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A big game goalie who seems to raise his game in the playoffs.


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June 2022 – At the end of the 2020-2021 season, Lankinen appeared to be the Blackhawks starting goalie. However, during the 2021 off-season the Blackhawks acquired veteran netminder Marc-Andre Fleury. Acting as backup goalie, he played just over 30 games posting a SV% of 0.891 and goals saved above average of -15.51. The decreased playing time, lack of confidence from management, along with a hand injury resulted in a very shaky Lankinen. This wasn’t entirely his fault, the team in front of him clearly wasn’t playing that well either.

Nonetheless, the team is now on its way to a proper rebuild and
Lankinen still has the potential to be the goalie the Blackhawks were hoping for. He’s a UFA this summer and all signs indicate he’ll be resigned as the starting goalie unless the Blackhawks dive into the free-agent market. – Puneet Sharma

April 2020 – The Blackhawks have signed the Finnish goaltender to a two-year deal worth an average annual value of $800,000. Lankinen’s transition to North America has been a bit tougher than expected, especially after his standout performance at the 2019 World Championships where he led team Finland to a gold medal. With the uncertainty surrounding the Blackhawks goaltending situation, Lankinen is in a great position to earn a spot this coming season. Tony Carr

 

February 2019 – Lankinen was signed coming off an incredible run with HIFK after returning from injury. He is a big, mobile goalie with strong lateral movement. Capable of stealing games, his impossibly good ratios have returned to a more sustainable level since coming to Rockford of the AHL. All in all, a solid start to his career in North America. Tony Carr

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 7.0
NHL Certainty 7.0
Country FIN
Position G
Roster Type Minors
Shoot/Glove Left
Date of Birth April 28, 1995
Height 6‘2”
Weight 185 lbs
Drafted No

Stats

 Season Team League GP GAA SVS%      Playoffs GP GAA SVS%
 2009-2010 Kiekko-Vantaa U16U16 SM-sarja Q6 3.67 .888|      
  Kiekko-Vantaa U16U16 SM-sarja18 3.38 .917|      
 2010-2011 Jokerit U16U16 SM-sarja Q4 1.50 .952|      
  Jokerit U16U16 SM-sarja10 2.46 .927|Playoffs3 4.41 .882
  Jokerit U18U18 SM-sarja Q1 0.00 .100|      
  Jokerit U18U18 SM-sarja5 2.37 .936|      
  Jokerit U20U20 SM-sarja0 - -|      
  Finland U16 (all)International-Jr6 2.82 .917|      
 2011-2012 Jokerit U18U18 SM-sarja Q4 2.33 .912|      
  Jokerit U18U18 SM-sarja21 2.51 .917|Playoffs11 2.14 .939
  Jokerit U20U20 SM-sarja2 1.00 .950|      
  Finland U17 (all)International-Jr8 3.07 .904|      
 2012-2013 Jokerit U18U18 SM-sarja6 1.64 .944|Playoffs10 0.87 .966
  Jokerit U20U20 SM-sarja23 2.92 .910|      
 2013-2014 Jokerit U20U20 SM-sarja36 2.33 .917|Playoffs4 2.09 .931
  JokeritLiiga1 7.16 .666|      
  JokeritET2 2.65 .913|      
  Finland U20 (all)International-Jr3 1.30 .955|      
 2014-2015 HIFKLiiga24 2.29 .911|Playoffs6 1.74 .933
  HIFKChampions HL1 1.96 .750|      
  Kiekko-VantaaMestis10 3.29 .906|      
  Finland U19 (all)International-Jr2 0.67 .975|      
  Finland U20 (all)International-Jr2 6.00 .840|      
 2015-2016 HIFKLiiga22 2.36 .906|Playoffs3 3.33 .891
  HIFKChampions HL1 2.05 .929|      
  KooKooLiiga2 2.34 .919|      
 2016-2017 HIFKLiiga42 2.14 .920|Playoffs13 2.50 .906
  HIFKChampions HL4 2.65 .907|      
 2017-2018 HIFKLiiga15 1.33 .946|Playoffs13 1.99 .936
  KetteräMestis2 1.50 .954|      
 2018-2019 Chicago BlackhawksNHL0 - -|      
  Rockford IceHogsAHL19 2.50 .910|      
  Indy FuelECHL6 3.18 .893|      
  Finland EHT2 1.51 .942|      
  FinlandWC8 1.50 .942|      
  Finland (all)International11 1.55 .943|      
 2019-2020 Chicago BlackhawksNHL0 - -|      
  Rockford IceHogsAHL21 3.03 .909|      
 2020-2021 Chicago BlackhawksNHL37 3.01 .909|      
 2021-2022 Chicago BlackhawksNHL32 3.50 .891|      
 2022-2023 Nashville PredatorsNHL19 2.75 .916|      
 2023-2024 Nashville PredatorsNHL24 2.82 .908|      
 2024-2025 Vancouver CanucksNHL7 2.25 .919|      

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