Arturs Silovs will be the third goaltender to start for the Vancouver Canucks in their first-round series against the Nashville Predators. And it’s only Game 4.
Team sources confirmed to The Athletic’s Rick Dhaliwal that Casey DeSmith is injured, but that injury isn’t related to the hit he took in the first period from Michael McCarron (for which McCarron was fined $2,000).
Silovs — who has made seven career NHL starts — will lead the Canucks out onto the ice for warmups on Sunday afternoon and is set to start Game 4.
It’s unclear when DeSmith sustained his injury or how injured he is, but he was excellent throughout Game 3 in relief of Thatcher Demko. What this means for who will mind the net for the rest of Vancouver’s first-round series, and into the next round if they’re able to advance, remains unclear. One would expect the Canucks to clarify the situation following Sunday’s game.
(Photo of Arturs Silovs: Stephen R. Sylvanie / USA Today)
