Lankinen is expected to start on the road against Seattle on Saturday, per Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650. Lankinen has a 20-9-7 record, 2.50 GAA and .907 save percentage in 36 appearances in 2024-25.

In many ways, Kevin Lankinen stocks have never been higher. The 29-year-old netminder has already set new career highs in wins (19) and is currently rocking his best goals-against-average (2.53) of his career.