Red Wings' Dominik Shine: Tallies twice for Griffins
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Shine scored two goals in AHL Grand Rapids' 5-2 win over Iowa on Wednesday.
Shine's up to 13 goals and 23 points in 20 games this season. He's been steady lately with three goals and three helpers over his last five outings. John Leonard was the most recent Griffins forward to get the call-up to the NHL, and Shine might follow if the Red Wings' injury issues worsen.
Red Wings' Cam Talbot: Expected to start Wednesday
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Talbot is set to start at home against Utah on Wednesday, according to Kara Wolfbauer of ESPN.
Talbot has a 9-5-2 record, 3.02 GAA and .885 save percentage in 17 appearances in 2025-26. He's searching for his first win since Nov. 22 -- Talbot is 0-3-2 with a 3.77 GAA and an .852 save percentage since his last victory. His upcoming adversary has been struggling too. After getting off to an 8-2-0 start, Utah has gone 8-14-3 across its past 25 games.
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Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Assists all three goals Tuesday
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Raymond recorded three assists, blocked two shots and dished out two hits in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Islanders.
Raymond had a hand in all three goals scored by the Red Wings in their comeback victory Tuesday. He plated the lone helper on Axel Sandin-Pellikka's goal before later recording secondary assists on the two power-play goals netted by Alex DeBrincat. With the trio of helpers, Raymond is up to 27 assists, 37 points and 71 shots on goal through 32 games this season. Since Nov. 9, the 23-year-old winger has at least one point in all but three games and has totalled 25 points in the 19-game stretch. In that time, he ranks among the league's top 10 skaters in points. Raymond is on track for his third consecutive 70-plus point season and remains a high-upside option with the Red Wings atop the Atlantic Division.
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Red Wings' Moritz Seider: Plates two helpers in comeback win
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Seider distributed two power-play assists in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Islanders.
Seider recorded the primary helper on both power-play goals scored by Alex DeBrincat in the third period. With the pair of apples, Seider is up to 20 assists, 24 points, 79 shots on net, 60 hits and 70 blocks through 34 games this season. Tuesday's performance ended his four-game streak without a point, putting him back on track to have a career year in the offensive zone. The 24-year-old blueliner remains one of the league's best defenseman in covering all stat categories and is near the pace needed for his fifth consecutive season with 150-plus blocks and 150-plus hits. Seider is well on his way to becoming a fantasy superstar.
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Red Wings' Alex DeBrincat: Two goals in comeback win
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DeBrincat tallied two power-play goals and fired six shots on net in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Islanders.
DeBrincat was the hero for Detroit in Tuesday's contest, as he tallied two power-play goals to give the Wings 2-1 and 3-2 leads. He is up to 20 goals, 39 points and 122 shots on net through 34 games this season. Tuesday's performance brought him up to nine power-play goals, which ranks second in the NHL. The 27-year-old winger has been the engine at the core of Detroit's recent string of wins with six goals in his last four games; all of which came in three multi-goal performances. Since Nov. 13, he has 24 points, which is tied for eighth in the league with teammate Lucas Raymond. If DeBrincat plays in all 82 games this season, which he has in each of the past four seasons, he is on pace for 94 points, which would blow his current career high of 78 out of the water.
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Red Wings' Axel Sandin-Pellikka: Sparks offense with goal
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Sandin-Pellikka scored a goal and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Islanders.
After the Red Wings were blanked across the first two periods, Sandin-Pellikka put the team on the board to help spark the comeback win. With the twine finder, the 20-year-old blueliner is up to four goals, 13 points, 36 shots on net and 33 blocks through 34 games this season. The rookie defenseman has been on a tear offensively with seven points in as many games. He is developing into a strong secondary source of offense from Detroit's blue line behind Moritz Seider. Sandin-Pellikka is a solid streaming option in fantasy with his recent run of points and is a lock to receive top-four minutes for the foreseeable future. He could become an everyday option in deep leagues if he maintains his heightened level of play.
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Red Wings' John Gibson: Extends win streak to six
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Gibson stopped 16 of 18 shots on net in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Islanders.
After allowing the opening goal of the game inside the first five minutes, Gibson stopped all but one shot across the final two periods while Detroit's offense came to life to complete the comeback. With the win, the 32-year-old netminder is up to a 10-7-1 record with a 3.07 GAA and an .890 save percentage through 19 appearances this season. After going 0-4-1 across six games in November, Gibson has completely flipped the switch in December, where he is 6-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and a .935 save percentage in six games. With the Red Wings surging as a team, Gibson has elevated his own performances and is one of the best streaming options across all fantasy formats amidst his win streak. While Cam Talbot will likely receive the nod in Wednesday's home game against Utah in the second half of a back-to-back, Gibson has a solid chance to start Saturday in Washington.
Red Wings' John Gibson: Between pipes against Isles
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Gibson will tend the twine at home versus the Islanders on Tuesday, Michael Whitaker of The Hockey News reports.
Gibson is riding a five-game winning streak during which he has posted a 2.00 GAA and two shutouts. With the 32-year-old netminder taking the first game of the back-to-back, fantasy managers can expect Cam Talbot to get the nod at home versus Utah on Wednesday.
Berggren was placed on waivers Monday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Berggren's pending demotion to AHL Grand Rapids, assuming he clears, shouldn't come as a surprise considering he has served as a healthy scratch in nine of the Red Wings' last 10 outings. In his last 10 appearances, the winger generated two assists, 10 shots and five hits while averaging 11:52 of ice time.
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Red Wings' Patrick Kane: Dealing with injury
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Kane (upper body) will miss at least the next two games, according to Max Bultman of The Athletic on Monday.
Kane suffered the injury in Saturday's 4-0 win over Chicago. He won't play against the Islanders and Mammoth on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, and could miss additional action afterward. Kane has compiled six goals, 23 points and 70 shots on net across 24 appearances this season. After being recalled from AHL Grand Rapids on Sunday, John Leonard will replace Kane on Detroit's second line.
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Red Wings' Erik Gustafsson: Sent back to minors
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Gustafsson was assigned to AHL Grand Rapids on Sunday.
John Leonard was recalled by Detroit in a corresponding transaction. Gustafsson has gotten into just one game with the Red Wings this year. The left-shot blueliner will link back up with the Griffins, with whom he's notched one goal, 14 points and a plus-13 rating over 14 appearances in 2025-26.
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Red Wings' John Leonard: Called up by Detroit
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Leonard was recalled from AHL Grand Rapids on Sunday.
Leonard has had a stellar start to the season in the minors, as he leads the AHL with 19 goals to go with 10 assists, two PIM and a plus-14 rating. The 27-year-old hasn't appeared in an NHL game since the 2023-24 season, but he'll provide additional depth for the Red Wings after Mason Appleton (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Thursday.
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Red Wings' Emmitt Finnie: Tallies in Saturday's win
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Finnie scored a goal, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Blackhawks.
Finnie snapped a three-game slump with his second-period tally. The 20-year-old has been back on the top line in recent weeks, which has helped to steady his offense after he slumped with a move to the bottom six. For the season, he's produced seven goals, 15 points, 59 shots on net, 59 hits, 23 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating in 33 appearances.
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Red Wings' Patrick Kane: One of each in win
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Kane scored a goal on five shots, dished an assist and went plus-3 in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Blackhawks.
Kane has three goals and six assists over seven outings in December. He earned both of his points within the first five minutes of this game, helping out on Alex DeBrincat's opening tally before adding a goal of his own. Kane is now at six goals, 23 points, 70 shots on net and a minus-2 rating through 24 contests this season. He continues to excel primarily as a playmaker on the Red Wings' second line and first power-play unit.
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Red Wings' Alex DeBrincat: Racks up three points in win
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DeBrincat scored twice on three sots, added an assist, logged two PIM, blocked two shots and went plus-3 in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Blackhawks.
DeBrincat has a pair of three-point efforts over the last three games. He's earned six goals and five assists across seven outings in December to continue being part of the engine of the Red Wings' offense. For the year, the winger is up to 18 goals, 19 helpers, 116 shots on net and a plus-4 rating through 33 appearances. He's well on his way to topping the 70-point mark for the fourth time in his career, and he could surpass his career highs of 41 goals and 78 points from the 2021-22 campaign with the Blackhawks.
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Red Wings' John Gibson: Posts second shutout of season
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Gibson recorded a 26-save shutout in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Blackhawks.
Gibson has all the momentum in the Red Wings' crease -- he's won five straight games, two via shutout. He's allowed 10 goals on 167 shots in that span. It took some time for Gibson to get on track, and he hasn't exactly faced juggernaut offenses during his heater, but the run is helping his confidence. The 32-year-old is up to 9-7-1 with a 3.13 GAA and an .890 save percentage over 18 starts this season. Gibson figures to start twice in the next week as the Red Wings have a pair of back-to-back sets coming up, beginning with a home sequence that sees them host the Islanders on Tuesday and the Mammoth on Wednesday.
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