That won't boost morale -- Demko lost for the third time in four starts, and he's allowed 16 goals in that span. Kevin Lankinen (illness) was well enough to back up, but it's possible the Canucks ...

Look at the featured image above. That’s the second goal of Thursday’s game, scored by Los Angeles’ Alex Turcotte. Turcotte collected a rebound off Thatcher Demko and was all alone to flip home the puck for what was his second goal of the game.

As the Vancouver Canucks consider their options, if the team decides to part ways with Thatcher Demko, one writer believes ... and sign Finnish netminder Kevin Lankinen to a one-year deal.

Thatcher Demko has been the backbone of the Canucks ... He has been outplayed by Kevin Lankinen this season, and the pressure is on for him to perform. If he gets traded to the Oilers and ...

Thatcher Demko was expected to miss the start of the season with a knee injury, and the Canucks brought in Kevin Lankinen as insurance between the pipes. Lankinen not only played well for the ...

Demko will patrol the crease for Tuesday's home clash with Buffalo, per Cancucks Insider.

Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist ... Kings goalie Darcy Kuemper stopped 20 shots. Thatcher Demko made 16 saves for the Canucks. Vancouver has lost six of seven and fallen out of the Western Conference’s second wild-card spot.

Alex Turcotte scored twice and notched an assist as the Los Angeles Kings thumped the struggling Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Thursday.