Lankinen stopped 15 of 18 shots in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Stars. The fourth goal was an empty-netter.
Mikael Granlund scored his first goal for the Stars and Dallas beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Sunday night.
A persistent predicament proved problematic for the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday — the team simply struggled to score.
Lankinen will defend the home crease against the Stars on Sunday, according to Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.com.