Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin and goalie Alex Lyon were two of the 15 players named to USA’s preliminary roster for the World Championships. Larkin will be joined up front by Ottawa’s Brady Tkachuk, Columbus’ Johnny Gaudreau and Montreal’s Cole Caufield among others.
Despite the Detroit Red Wings late-season slump and subsequent missing the playoffs, for a franchise record eighth consecutive season, general manager Steve Yzerman says the team made positive strides.
The Islanders clinched their fifth playoff appearance in the last six seasons with a 4-1 win over the Devils Monday night at the Prudential Center.
Alex Lyon and the Detroit Red Wings looked down and out in the month of March. They lost their comfortable standing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs race. And they seemed outmatched on the ice no matter who they played.
You can point to the arrival of Alex Lyon between the posts as the time during the season when the Detroit Red Wings began to really look like a playoff contender.
The Detroit Red Wings hadn’t won since March 21. Alex Lyon hadn’t won since Feb. 27. Both of those skids came to a halt Monday, and so did the gloom and doom surrounding Detroit’s diminishing playoff chances.
SUNRISE — A couple of Lyon King signs, the ones which celebrated Detroit Red Wings goalie Alex Lyon when he backstopped the Florida Panthers to the playoffs at this time last year, remain inside the arena to this day.
The Florida Panthers were able to clinch a spot in the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs on Thursday night thanks to the Detroit Red Wings. Even though the Panthers lost 3-2 to the Islanders, Detroit’s 4-0 loss in Raleigh to the Hurricanes was enough for Florida to punch its ticket.
Other than the final outcome, there was plenty to like about the performance of the Detroit Red Wings in Saturday’s 1-0 loss to the Nashville Predators.
Detroit Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde knows Alex Lyon will be his goalie Saturday against the Nashville Predators. But he can’t possibly be sure who will be in net if his team qualifies for the playoffs.
There’s a lot to unpack following the latest Detroit Red Wings setback. Some of it puzzling, much of it alarming. A 6-3 loss to the Penguins in Pittsburgh on Sunday was Detroit’s eight defeat in the past nine games.
The Detroit Red Wings don’t have to say a word because the numbers can scream for themselves. An 0-4 road road trip. Six consecutive losses overall. Outscored 32-11.
With a six-game winning streak heading into Thursday's home game against the New York Islanders, the surging Detroit Red Wings have stirred Stanley Cup dreams among fans. One player is attempting to bump the breaks amid the excitement.
Five seasons ago, the Philadelphia Flyers were forced to start eight different goalies over the course of the 2018-19 season. Half of them were 26 or younger.
Alex Lyon made 30 saves while leading the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-0 home win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. It was the third career shutout for Lyon, his second since joining Detroit as a free agent last summer.
CORAL SPRINGS — Even though he has been gone since July, there are still a couple of ‘Lyon King’ placards honoring now-former Florida Panthers goalie Alex Lyon hanging around the team’s arena in Sunrise.
You’ve heard the expression “putting lipstick on a pig”, right? If you have, then consider Detroit Red Wings’ goaltender Alex Lyon as the pocket-sized cosmetic product, while the defense in front of him can be described as the swine part of that phrase.
There’s something refreshingly genuine about the way Detroit Red Wings goalie Alex Lyon answers questions about himself or his team. . “It’s huge, huge,” Lyon said after Detroit beat last-place San Jose 5-3 Tuesday.
While the three-goalie rotation still isn’t back yet with Ville Husso remaining on IR, the Red Wings did get their other injured netminder back.
One of the goaltenders in the Motor City will be out at least through the holiday weekend, while one of top defensive prospects is getting called back up to the NHL.
The Red Wings have made a pair of roster moves in advance of their final game before the holiday break on Saturday against New Jersey.
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results,” according to Albert Einstein. While Detroit Red
Midway through the 2022-23 season, it was hard to envision Alex Lyon getting a lot of interest in the free-agent market. Now, the former University of Yale goalie finds himself cashing in six months later.
Thanks to a huge third period, the Panthers knocked off the Bruins on Wednesday to even up their best-of-seven first-round playoff series at a game apiece.
The Florida Panthers have stormed back into the playoff picture and taken control of their own destiny thanks to a hot streak, even if that did end on Monday night with an overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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