Former Blackhawks Gets The Nod In Net Tonight Against Sweden
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Former Chicago Blackhawks goalie Kevin Lankinen has found himself in new territory tonight, as he will be the starting goalie for Finland for tomorrow's Four Nations Face-Off match.
The match set for tonight's game in the Four Nations Face-Off will see Finland and Sweden battle on the ice.
After Sweden's OT loss to Team Canada this week, there's no doubt they'll be working to absolve their guilt of a loss to one of the best teams in the tournament.
The responsibility of stopping all the high-danger chances for Finland tonight will be up to Kevin Lankinen.
This was after Juuse Saros would give up six goals against Team USA, who would demolish the Finns, 6-1.
They need another option in the net, and Lankinen is the next best guy on the team to deliver a solid performance.
The game will take place tomorrow at 1 PM on ESPN+.
Lankinen has been a fill-in for the starting position, as the Canucks have been without Thatcher Demko for the majority of the season.
And under Rick Tocchet's coaching, Lankinen has shown that he can be a great goalie in the right circumstances.
This season with the Canucks he has a 19-8-7 record, with a 2.53 GAA, and a .905 save percentage.
If you don't recall, his first season with the Chicago Blackhawks saw him put up impressive numbers.
Similar to what we're seeing now.
In 2020-2021 he'd show up for the Blackhawks playing 37 games, with a record of 17-14-5, 3.01 GAA, and a .909 save percentage.
Perhaps after this season, we can dispel the notion that he's a bust especially if he outperforms Juuse Saros in international play.
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