Lankinen last played for Finland in the 2019 IIHF World Championship, where he helped it win the gold medal by making 43 saves in a 3-1 victory against Canada in the final. He also made 14 saves and assisted on the winning goal scored by Sakari Manninen in a 5-4 overtime win against Sweden in the quarterfinals of that tournament.

Finland is making a change in net for its second game of the 4 Nations Face-Off. Coach Antti Pennanen said Kevin Lankinen will start against Sweden on Saturday after Juuse Saros allowed six goals on 32 shots in Finland's 6-1 loss to the United States in each team's first game of the tournament.

Finland versus Sweden will also be a must-watch for Canucks fans as Lankinen will face off against Elias Pettersson. In his first game for Sweden, Pettersson recorded a shot, a hit and a blocked shot in 16:32 of ice time. Puck drop for Finland versus Sweden is set for 10:00 am PT and can be viewed on Sportsnet.