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The Red Wings hope that Lyon (lower body) will be able to return for Wednesday's home game against the Flyers, Daniella Bruce of the Red Wings' official site reports.

Lyon has been sidelined since late November due to a lower-body injury, but he appears to be trending toward a return. His return would come at a beneficial time, as Cam Talbot exited Friday's practice session due to a lower-body injury, and it's unclear how much time he'll miss. Ville Husso will start at home against the Maple Leafs on Saturday, while the Red Wings will need to call up another netminder to serve as Husso's backup.

Hellebuyck stopped 33 of 36 shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.

Hellebuyck had won each of his previous three starts, and he was less than two minutes away from extending that streak to four, but he had to settle for an overtime loss instead. Regardless of the outcome of the game, Hellebuyck had another impressive performance between the pipes. He's gone 3-2-1 in six December contests, posting a 2.14 GAA and a .921 save percentage during that time.

Talbot aggravated his lower-body injury at practice Friday and will miss Saturday's tilt versus Toronto, Daniella Bruce of the Red Wings' official site reports.

Talbot returned to game action Thursday for the first time in five contests and turned aside 32 of 34 shots in a 4-1 road loss to Philadelphia. Talbot is 6-6-2 with a 2.69 GAA and a .916 save percentage across 16 outings in 2024-25. Ville Husso will start against the Maple Leafs, and the Red Wings will likely recall Sebastian Cossa from AHL Grand Rapids to back up.

Husso will serve as the starting goaltender for Saturday's home game against the Maple Leafs, Daniella Bruce of the Red Wings' official site reports.

The Red Wings are dealing with several injuries among their goaltenders, as Alex Lyon (lower body) remains on injured reserve, while Cam Talbot exited Friday's practice session due to a lower-body injury and won't be available Saturday. As a result, Husso will tend the twine at home Saturday, while Detroit will need to call up another netminder to serve as a backup. It's not yet clear whether Talbot will be sidelined beyond Saturday, but the Red Wings hope that Lyon will be able to return at home against the Flyers on Wednesday.

Hill stopped 18 of 20 shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Jets.

The 28-year-old netminder was beaten midway through the first and third periods. However, a late equalizer from Victor Olofsson in the third period and an overtime game-winning strike from Ivan Barbashev allowed Hill to extend his winning run to four contests. He's posted a 1.72 GAA and a .938 save percentage in that four-game span.

Head coach Craig Berube said Friday that Stolarz (lower body) is considered day-to-day, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.

Stolarz exited Thursday's game against the Ducks after the first period due to his lower-body injury, but Berube said that the netminder's diagnosis provided "good news overall." It's not yet clear whether Stolarz will be available for Saturday's road matchup against Detroit, but it doesn't appear as though he'll be in line to miss significant time. Joseph Woll will likely start if Stolarz is unavailable, while Dennis Hildeby was recalled on an emergency basis Friday.

The Flames announced Friday that Vladar is considered day-to-day due to a lower-body injury.

Vladar had his worst start of the season Thursday against the Lightning, letting in eight goals on 26 shots (.692 save percentage) in an 8-3 loss. His injury may have contributed to his struggles, and it's unclear whether he'll be available for Saturday's home matchup against Florida. Dustin Wolf should see increased starts if Vladar is forced to miss time, while Devin Cooley was recalled from AHL Calgary on an emergency basis Friday.

Pickard stopped 29 of 30 shots in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Wild.

The Oilers delivered one of their best offensive performances in recent memory, but even if that hadn't been the case, Pickard made sure he'd provide enough support to the offense by stopping all but one of the shots on goal he faced. Pickard is firmly entrenched in a backup role, but he's making his presence felt when his number gets called. He's won his last three starts, posting a 2.32 GAA and a .916 save percentage in that span.

Gustavsson stopped 21 of 26 shots in Thursday's 7-1 loss to the Oilers before departing the contest at the end of the second period.

Gustavsson had been on a roll in recent weeks with five consecutive wins. He suffered his first defeat since Nov. 25 on Thursday, and it was also one of his worst outings of the season. One poor performance isn't going to worry fantasy managers, especially considering the Oilers have a decent offensive unit that has averaged 3.14 goals per game this season. Still, Gustavsson needs to shake this woeful outing as soon as possible. The Wild will next take the ice Saturday against the Flyers.

Fleury stopped seven of nine shots after replacing Filip Gustavsson in Thursday's 7-1 loss to the Oilers.

Fleury stepped in to replace Gustavsson, who gave up five goals on 26 shots before departing the contest at the end of the second period. At 40 years of age, Fleury hasn't had the workload of being a regular starter, but he's been very effective as a backup. Even when factoring in this outing in which the Wild looked overmatched, the veteran netminder has gone 5-1-1 with a 2.71 GAA and a .905 save percentage across eight appearances in 2024-25.