Lankinen will guard the road goal in Friday's preseason game versus the Kraken, Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.com reports.
Lankinen just signed last Saturday, and he'll be ready to play in a preseason game less than a week later. The 29-year-old has a chance to get the starting job if Thatcher Demko (knee) is sidelined to begin the year. Lankinen went 11-6-0 with a 2.82 GAA and a .908 save percentage over 24 games with the Predators last season.