Late in the first frame, however, Canucks defender Noah Juulsen collided with Demko, and the Vancouver starter stood up slowly, appearing to favour his left knee. That’s the same knee that Demko injured late last season and then sustained an unprecedented tear in in Game 1 of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs.

J.T. Miller scored in the shootout and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Seattle Kraken 4-3. Conor Garland, Tyler Myers and Max Sasson scored in regulation for the Canucks.

Despite taking a 4–3 victory against the Seattle Kraken in a shootout, the Vancouver Canucks suffered a loss in their first game of 2025. Thatcher Demko started in net for the Canucks, putting up 11 saves on 12 shots against,