Demko starts for Canucks, Golden Knights go with Lehner in Game 7

Sportsnet Staff @SportsnetSeptember 04, 2020 - 8:46pm

Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko (35) makes the save during first period NHL Western Conference Stanley Cup playoff action against the Vegas Golden Knights, in Edmonton on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. (Jason Franson/CP)

Thatcher Demko will start a third straight game for the Vancouver Canucks as they take on the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 7 of their second-round series on Friday.

Demko/Lehner

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) September 5, 2020

Vegas has decided to go with Robin Lehner over Marc-Andre Fleury as each team attempts to book their spot in the Western Conference Final.

Both Demko and Lehner started in Game 6 on Thursday, meaning that the goalies will be playing on back-to-back nights.

The winner of the series will face the Dallas Stars in the conference final after they defeated the Colorado Avalanche earlier on Friday.

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