Lyon allowed four goals on 27 shots in Friday's 4-3 overtime exhibition loss versus Ottawa.
Lyon is currently embroiled in an intriguing three-way battle for positioning on Detroit's goaltending depth chart with Cam Talbot and Ville Husso. Lyon had the largest workload of his career in 2023-24, appearing in 44 regular-season contests, while posting a record of 21-18-5 with a .904 save percentage and a 3.05 GAA. The 31-year-old is entering his second season with the Red Wings.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Starter for Friday
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Lyon is expected to start in Friday's home preseason contest against Ottawa, per Ansar Khan of MLive.com on Wednesday.
Cam Talbot is slated to serve between the pipes in Thursday's home contest versus Toronto. Lyon had a 21-18-5 record, 3.05 GAA and .904 save percentage in 44 games with Detroit in 2023-24. He'll be competing with Talbot and Ville Husso for starts in 2024-25. With Detroit's crease crowded, it's possible that no member of the trio will get much more than 40 starts over the course of the upcoming campaign.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Starting in Buffalo
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Lyon will guard the road goal in Monday's exhibition matchup against the Sabres, according to Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press.
Lyon will get the first two periods before Jack Campbell takes over in the third stanza. The 31-year-old Lyon registered a mark of 21-18-5 with a 3.05 GAA and a .904 save percentage in 44 regular-season outings in 2023-24. Detroit's crowded crease situation will have Lyon competing with Cam Talbot and Ville Husso for starts in 2024-25.
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: Dealing with cut finger
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Lyon suffered a cut finger at the 2024 IIHF World Championship in May, per Sean Shapiro of EP Rinkside.
Lyon was representing the United States in Czechia. He will not require surgery and is expected to be ready for the beginning of training camp in September. Lyon will battle Ville Husso for the top job with the Red Wings in 2024-25 -- Lyon went 21-18-5 with a 3.05 GAA and a .904 save percentage in 44 regular-season appearances in 2023-24.
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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: Iced by Pens in OT
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Lyon stopped 21 shots in Thursday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Penguins.
The 31-year-old netminder had little chance on an Erik Karlsson blast from the slot early in OT, but he did play well enough to earn Detroit a potentially crucial point in the standings. Lyon still has only two wins since the beginning of March, however, going 2-9-3 with a 3.65 GAA and .893 save percentage over his last 14 outings. The Red Wings sit one point back of Pittsburgh in the race for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Gets starting nod for Thursday
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Lyon will be between the pipes on the road against the Penguins on Thursday, Max Bultman of The Athletic reports.
Lyon will be making his sixth straight appearance in the crease, having gone 2-2-1 with a 2.21 GAA and .936 save percentage in his previous five outings. In his previous visit to Pittsburgh on March 17, the backstop conceded five goals on 37 shots en route to a 6-3 defeat.
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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: Starting Tuesday
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Lyon will patrol the home crease Tuesday against Washington, according to Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press.
Lyon is coming off a 37-save performance in Sunday's 3-1 win over Buffalo. He has a 20-17-4 record this campaign with a 2.98 GAA and a .908 save percentage over 41 games played. The struggling Capitals sit 28th in the league with 2.65 goals per contest this season.
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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.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Expected starter for Friday
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Lyon is expected to start at home against the Rangers on Friday, per Daniella Bruce of the Red Wings' official site.
Lyon has a 19-16-4 record, 3.00 GAA and .907 save percentage in 39 outings in 2023-24. He saved 34 of 36 shots en route to a 4-2 victory over Tampa Bay on Monday. The Lightning are a tough adversary, and the Rangers should be similarly challenging -- New York ranks seventh offensively with 3.41 goals per game.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Stops 34 to snap losing streak
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Lyon turned aside 34 of 36 shots in Monday's 4-2 win over Tampa Bay.
Lyon was stellar Monday, holding the Lightning to a shorthanded marker in the second period and a power-play goal in the third en route to the 4-2 victory. It's the first win since Feb. 27 for Lyon, who'd gone 0-8-2 while struggling to an .881 save percentage in his prior 10 outings. The 31-year-old netminder is now 19-16-4 with a .907 save percentage and 3.00 GAA this season. Lyon figures to be back in goal Friday when Detroit hosts the Rangers.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Tending twine Monday
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Lyon will guard the road goal Monday against Tampa Bay, per Red Wings radio broadcaster Ken Kal.
Lyon is coming off a 36-save effort in Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss to Florida. He has surrendered 36 goals on 303 shots during his 10-game losing streak. Lyon has posted a record of 18-16-4 this campaign with a 3.03 GAA and a .905 save percentage across 38 appearances. The Lightning sit fifth in the league with 3.48 goals per contest this season.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Falls to Florida in shootout
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Lyon stopped 36 shots in regulation and overtime and two of three shootout attempts in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Panthers.
The 31-year-old netminder was beaten twice by Aleksander Barkov in the third period and once by Sam Reinhart in the shootout, but that was enough to hand Detroit a tough loss. Lyon went the entire month of March without picking up a win, going 0-8-2 over his last 10 outings with a 4.04 GAA and .881 save percentage. His late-season swoon may end up costing the Red Wings a playoff berth -- they sit two points back of the Flyers for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
