The Vancouver Canucks’ goaltending tandem of Thatcher Demko and Kevin Lankinen have received praise, for the most part, heading into the 2025–26 season in terms of how they compare to the rest of the NHL.

Following his acquisition of Lukas Reichel from the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, Vancouver Canucks GM Patrik Allvin met with the media ( video link ). While the trade itself was the focus of the scrum, Allvin also provided several updates on the status of some of their injured players.

The Nashville Predators ended their four-game losing streak on Oct. 23, beating the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 at Bridgestone Arena.

Cole Smith scored at 5:09 of the third period to lead the Nashville Predators to a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. Ryan O’Reilly also scored and Juuse Saros made 21 saves for the Predators,

The Canucks will look to bounce back against the Reign Sunday afternoon and prepare to host the Calgary Wranglers and the Henderson Silver Knights during this six-game homestand. Abbotsford falls to 2-3 on the season, and carry over a three-game losing streak from their visit to the Laval Rockets the previous weekend.

Lukas Reichel is a player the Canucks have had their eye on for a while. He’s now a Canuck: the team traded for the former first-round pick on Friday, sending a 2027 fourth-round pick to Chicago in exchange.

“In their search for a centre, the Canucks have made it clear they don’t want to move their 2026 first,” Friedman wrote in Friday's "32 Thoughts" column. “So far, they’ve held to that, and we’ll see where things go.”