Vancouver Canucks Goalie Kevin Lankinen Opens Up About His Success After Breaking Esteemed NHL Record
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Vancouver Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen finally comments after breaking the NHL record for most consecutive road wins to start the season.
When the Vancouver Canucks faced off against the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday and winning 5-4, two Vancouver Canucks etched their names in the history books.
Notching his 311 assists at just 25-years-old, Captain Quinn Highes became the Vancouver Canucks all-time assist leader for a defenseman, surpassing the record previously set by Alex Edler, which took him 15 seasons to achieve.
In the same game, Kevin Lankinen, who has been the Vancouver Canucks biggest surprise this season, broke a longstanding NHL record, winning 10 straight road games to the start the season.
Vancouver Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen comments on the keys to his success on the road this season
The Helsinki, Finland native opened up to rink side reporter Olivia McDonald to discuss his success on the road and the importance of team work.
Lankinen was being very modest and humble, telling McDonald that his success has come from playing behind a great team, who has played really good hockey, which puts him in the situations to win.
«Really fortunate to play behind such a good team. A lot of credit goes to the guys, playing unbelievable hockey.» - Kevin Lankinen
He also discussed his mental game, which head coach Rick Tocchet has praised him for.
Lankinen takes each game one at a time, and does not get to ahead of himself.
As stated earlier, Lankinen is being humble when describing the reasons for his success. In reality, the Canucks have not played that great in front of him. he is no doubt the teams MVP so far this season.
17 games with Vancouver where he has a record of 12-3-2 with a 2.65 goals against average, a .907 save percentage and two shutouts.
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