Kevin Lankinen

2018-19: Skated with IceHogs for the majority of the season, but also appeared in six ECHL games with the Fuel...Helped Rockford post the second-best save percentage of any team in the AHL...Went 7-8-4 with a 2.50 GAA and .910 save percentage in 19 games...Won just two of his first 10 AHL outings through Jan. 18 before going 5-3-1 over his final nine contests...Also posted 4-2-0 record with a 3.18 GAA and .893 save percentage with Indy...Recalled to the Chicago Blackhawks on an emergency basis on April 5, but did not appear in an NHL game...Following regular season, led Finland to a gold medal at the 2019 IIHF World Championship...Went 7-1-0 with .942 save percentage and 1.50 GAA during the tournament...Ranked first among IIHF goaltenders in GAA and second in both minutes (480:41) and save percentage...Notched 21-save shutout in preliminary play against France...Blanked Russia with 32-save shutout in semifinals round (team featured 51-goal scorer from 2018-19 NHL season in Alex Ovechkin, 41 goal-scorer Nikita Kucherov and 21 goal-scorer Evgeni Malkin)...Stopped tournament-high 43 pucks on 44 shots in gold medal game vs. Canada.

Career Notes:
2017-18: Posted career-best marks in goals-against average (1.33) and save percentage (.946) in 15 games with HIFK of the Finnish Elite League...Also appeared in 13 playoff games with a 1.99 GAA and a .936 SV%, helping the team to a Liiga Bronze Medal. 2016-17: Backstopped HIFK to a Silver Medal, registering 2.14 GAA and .920 SV% in 42 appearances during the regular season.