When you’ve got a great game, you’re going to earn a good nickname. Kevin Lankinen doesn’t have a big book of NHL goaltending work to suggest he warrants a memorable moniker — certainly nothing like award-winning Dominik ‘The Dominator’ Hasek or Henrik ‘The King’ Lundqvist — but the quiet and confident Vancouver Canucks stopper does deserve a suitable label.

And after being special for most of the season, Kevin Lankinen was less than ordinary. And so were most of his teammates and especially Vancouver’s top players.

WINNIPEG -- Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick in a 6:38 span in the first period, and the Winnipeg Jets cruised to a 6-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday.

The Capitals are ramping up efforts to extend Logan Thompson while the goaltending situation in Carolina has gotten less dire.

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The Winnipeg Jets continued their season long homestand on Tuesday night at the Canada Life Centre and absolutely crushed the Vancouver Canucks by a score of 6-1. Connor Hellebuyck picked up his league leading 27th win of the year on a cold winter night in Winnipeg.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick ... who finished a five-game road trip going 1-2-2. Kevin Lankinen stopped 27 shots for Vancouver. Canucks: It was a team loss ...

Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick in the first period and went on to add an assist as the Winnipeg Jets crushed the visiting Vancouver Canucks 6-1 on Tuesday. Neal Pionk, Nino Niederreiter and Mark Scheifele each had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg.

Devon Toews scored with 37 seconds left in overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in Denver on Tuesday night.

Ah, goaltending. A hot topic, no matter the occasion. The 4 Nations Face-Off is about three weeks away. No matter your opinion on the event’s existence, it should be an exciting display of hockey.

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WINNIPEG - Kyle Connor was glad he and the Winnipeg Jets got some puck ... goal for the Canucks (19-14-10), who finished a five-game road trip going 1-2-2. Kevin Lankinen stopped 27 shots for Vancouver. “Obviously not ready to play,” said Canucks ...