Saturday's game between the Minnesota Wild and the Detroit Red Wings escalated into a gong show.  While the Red Wings led 2-1 toward the end of the second
Detroit Red Wings Patrick Kane, Dylan Larkin, Todd McLellan, Moritz Seider, Cam Talbot & Lucas Raymond, Feb. 28, 2025 in Columbus, Ohio.
Talbot turned aside 16 of 20 shots in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Blue Jackets, with Columbus' final goal getting scored into an empty net. The Red Wings out-shot the Jackets 46-21 on the night and dominated play for long stretches,
Talbot is expected to start on the road outdoors at Ohio Stadium in Saturday's Stadium Series game versus the Blue Jackets, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports. Talbot was torched for four goals on 29 shots in Thursday's game versus the Blue Jackets in Detroit.
Talbot started the calendar year with a 10-1-0 run, but he's 1-2-1 with 13 goals allowed over his last four games. Consider this a blip. He's the reason the Wings are in a wild-card spot, and he'll likely be the reason they stay there.
Talbot's first period looked like a continuation of his overtime loss to the Wild on Saturday, as he allowed two goals in the opening frame. He was able to settle in from there, and the Red Wings supported him by earning a comeback win.
Talbot will be in the road blue paint Tuesday versus the Wild, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports. Talbot will have a chance to avenge Saturday's loss to Minnesota, in which he allowed four goals on 39 shots.
Talbot stopped 35 of 39 shots in a 4-3 overtime loss to Minnesota on Saturday. Talbot was under siege in the third period when the Wild outshot Detroit by a 17-5 margin. Minnesota scored twice in the third,
Detroit Red Wings Simon Edvinsson, Albert Johansson, Cam Talbot & Todd McLellan, Feb. 25, 2025 in St. Paul, Minn.
Simon Edvinsson pinged a slap shot off the far post for his second goal of the game with 8:25 remaining to finish a rally by the Detroit Red Wings for a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild. Cam Talbot made 22 saves for the Red Wings.
Detroit Red Wings goaltender Cam Talbot (39) stops a Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek (14) shot in the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025,