Rochette went undrafted and played five seasons in the QMJHL before heading to Switzerland for the last three seasons. In 2026, he led Lausanne HC in goals (22) and finished second in points (43) in 46 games. He will likely report to Grand Rapids (AHL) to begin the 2026-27 season.
With the regular season wrapped up for the Red Wings, Shine will return to the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) to give them a boost for their playoff run. The 32-year-old Shine played a career-high 18 games with the Red Wings, including scoring his first-career NHL goal.
With the regular season wrapped up for the Red Wings, Sandin-Pellikka will return to the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) to give them a boost for their playoff run. The 21-year-old defenseman spent most of the 2025-26 season in the NHL, his rookie season, scoring 21 points (7G / 14A) in 68 games.
With the regular season wrapped up for the Red Wings, Mazur will head to the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) to give them a boost for their playoff run. The 24-year-old Mazur played eight games with the Red Wings this season, averaging 10:42 time-on-ice and scoring zero points.
With the regular season wrapped up for the Red Wings, Brandsegg-Nygard will return to the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) to give them a boost for their playoff run. The 20-year-old Norwegian forward recently made his NHL debut and tallied one assist in 14 games.
Hamonic is a surprise addition to Wednesday's season finale after Dylan Larkin (undisclosed) was a late scratch. Hamonic will serve as Detroit's seventh defenceman.
Larkin was a surprise scratch on Wednesday, with the Red Wings only announcing his absence shortly before puck drop. It's unclear whether he is dealing with an undisclosed injury or if he's simply getting the night off for maintenance.
The Red Wings relied heavily on Gibson in the final months of the season, but his stellar play faded, and the Red Wings missed the postseason again. The 32-year-old Gibson led the Red Wings from early December into March, posting a stellar 2.02 GAA and .926 SV% in 28 games (20-6-1). That said, the workload clearly caught up to him, ending the season with a 3.10 GAA and .891 SV% in his last 15 (5-8-2). The Red Wings enter Wednesday's contest as -155 road favourites against a Florida Panthers team on a two-game winning streak.
Sandin-Pellikka will slot into the lineup for the penultimate game of the Red Wings season in place of Jacob Bernard-Docker. Sandin-Pellikka has seven goals and 14 assists in 66 games this season.
Brandsegg-Nygard will slot into the lineup for the penultimate game of the Red Wings season in place of Dominik Shine. Brandsegg-Nygard has zero goals and one assist in 12 games this season.
Bernard-Docker will sit out the penultimate game of the Red Wings season on Monday in favour of Axel Sandin-Pellikka. Bernard-Docker has appeared in 63 games for the Red Wings this season, tallying one goal and four assists.
Shine will sit out the penultimate game of the Red Wings season on Monday in favour of Michael Brandsegg-Nygard. Shine has appeared in 18 games for the Red Wings this season, tallying three goals and zero assists.
With the Red Wings officially eliminated from playoff contention, Talbot will get the nod on Monday as the Red Wings opt to give John Gibson the night off. Talbot will be hoping to bounce-back from a disappointing performance in his last start, when he allowed five goals on just 20 shots in a 5-4 loss to the Wild back on April 5th. The 38-year-old netminder has appeared in 32 games this season, logging a 12-9-5 record and an .888 SV%. The Red Wings enter action on Monday at +160 on the money line.
Gibson allowed two goals on 15 shots before leaving Thursday's win vs. the Flyers with neck stiffness following a collision in his crease. Despite getting banged up on Thursday, Gibson will start yet again on Saturday, in a must-win game vs. New Jersey. Gibson is 14-11-3 with a 3.04 GAA and .882 SV% on home-ice this season but stopped all 21 shots in a shutout win in his only start vs. New Jersey this season.
Gibson left Thursday's game vs. Philadelphia after a scary collision with an upper-body injury but will be okay after taking a maintenance day on Friday. The 32-year-old is expected to be healthy and okay for Detroit's game vs. New Jersey and will bring his 29-20-4 record, .904 SV% and 2.64 GAA into the important matchup.
Gibson has been a game-changing in his first season in Detroit but unfortunately had to leave Thursday's game vs. Philadelphia with an upper-body injury in the 2nd period and did not return. The 32-year-old did not practice on Friday but hopes to only be out for a short time as his 29-20-4 record, alongside his 2.64 GAA and. 904 SV% has placed Detroit right in the middle of the playoff hunt.
John Gibson was forced to leave Thursday's contest with an upper-body injury so Michal Postava has been recalled from Grand Rapids (AHL) under emergency conditions. With Detroit in the midst of their playoff hunt and with only a few games left, Postava is not expected to see any time as he backs up Cam Talbot.
