Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff affords Red Wings coach Todd McLellan and forward Alex DeBrincat the opportunity to praise the Red Wings’ goaltending duo of Alex Lyon and Cam Talbot:
“I think it’s essential,” McLellan said of having two goalies he can count on. “Often you have two goalies but one’s not playing as well so you run the hot one and try to get the other one playing again.”
McLellan was able to alternate his goalies during the club’s four-game Western win streak. As the team comes home to face the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, Alex Lyon gets the nod in net.
“We’re fortunate both are playing well and contributing to the team’s success,” McLellan said. “They play off each other, they both practice hard. We haven’t had to go and rescue a goalie yet, if I’m trying to find a word, recover and rescue a goalie that hasn’t played well and overrun another one. So that makes the dual goaltender luxury even better.”
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“They’ve been awesome,” Red Wings forward Alex DeBrincat said. “Big saves when we need them. They’re our best players right now. Hopefully they can keep that going.”
Lyon is 8-2-1 in his last 11 decisions. He allowed two goals or fewer in five of his last six starts and hasn’t lost back-to-back games since mid-November.
Counterpart Cam Talbot has won five games in a row and his save percentage has finished above .920 in four of those five wins. He is 10-1 over his past 11 decisions. He’s allowed two goals or fewer in seven of his last 10 starts.
