Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Could return during road trip
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Lyon (lower body) won't be in the lineup for Wednesday's matchup in Pittsburgh but could return during Detroit's four-game road trip, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.
Lyon participated in Tuesday's practice and is getting close to returning to action. Cam Talbot will start against the Penguins, while Ville Husso will be the backup. The 31-year-old Lyon has a 2-3-0 record with a 2.78 GAA and a .916 save percentage through six appearances this season
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Skates before practice Monday
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Lyon (lower body) skated before Monday's practice session, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.
Lyon suffered a lower-body injury Thursday that led to him being scratched from Friday's game against the Maple Leafs. While head coach Derek Lalonde didn't offer an update beyond Lyon's return to the ice Monday, it's certainly encouraging to see the goaltender skating. It's not yet clear when Lyon will be able to return to game action.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Suffers lower-body injury
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Lyon suffered a lower-body injury Thursday and will not dress against the Maple Leafs on Friday, according to Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press.
Lyon was slated to get the start in goal in Toronto, but Cam Talbot will now get the call. The Red Wings recalled Ville Husso from the AHL on an emergency basis to back up Talbot. Lyon has lost his last two starts, allowing 10 goals on 67 shots and is 2-3-1 with a 2.78 GAA and a .916 save percentage in six appearances this season.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Tending twine Friday
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Lyon will guard the cage on the road against the Maple Leafs on Friday, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Lyon is currently stuck in a two-game losing streak in which he gave up 10 goals on 67 shots (.851 save percentage) and has had to watch Cam Talbot start the Wings' last two contests. A matchup with the star-studded Leafs -- though Auston Matthews (upper body) is a doubt -- isn't exactly the best way to get Lyon back on track, but Detroit's back-to-back, with the Rangers at home Saturday, didn't leave the coaching staff with any good options.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Slated to start Wednesday
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Lyon is expected to start Wednesday's home game against Winnipeg, according to Daniella Bruce of the Red Wings' official site.
Lyon allowed four goals on 38 shots in Saturday's 5-3 loss to Buffalo. He has a 2-2-0 record with one shutout, a 2.05 GAA and a .940 save percentage through five appearances this season. Winnipeg has compiled 40 goals in nine games en route to an 8-1-0 start to the 2024-25 campaign.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Bounced by Buffalo
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Lyon stopped 34 of 38 shots in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Sabres, with Buffalo's final goal getting scored into an empty net.
The 31-year-old netminder has started three of the last four games for Detroit, but Lyon gave up more than three goals Saturday for the first time this season. He had little chance on any of them, and the game-winner came on a Bowen Byram point shot that Lyon stopped, only for the rebound to deflect in off the back of Jeff Petry's leg. Lyon has a 2-2-0 record, 2.05 GAA and .940 save percentage through five appearances, and for now he appears to have a slight edge over Cam Talbot for playing time in the Wings' crease.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Facing Sabres
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Lyon will protect the visiting crease in Buffalo on Saturday, Daniella Bruce of the Red Wings' official site reports.
Lyon has been sharing the net with Cam Talbot thus far in the early going. Lyon is coming off a 1-0 shutout win over the Islanders on Tuesday, stopping 29 shots. He is 2-1-0 with a 1.46 GAA and a .955 save percentage in four appearances this season. The Sabres have found the back of the net 25 times in eight games.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Bricked up twine tent
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Lyon made 29 saves in a 1-0 win over the Islanders on Tuesday.
It was Lyon's first shutout this season and the fourth of his NHL career. The Islanders had their feet on the gas most of the game, but Lyon adroitly turned them away, wave by wave. He is 2-1-0 on the season with a 1.46 GAA and a .955 save percentage. Right now, Lyon is rising to the occasion and winning, so consider him an option for your blue paint whenever he's in there.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Shines in Saturday's win
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Lyon stopped 37 shots in a 5-2 victory over Nashville on Saturday.
Lyon was superb in the game, especially in the third period when he stopped 15 shots. He has a 1-1-0 record through three appearances this season, surrendering five goals on 81 shots.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Guarding cage Saturday
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Lyon will patrol the crease for Saturday's road clash with the Predators, Carley Johnston of the Red Wings' official site reports.
Lyon is still looking for his first win of the season but is coming off a perfect 15-for-15 save performance in relief of Cam Talbot against the Rangers on Wednesday. In his previous start, also versus New York, the 31-year-old Lyon stopped 24 of 27 shots in a losing effort. If he can put together a strong performance, Lyon might be capable of prying the starting gig away from Talbot.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Falls to Blueshirts
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Lyon stopped 24 of 27 shots in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Rangers, with New York's final goal getting scored into an empty net.
in his first action of the season, Lyon got beaten once in each period, with Chris Kreider's power-play tally in the second proving to be the game-winner. Detroit has used a different goalie in each of its first three games of the season, which doesn't bode well for any of their workloads, but with Ville Husso now at AHL Grand Rapids after clearing waivers, Lyon could work in more of a timeshare with Cam Talbot in the short term.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Guarding goal Monday
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Lyon will defend the road net Monday against the Rangers, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Lyon posted a 21-18-5 record with two shutouts, a 3.05 GAA and a .904 save percentage across 44 regular-season appearances in 2023-24. The Rangers have netted 11 goals in two games this campaign.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Starter for Friday
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Lyon is expected to start at home in Friday's preseason game against Chicago, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports Thursday.
Lyon had a 21-18-5 record, 3.05 GAA and .904 save percentage in 44 regular-season contests in 2023-24. The plan is for Lyon to serve for two periods Friday before Cam Talbot steps in for the third frame. Talbot is projected to be the Red Wings' No. 1 goalie in 2024-25, but with Lyon and Ville Husso also set to make the team, it's going to be difficult for any one netminder to rack up a lot of starts in Detroit.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Suffers injury with Team USA
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Lyon sustained an apparent hand injury while playing for the United States at the 2024 IIHF World Championship.
Lyon has returned to the US to undergo further evaluation and will not participate in the tournament any further. The netminder figures to be in a battle with Ville Husso for the starting job in Detroit next season, assuming he doesn't miss any significant time.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Wins despite allowing four goals
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Lyon allowed four goals on 21 shots during Monday's 5-4 overtime win against Montreal.
Lyon shouldered the heaviest workload of his NHL career this season, going 21-18-5 through 44 games. His .904 save percentage is the result of his roller-coaster play, which can even been seen in recent games. Following two strong games, he has allowed 10 goals on 48 shots over his last two outings. James Reimer is projected to start Tuesday's regular-season finale in Montreal.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Starting Monday
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Lyon will protect the home net Monday versus the Canadiens, Daniella Bruce of the Red Wings' official site reports.
Lyon allowed six goals on 27 shots in a 6-5 overtime loss to Pittsburgh on Thursday during his last outing. Through 43 appearances this season, he has posted a 20-18-5 record with a 3.03 GAA and a .906 save percentage. Montreal ranks 27th in the league with 2.80 goals per contest this campaign.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Tough loss to Caps
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Lyon turned aside 21 shots in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Capitals.
Detroit out-shot the visitors 43-23 on the night, but Charlie Lindgren stood on his head in the other crease while Lyon got beaten by Dylan Strome and Alex Ovechkin in the final three minutes of the second period. Lyon has allowed two goals or less in five of his last seven starts, posting a 2.29 GAA and .932 save percentage over that stretch, but he has only a 2-3-2 record to show for it as the Red Wings scramble for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. After Tuesday's loss, they sit one point back of the Caps for the No. 8 seed, with the Penguins and Flyers also very much in the mix.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Secures win No. 20
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Lyon recorded his 20th win of the season in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Sabres, stopping 37 of 38 shots.
Lyon has been enjoying quite a first full NHL season, going 20-17-4 with a 2.98 GAA in his 41 appearances. More recently, he's gone 2-3-2 with a .924 save percentage over his last seven games, facing at least 30 shots in each of those contests. The Minnesota native will likely continue seeing a heavy workload the rest of the way, including possibly starting against Washington on Tuesday.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Starting Sunday
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Lyon will protect the home net Sunday against Buffalo, according to Ansar Khan of MLive.com.
Lyon is coming off a 34-save effort in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers. He has only one victory across his past 12 outings, permitting 42 goals on 377 shots (.889 save percentage) during that stretch. Lyon has a 19-17-4 record this season with a 3.03 GAA and a .906 save percentage over 40 appearances. He has gone 1-1-0 versus the Sabres this season, stopping 38 of 45 shots.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Handed loss Friday
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Lyon allowed four goals on 38 shots in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers.
Both teams exchanged goals for the majority of the contest but the Rangers had the last laugh as they scored the lone goal in the final frame to pull away with the win. Lyon has been struggling for a while now -- he has only one win in his last 12 games and he's been below a .900 save percentage in eight of those outings. Fantasy managers may want to stay away from Lyon as a starting option down the stretch.
