Red Wings Goalie Cam Talbot Leaves Game Early Due to Lower-Body Injury, Status Uncertain
Cam Talbot suffered a lower-body injury while playing for the Detroit Red Wings during the second period of their 5-4 overtime defeat to the Vancouver Canucks at Little Caesars Arena on Sunday and did not come back.
The 37-year-old goalkeeper exited at 6:38 after Red Wings player Alex DeBrincat equalized the game at 2-2. Talbot blocked 12 of 14 attempts before being substituted by Ville Husso, who recorded 15 saves.
Talbot holds a record of 6-5-2, featuring a 2.73 goals-against average and .917 save percentage over 15 games (14 of which are starts).
Detroit is currently missing goalie Alex Lyon due to a lower-body injury. He was assigned to injured reserve on Monday, backdated to Nov. 27, and Sebastian Cossa was brought up from Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League under emergency provisions.
“No report yet, but it was obviously lower body and he had to pull himself from the game, so we’ll get a better feel probably later tonight into tomorrow,” Lalonde stated regarding Talbot after Sunday’s game.
Lyon has a record of 4-4-0, featuring a 2.74 GAA and .911 save percentage across nine games (eight of which were starts) this season. His most recent game was on Nov. 25, a 4-2 victory against the New York Islanders.
Husso was summoned from Grand Rapids on Friday. He has a record of 0-2-1 with a 4.90 GAA and .818 save rate in three games with the Red Wings; he holds a 4-0-0 record with a 1.58 GAA and .944 save rate in five AHL matches.
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