Say what you may about Vancouver Canucks prospect Jonathan Lekkerimäki’s 2025–26 season, but you can’t deny that the forward has stepped things up offensively at the AHL level. The forward has bounced up and down from the NHL to AHL, but currently remains with the Abbotsford Canucks as Vancouver remains on break during the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Lekkerimäki continued flexing his offensive talents with a two-goal performance during Abbotsford’s 5–3 win against the Ontario Reign on Monday afternoon, keeping his overall stats on the season to a point-per-game at the AHL level. Through 20 games with Abbotsford this season, Lekkerimäki has scored a grand total of 13 goals.
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Lekkerimäki’s two goals from Monday afternoon’s performance have propelled him up to 10th all-time in Abbotsford Canucks history in goals-scored, tying him with Sheldon Rempal with 33 total. Aside from Rempal, no other member of this list has played less than 100 games when logging this stat.
With two more goals, Lekkerimäki can leapfrog his way to ninth in franchise history, passing Max Sasson’s 34 total goals-scored. The current franchise leader in goals scored is Linus Karlsson, who has scored 70 in 164 games. If he is able to score five more goals in the AHL this season — which will depend on whether he rejoins the Canucks after the Olympic break or not — Lekkerimäki could finish the season with the eighth-most, surpassing Aatu Räty’s 38.
Abbotsford embarks on a five-game road trip beginning on February 18 with a rematch against the Reign in Ontario. From there, they will face the Henderson Silver Knights on February 20 and 21, before taking on the Calgary Wranglers on February 27 and March 1.
Jan 27, 2026; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks forward Jonathan Lekkerimaki (23) handles the puck against the San Jose Sharks in the second period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Images
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