Fabbri avoided serious injury and will return to the Red Wings lineup on Saturday after missing just one game. Fabbri has had great stretches this season but has just one goal in his last nine games.
Stalock allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Wild's win over the Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Stalock has won five of his last seven starts (5-1-1) while posting a strong 2.12 GAA, .919 SV% and one shutout. He has played great and is a must-start against a Red Wings team that is 1-7-0 while scoring just 1.63 goals per game in their last eight games.
Stalock allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Wild's win over the Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Stalock has won five of his last seven starts (5-1-1) while posting a strong 2.12 GAA, .919 SV% and one shutout. He has played great and is a must-start against a Red Wings team that is 1-7-0 while scoring just 1.63 goals per game in their last eight games.
Fabbri was hurt in a knee-on-knee collision with Jack Hughes on Tuesday and will not play on Thursday. Fabbri was able to avoid serious injury, so consider him as day-to-day. Sam Gagner will make his Red Wings debut to replace Fabbri in the top-6.
Fabbri was hurt on a knee-on-knee hit from Jack Hughes on Tuesday but the Red Wings received good news on Wednesday. Fabbri avoided serious injury and is day-to-day and questionable to play vs. Minnesota.
Given Fabbri's history of knee injuries, it was obviously a big scare for the Red Wings. However, Dylan Larkin seemed to indicate that Fabbri was doing O.K. but head coach Jeff Blashill had no update on the winger. Expect an update prior to Thursday's game vs. the Wild.
Gibson allowed six goals on 28 shots in the Ducks loss to the Golden Knights on Sunday. Gibson has lost five of his last six starts (1-3-2) while posting a 3.36 GAA and .893 SV%. The Ducks have struggled mightily in front of him, so it's probably wise to leave him on the bench against Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the Oilers.
Stalock allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Wild's win in Edmonton last Friday. Stalock has played terrific in February, going 4-1-1 with a 1.81 GAA, .930 SV% and one shutout in six starts. Stalock comes in at 10-3-2 with a 2.12 GAA and .922 SV% on home-ice with a good matchup against a Blue Jackets team that played last night.
Fowler has missed the last three games but will likely miss at least seven more games. With Fowler out Michael Del Zotto has been playing over 20 minutes per game and seeing second power-play unit time.
Gibson stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Ducks loss to the Avalanche on Friday. It was a great effort from Gibson, who has been solid recently, stopping 93 of the last 98 shots (.949 SV%) that he has faced. He’s gone 1-2-0 with a 4.04 GAA and .900 SV% in his first three starts against the Golden Knights this season.
Gudas was a healthy scratch during Saturday's game in New Jersey but will replace Jonas Siegenthaler in the lineup on Sunday afternoon. Gudas has picked up just one assist in his last 15 games.
Gibson allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Ducks loss in Montreal last Thursday. Since their bye week, Gibson has gone 2-2-1 with a 3.00 GAA and .892 SV% and draws a terrible matchup tonight with the Blues in town. Gibson is 1-1-0 while allowing just five goals on 72 shots (.931 SV%) in two games vs. St. Louis this season.
