The Red Wings' three-game winning streak was snapped on Saturday, and the team will turn to Talbot in the crease against the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday for the tail end of their back-to-back. Talbot has been wildly inconsistent through three starts this season (2-1-0), including a 42-save shutout and allowing five goals on 19 shots (.737 SV%). The Red Wings enter the action on Sunday as +220 home underdogs.
Compher did not play in Thursday's 5-3 win over the New Jersey Devils but could be an option on Saturday afternoon against the Buffalo Sabres. The 29-year-old Compher has four points (2G / 2A) and a +2 plus/minus through six games this season.
Compher was a surprise scratch for Thursday's game, with his absence not being announced prior to warmups. The Red Wings will opt to dress seven defensemen as a result of Compher's absence.
Despite a spectacular 30-save performance for Alex Lyon in a 1-0 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday, the Red Wings will turn to Talbot between the pipes on Thursday against the New Jersey Devils. Talbot's first start of the season was a sensational 42-save shutout victory but, as a whole, has a less impressive 3.31 GAA and .907 SV% in three appearances (1-1-0). The Red Wings enter action on Thursday as +138 home underdogs against a Devils club that has allowed 14 goals in their last two games (0-1-1).
Holl will re-enter the lineup for Tuesday's game on Long Island after sitting out Saturday's game in Nashville. Olli Maatta will sit in his place.
Gibson underwent an emergency appendectomy on September 25th and is about four weeks into his original 3-6 week timeline. The American netminder has failed to produce a save percentage above .900 in each of the last two seasons and beginning 2024-25 on the Injured Reserve is a tough way to ensure a bounce-back campaign after only 13 wins in 2023-24. In addition, Lukas Dostal has been tremendous filling in for Gibson in his absence, posting a 2.48 GAA and .931 SV% in four games (2-1-1).
Kasper was the eighth overall pick of the Red Wings in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 20-year-old has played one NHL game, back in the 2022-23 season, but has spent the majority of his professional career in the AHL. He has 37 points (15G / 22A) in 73 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL).m
Albert Johansson will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the New York Rangers, allowing Gustafsson to re-enter the Red Wings' lineup against his former team. In one game with the Red Wings this season, Gustafsson has one points (0G / 1A) and three shots on goal.
Erik Gustafsson will draw back into the Red Wings lineup on Thursday, sending Johansson to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old Johansson made his NHL debut this season and has tallied two block and five hits while averaging 11:42 time-on-ice.
Despite a remarkable 42-save shutout for Talbot in his first start of the season, the Red Wings opted to turn to Alex Lyon in the crease in their last game. Lyon and the Red Wings were unsuccessful in a 4-1 loss to the New York Rangers and will return to Talbot in a rematch against the Rangers on Thursday. Starting a season strong is nothing new for the 37-year-old Talbot, who had a .933 SV% in his first 17 games (12-4-1) with the Los Angeles Kings last season before tailing off with a .904 SV% in his final 37 (15-16-5).
Holl has not played an AHL game since the 2017-18 season, a trend that will continue, at least for the time being, after being recalled again by the Red Wings. The 32-year-old Holl picked up an assist and two PIMs in two games with the Red Wings this season.
Watson only saw 4:54 TOI in his only appearance for the Red Wings and has been reassigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) on Tuesday. The 32-year-old signed a one-year contract with Detroit after a successful PTO during training camp. He'll return to Grand Rapids, where he had three assists and seven PIMs in two games prior to his call-up.
After a brief two-game appearance, Justin Holl has been reassigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) after picking up an assist and two PIMs with the Red Wings. The 32-year-old defensemen will return to Grand Rapids likely as a paper move and is expected to return to Detroit for their game on Thursday. If he does appear in a game for Grand Rapids, it will be his first AHL experience since 2017-18.
Watson signed a two-way, one-year contract with the Red Wings last week but will started the season with the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL), recording three points (0G / 3A) in two games. Since his first full NHL season in 2015-16 as a member of the Nashville Predators, Watson has established himself as one of the premier enforcers in the league and will add some grit and toughness to an up-and-coming Red Wings squad. The 6'4 Watson spent last season with the Tampa Bay Lightning, tallying four points (2G / 2A), 85 hits, and 93 penalty minutes in 33 games.
Gustafsson had one assist and and a minus-2 rating in 20:11 TOI in his Red Wings debut on Thursday. He'll come out of the lineup to make room for Justin Holl, who was recalled from Grand Rapids this morning. Moritz Seider will replace Gustafsson on the Red Wings' top power-play unit.
Holl was recalled from Grand Rapids (AHL) this morning and is expected to make his season debut in place of Erik Gustafsson (healthy scratch). Holl played in just 38 games a season ago, tallying eight assists, 14 SOG and 59 hits.
Johansson was a second-round pick (No.60 overall) in 2019 and will replace Jeff Petry (upper-body) to make his season debut on Saturday. The 23-year-old blueliner spent the 2023-24 season in Grand Rapids (AHL), where he had 21 points (6G / 15A) in 66 games.
