<p>Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will be sidelined for approximately six weeks, according to a Friday evening report from Sportsnet&#8217;s Elliotte Friedman.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sounds like Thatcher Demko injury timeline is approximately six weeks. Thankfully not worst-case scenario</p>
<p>&mdash; Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a href="https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1598867814219411457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Demko was injured late in the first period of Thursday night’s game against the Florida Panthers after suffering from what appeared to be a lower-body injury. Demko was unable to put much weight on his leg and required help to get off the ice and down the tunnel to the Canucks’ locker room.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thatcher Demko hurts his leg badly on the Panthers third goal and had to be helped off the ice back to the bench. Crushing blow for both him and the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a>. <a href="https://t.co/PFB2bVQDlB">pic.twitter.com/PFB2bVQDlB</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Lachlan Irvine (@LachInTheCrease) <a href="https://twitter.com/LachInTheCrease/status/1598526245083688960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/vancouver-canucks-call-up-goaltender-collin-delia-emergency-conditions">Rick Dhaliwal of Donnie and Dhali</a> &#8212; The Team reported Friday that Demko was scheduled for an MRI this afternoon. <a href="https://twitter.com/irfgaffar/status/1598868263748112384?s=46&amp;t=DEnWR325pTm7hYEIozggJQ">Irfaan Gaffar added</a> that the Canucks were worried Demko&#8217;s injury was going to be worse than the approximate six week timeline.</p>
<div class="mb-5">Prior to Friday morning’s practice, the <a class="text-accent" href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/report-thatcher-demkos-offseason-surgery-minor-procedure-his-knee" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Canucks announced</a> that they had recalled goaltender Collin Delia from the Abbotsford Canucks under emergency conditions. Delia signed with the Canucks this past offseason, and has an .884 save percentage and a 3.44 goals-against average through eight starts with Abbotsford. The 28-year-old Delia has 32 NHL games under his belt, and a career save percentage of .904.</div>
<p>Spencer Martin will be tasked with holding down the fort in Demko&#8217;s absence, and should get a healthy run of games as the Canucks have just one set of back-to-back games in the month of December.</p>
<p>The Canucks face off against Troy Stecher and the Arizona Coyotes tomorrow evening. Puck drop is at 7 PM Pacific.</p>


Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will be sidelined for approximately six weeks, according to a Friday evening report from Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

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Demko was injured late in the first period of Thursday night’s game against the Florida Panthers after suffering from what appeared to be a lower-body injury. Demko was unable to put much weight on his leg and required help to get off the ice and down the tunnel to the Canucks’ locker room.

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<a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/vancouver-canucks-call-up-goaltender-collin-delia-emergency-conditions">Rick Dhaliwal of Donnie and Dhali</a> -- The Team reported Friday that Demko was scheduled for an MRI this afternoon. <a href="https://twitter.com/irfgaffar/status/1598868263748112384?s=46&amp;t=DEnWR325pTm7hYEIozggJQ">Irfaan Gaffar added</a> that the Canucks were worried Demko's injury was going to be worse than the approximate six week timeline.
<div class="mb-5">Prior to Friday morning’s practice, the <a class="text-accent" href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/report-thatcher-demkos-offseason-surgery-minor-procedure-his-knee" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Canucks announced</a> that they had recalled goaltender Collin Delia from the Abbotsford Canucks under emergency conditions. Delia signed with the Canucks this past offseason, and has an .884 save percentage and a 3.44 goals-against average through eight starts with Abbotsford. The 28-year-old Delia has 32 NHL games under his belt, and a career save percentage of .904.</div>
Spencer Martin will be tasked with holding down the fort in Demko's absence, and should get a healthy run of games as the Canucks have just one set of back-to-back games in the month of December.

The Canucks face off against Troy Stecher and the Arizona Coyotes tomorrow evening. Puck drop is at 7 PM Pacific.

Report: Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko injury timeline is “approximately six weeks”

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