The Red Wings got a scare Thursday night when John Gibson exited their game against the Vancouver Canucks with an upper-body injury and did not return.
Detroit announced the injury on social media, and Gibson was out for the third period. He had already been removed from the game before then, finishing the night after stopping four of five shots in the opening period. He did not face a shot in the second, when the Red Wings controlled play and outshot Vancouver 13-0.
Michal Postava, called up from Grand Rapids one day earlier, stepped in and handled his first NHL action. He stopped seven of eight shots, and Detroit went on to beat the Canucks 5-2.
The injury comes during a rocky start to the season for Gibson, 33, who is 2-3-1 with an .871 save percentage and 3.35 goals against average in seven appearances in 2025-26. Over 13 NHL seasons, the Pittsburgh native has compiled a 235-242-68 record with an .909 save percentage and 2.88 goals against average in 570 career regular-season games between Detroit and the Anaheim Ducks.
Gibson has also played in 26 career Stanley Cup Playoff games, going 11-13 with a .912 save percentage and 2.80 goals against average.
Drafted by Anaheim in the second round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Gibson spent four AHL seasons with the Norfolk Admirals, where he went 34-23-8 with a .921 save percentage and 2.38 goals against average in 70 appearances. Before that, he played two seasons of junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Kitchener Rangers, posting a 38-19-1 record with a .928 save percentage and 2.60 goals against average in 59 career games.
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