrafted out of Finland, he took until 26 to hold an NHL job and had one genuinely good season in Vancouver 2 years ago that earned him this contract.
11 wins in 47 appearances is a hard year by any measure.
The Intangibles
Vancouver conceded 210 goals at 5-on-5, the most in the league, against an expected 193.9 — its goaltending finished 16 goals worse than the chances it faced.
The chances were terrible and the goaltending made them worse. All 3 men who played 20 or more games finished under .895: Lankinen .8755, Tolopilo .8814, Demko .8949.
He is 31, and a 3.70 goals-against average is the number this club has to fix before anything else on the roster matters.
The numbers underneath
Recent form
Last 20 appearances, 2025-26, oldest first
.873
save percentage over his last 8, on 251 shots · .861 across these 20
Each bar is one appearance, taller being a better save percentage. Filled bars are .920 or better.