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A heavy workload isn’t fazing Vancouver Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen.

The Finnish netminder logged more than 94 minutes of ice time over two days as his team continues to deal with a rash of injuries.

“I felt great,” he said of playing in back-to-back games on Thursday and Friday. “Obviously, as a goalie, usually the more you play, the better you feel.”

Signed as a free agent after the Canucks had already started training camp, Lankinen has become a steady presence amid an unsettled Canucks roster this season.

He started the campaign sharing the crease with rookie Arturs Silovs as all-star goalie Thatcher Demko worked his way back from a knee injury.

The six-foot-two, 190-pound netminder has a 15-7-4 record with a .908 save percentage, a 2.54 goals-against average and three shutouts over the campaign.

Demko returned on Dec. 10 and split duties with Lankinen until Thursday, when the American …

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