New York Rangers' Taylor Raddysh (14) tips the puck wide of the net behind Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko (35) as Elias Pettersson (25) defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko skates to the corner during a stoppage in play during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko saves the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
New York Rangers' Taylor Raddysh (14) tips the puck wide of the net behind Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko (35) as Elias Pettersson (25) defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko skates to the corner during a stoppage in play during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko saves the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
VANCOUVER - Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko will return to the net Tuesday when Vancouver hosts the Winnipeg Jets.Â
Vancouver head coach Adam Foote confirmed after morning skate that the 29-year-old all-star will get the start.
Demko has not played since a 5-4 overtime win against the Predators on Nov. 3 in Nashville.Â
Foote said on Friday the goalie was taking care of himself in a season with a condensed schedule, but did not say he was dealing with an injury.
Demko is 5-4-0 this season with a .912 save percentage and a 2.57 goals-against average.Â
The six-foot-four, 192-pound goalkeeper missed much of last season after suffering a knee injury in Game 1 of Vancouver’s first-round playoff series against the Predators in the 2023-24 campaign.Â
This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published Nov. 11, 2025.
