Canucks head coach says all-star goalie Thatcher Demko won’t play Game 2 vs. Predators

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The Canucks will be without all-star goalie Thatcher Demko when they face the Nashville Predators in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday in Vancouver.

NHL team’s starter missed a month after suffering a knee injury in March

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A Canucks goaltender, wearing a blue and green jersey, makes a save on a Predators opponent, dressed in yellow and white during Game 1 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series in Vancouver on April 21, 2024.
Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet says goalie Thatcher Demko, pictured, is “day-to-day” and will be evaluated later Tuesday. Backup Casey DeSmith will start later that night against the visiting Predators. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press/File)

The Canucks will be without all-star goalie Thatcher Demko when they face the Nashville Predators in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday in Vancouver.

Head coach Rick Tocchet says Demko is “day-to-day” and will be evaluated later today.

He will be replaced in net by back-up Casey DeSmith.

Demko, 28, stopped 20 shots for the Canucks in a 4-2 Game 1 victory on Sunday.

Demko missed a month after suffering a knee injury on March 9, but returned for Vancouver’s two final games of the regular season and finished the campaign a 35-14-2 record, a .918 save percentage and five shutouts.

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