Demko left the game in the second period. His sudden exit along with his shaky injury history had some fans fearing for the worst. It was just his 10th start since returning from a poplitieus injury in his knee back which he suffered in last year’s playoffs.

The Vancouver Canucks are holding their breath about the status of Thatcher Demko. The team’s No. 1 goalie left the ice midway through Thursday’s game in Seattle against the Kraken and was replaced in goal by backup Kevin Lankinen.

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko departed Thursday's 4-3 shootout win against the Seattle Kraken in the second period due to back spasms, head coach Rick Tocchet announced postgame, per Sportsnet's Dan Murphy.

Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko exited tonight's game against the Seattle Kraken with an apparent injury.

Starting goaltender and 2024 Vezina Trophy runner-up Thatcher Demko left Thursday's game against the Seattle Kraken and was replaced between the pipes by Kevin Lankinen. He was ruled out by the team prior to the third period,

It didn’t take long for Canucks fans to panic after Thatcher Demko exited early in the second period of the Vancouver Canucks’ shootout win over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.

After an awkward but somewhat harmless looking bump, goaltender Thatcher Demko “will not return to tonight’s game,” writes the Vancouver Canucks RR department in a statement released Thursday night.