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 …