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Vancouver Canucks · goaltender

Thatcher Demko scouting report

Overall
93.6
Position rank
17th / 104
Cap hit
$8.5M
Expires
2028-29 UFA
Value verdict
Fair
Model value
$7M

A 93.6 overall puts Demko 17th among 104 rated goaltenders, comfortably in the league's top quarter at the position. That makes him the highest-rated player on the Vancouver Canucks roster.

He has saved 3.6 goals above expected on the shots he has faced, a modestly positive mark.

He surged from 58.8 in 2024-25 to 69.1 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 9-season card history.

The contract, $8.5M through 2028-29, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $7M is within $1.5M of what he is paid.

The Vancouver Canucks have $15.8M of space under the $104M cap this season.

Career line

SeasonTeamGPOverallGSAx
2025-26VAN2069.12.5
2024-25VAN2358.8-0.1
2023-24VAN5192.812
2022-23VAN3219.8-7.5
2021-22VAN6492.414.4
2020-21VAN3596.916.8
2019-20VAN2762.81.1
2018-19VAN969.63.5
2017-18VAN144.7-1.1

Other VAN goaltenders by rating: Nikita Tolopilo (34.4), Leevi Merilainen (14.7), Kevin Lankinen (0.6). See the full Vancouver Canucks cap sheet.

How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.