John Gibson’s .902 save percentage is a testimony to how far he’s come in the past 40 days.

On Nov. 28, he gave up five goals in a loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. When the game was over, he had a record of 4-7-1 and a save percentage of .870. In those first 13 appearances, he posted a save percentage below .900 10 times. That included one loss to Chicago when he was .789, plus a .615 save percentage in a 5-1 Opening Night loss to the same Habs team he blanked on 27 saves Saturday in Montreal.

Since Dec. 2, Gibson is 12-2 with three shutouts and a save percentage of .931. Gibson is currently on a run of five consecutive starts with save percentage above .919.  The NHL’s average save percentage is .897. His ability to escape his save percentage nightmare illustrates how well he has performed.

The Red Wings traded for Gibson because they were weary of having goaltending at the bottom of the league in save percentage. Gibson came with a .911 career save percentage as a standard feature.

John Gibson has been rock solid for the Red Wings as of late 💪 pic.twitter.com/qsCyXeF8de

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 11, 2026

Today, if you start reviewing several reasons why the Red Wings are leading the Atlantic Division he is at the top of the list.

The Pittsburgh native has rediscovered the confidence he displayed when he was at his best with the Anaheim Ducks.

“He really has,” Detroit captain Dylan Larkin said after Detroit’s 4-0 win in Montreal. “His record speaks for it and his demeanor speaks for it. He’s calm. Even when things weren’t going well, he felt like it was going to turn and good on him…a veteran guy that doesn’t get too high, doesn’t get too low and stuck with it and believed in himself. And our whole team is getting a confidence boost from him when he’s in the net.”

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Since moving into the Red Wings’ No. 2 center role, Andrew Copp has played some of the best hockey of his career. In addition to putting up 17 points in 19 games, he’s been one of the team’s most complete players. In the game against Montreal, Copp showed a goal, an assist, a plus-2 plus-minus, one hit, three blocked shots and was 11-6 (65%) in the faceoff circle. . . Carter Bear (13th, 2025) put up a goal and an assist in the Everett Silvertips 4-1 win against the Prince George Cougars. He has 29 points in 25 games this season. . . Minnesota-Duluth’s Max Plante (47th, 2024) registered two goals and two assists in Minnesota-Duluth’s 8-4 win against Lindenwood.  According to Quant Hockey, Plante now has a four-point lead (36-32) over Cruz Lucius for the NCAA scoring lead.

Carter Bear(1st round’25)
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— Red Wings Prospects (@LGRWProspects) January 11, 2026

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