Gustafsson (undisclosed) will join Team Sweden for the 2025 IIHF World Chmapionship.
Gustafsson ended the 2024-25 season with 14 straight absences due to his long-term injury. However, it appears he has recovered enough in recent weeks to be back in playing shape. Gustafsson has another year on his contract, so he's expected to be back with the Red Wings in a bottom-four capacity in 2025-26.
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Red Wings' Elmer Soderblom: Heads to AHL
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Soderblom (undisclosed) was reassigned to AHL Grand Rapids on Saturday.
Soderblom missed Detroit's final five games of the 2024-25 campaign due to the injury, but his shift to the minors suggests that he's healthy now. He finished the NHL regular season with four goals and 11 points in 26 outings with the Red Wings. The 23-year-old also has five goals and 17 points across 38 appearances with Grand Rapids this season.
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Red Wings' Justin Holl: Rare goal in loss
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Holl scored a goal and added an assist in a 4-3 overtime loss to Toronto on Thursday.
Holl shot from the blue line over Joseph Woll's glove to push the Red Wings up 2-1 early in the second period. Holl finished the season with three points (one goal, two assists) in his last three games. Prior to that, Holl had just one goal and five assists in his previous 72 games.
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Red Wings' Alex DeBrincat: Hits 70-point mark for third time
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DeBrincat scored a power-play goal Thursday in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs.
He one-timed a pass from Moritz Seider at the top of the left face-off circle early in the second period. DeBrincat ends the season on a five-game, five-point scoring streak that includes four goals. And he has eight points (six goals, two assists) in his last eight games. With the goal, DeBrincat pushed his season goal total to 39, the third-best of his career, and he hit the 70-point plateau for the third time in eight seasons.
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Red Wings' Cam Talbot: Season ends with loss
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Talbot made 16 saves in a 4-3 overtime loss to Toronto on Thursday.
Talbot finished the season with a 21-19-5 record, two shutouts, a 2.93 GAA and a .901 save percentage. That's a far cry from the previous year when he went 27-20-6 with a 2.50 GAA and .913 save percentage with the Kings. Sometimes the system really does make the man. Talbot has one more year on his contract, but he'll be 38 heading into next season, and the sunset is approaching on his career.
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Red Wings' Austin Watson: Heads back to Grand Rapids
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Watson was reassigned to AHL Grand Rapids following Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs.
Watson scored a goal on four shots in the NHL season finale. The 33-year-old had three tallies over 13 contests with the Red Wings this season. He'll close out 2024-25 with the Griffins, who are set for a run in the AHL playoffs.
Gustafsson (undisclosed) won't play in the Red Wings' regular-season finale versus the Maple Leafs on Thursday.
Gustafsson ended up missing 14 games to close out the season. The 33-year-old defenseman is under contract for 2025-26 and should slot back into a bottom-four role with the Red Wings once he's healthy again. His injury was described as a long-term issue when it occurred, so his status for training camp is currently uncertain.
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Red Wings' Cam Talbot: Starting season finale
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Talbot will start on the road versus the Maple Leafs on Thursday, Dave McCarthy of NHL.com reports.
Talbot has gone 3-2-1 with a 2.67 GAA and a .912 save percentage over six games in April. The 37-year-old will face a nearly full-strength Toronto lineup, as the Maple Leafs have had too many injuries and not enough cap space to rest players.
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Red Wings' Simon Edvinsson: Picks up two assists Wednesday
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Edvinsson logged two assists, three shots on goal, two hits, two blocked shots, two PIM and a plus-4 rating in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Devils.
Edvinsson did it all in one of his strongest outings of the season, which ended a nine-game slump for the defenseman. He's at 31 points, 85 shots on net, 86 hits, 142 blocks, 67 PIM and a plus-15 rating over 77 appearances. Edvinsson could still find more offense as he continues to develop, but he has good all-around production already.
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Red Wings' Moritz Seider: Contributes two assists
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Seider logged two assists and a plus-4 rating in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Devils.
Seider helped out on third-period tallies by Dylan Larkin and Alex DeBrincat. The 24-year-old Seider bounced back from a stretch of just two assists over 14 contests to pick up five points across his last two games. For the season, he has eight goals, 37 helpers, 159 shots on net, 210 hits, 179 blocked shots, 40 PIM and a minus-3 rating over 81 outings.
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Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Reaches 80-point mark
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Raymond logged two assists, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Devils.
Raymond has five points over his last two games, a late surge that helped him reach the 80-point mark. The 23-year-old has 27 goals, 53 assists, 191 shots on net and a minus-14 rating over 81 appearances this season. A multi-point effort in Thursday's season finale versus the Maple Leafs would earn Raymond his first point-per-game campaign.
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Red Wings' J.T. Compher: Scores in win Wednesday
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Compher scored a goal on two shots and added two PIM in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Devils.
Compher ended a four-game slump with his tally. He has four goals and two assists over the last 11 contests while filling a middle-six role. For the season, the 30-year-old forward is at 11 goals, 32 points, 97 shots on net, 64 blocked shots and a minus-6 rating across 75 appearances.
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Red Wings' Marco Kasper: Pots empty-netter
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Kasper scored an empty-net goal on three shots and added three hits in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Devils.
Kasper has three goals and an assist during his active three-game point streak. The 21-year-old center is up to 19 goals, 36 points, 139 shots on net, 153 hits and 48 blocked shots over 76 outings this season. It's a positive first full campaign for Kasper, who should continue to be in contention for top-six minutes for years to come.
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Red Wings' Dylan Larkin: Scores, assists vs. New Jersey
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Larkin had a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Devils.
Larkin is ending the season in style, as this was his second consecutive two-point performance, and he's cracked the scoresheet in five of Detroit's final seven contests. The 28-year-old veteran is up to 30 goals and 40 assists this season with one game to go, and this has been only the third time in his career in which he's reached the 70-point plateau.
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Red Wings' Jonatan Berggren: Another two-point showing
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Berggren recorded a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Devils.
Berggren is ending the season in style with back-to-back two-point performances, recording a goal and an assist each time. There's no question this has been a solid end of the campaign for the 24-year-old, though it wasn't an accurate reflection of what he'd done of late since he had recorded a mere two points in his previous 15 appearances. With one game left on the schedule for the Red Wings, Berggren is up to 24 points (12 goals, 12 assists) in 74 games.
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Red Wings' Alex DeBrincat: Scores vs. New Jersey
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DeBrincat scored a goal and took six shots in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Devils.
DeBrincat is ending the regular season on a solid run, highlighted by a four-game point streak and five goals over his last seven appearances. The 27-year-old winger has been one of Detroit's most reliable scoring weapons throughout the year, and even though he still has one final chance to suit up, he's up to 69 points (38 goals, 31 assists) in 81 regular-season contests, marking the fourth straight year in which he's surpassed the 65-point mark.
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Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Makes two saves in win Wednesday
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Lyon stopped 28 of 30 shots in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Devils.
Lyon has operated as the Red Wings' No. 3 goalie down the stretch this year, but he still managed to appear in 30 regular-season contests. This was a solid end to his season, and he won three of his last four starts. Lyon went 14-9-1 with a 2.81 GAA and an .896 save percentage in his 30 appearances this season.
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