{"id":537554,"date":"2026-04-03T00:30:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T00:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/537554\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T00:30:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T00:30:44","slug":"live-updates-red-wings-vs-flyers-gibson-starts-in-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/537554\/","title":{"rendered":"Live updates: Red Wings vs. Flyers, Gibson starts in goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Detroit 1, Philadelphia 1 (Second period)<\/p>\n<p>Red Wings forward Alex DeBrincat scored a power-play goal late in the first period for a 1-0 lead, but the Flyers tied the game early in the second period on a goal by Tyson Foerster.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Red Wings and Flyers are tied with 86 points, two points behind the Columbus Blue Jackets for the final wild-card position in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Jackets trail 3-0 in Carolina as they try and break a four-game losing streak.<\/p>\n<p>John Gibson, who has lost four of his last five decisions, got the start in goal for the Red Wings.<\/p>\n<p>Carter Mazur was replaced in the lineup by Dominik Shine.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Philadelphia Flyers left wing Alex Bump (20) skates with the puck defended by Detroit Red Wings defenseman Justin Faulk (72) in the first period.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/58c5bd4aec84926a410115204c9ebcd3.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia Flyers left wing Alex Bump (20) skates with the puck defended by Detroit Red Wings defenseman Justin Faulk (72) in the first period.<\/p>\n<p>Red Wings at Flyers<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6\u00a0Faceoff:\u00a07 p.m. Thursday, Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6\u00a0TV\/radio:\u00a0FDSN Extra\/97.1 FM<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6\u00a0Notable:\u00a0The Wings (39-27-8, 86 points) travel to Philadelphia (37-25-12, 86 points) for a crucial second game in this three-game road trip. &#8230; Both teams have 86 points, trailing Columbus (88 points). &#8230; The Flyers defeated the Wings 5-3 on Saturday and play again on April 9 in Detroit. &#8230; RW Owen Tippett leads with 27 goals.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Grand Rapids&#8217; Postava posts shutout<img alt=\"Grand Rapids Griffins goalie Michal Postava made 18 saves in a 5-0 victory over the Rockford IceHogs on Wednesday at the BMO Center in Rockford, Illinois.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"612\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6e739f6d6c5197d4e6e32c2ab1b2611a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Grand Rapids Griffins goalie Michal Postava made 18 saves in a 5-0 victory over the Rockford IceHogs on Wednesday at the BMO Center in Rockford, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Grand Rapids Griffins goalie Michal Postava made 18 saves in a 5-0 victory over the Rockford IceHogs on Wednesday at the BMO Center in Rockford, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Postava was returned to Grand Rapids by the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday after he backed up goalie John Gibson in a 5-2 win over Buffalo last week.<\/p>\n<p>Postava is 14-6-0 with the Griffins this season with three shutouts, a 1.86 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage in 21 games.<\/p>\n<p>Eduards Tralmaks had two goals and one assist, Michael Brandsegg-Nygard had a goal an an assist, Amateur Lombardi added a goal and Erik Gustafsson had two assists.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Eight remaining games for Red Wings<\/p>\n<p>The Red Wings have 86 points with 8 games remaining and are tied with the Senators and Flyers, two points behind the Blue Jackets for the final playoff spot.<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 Thursday, April 2: @ Philadelphia, 7<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 Saturday, April 4: @ N.Y. Rangers, 12:30<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 Sunday, April 5: Minnesota, 1<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 Tuesday, April 7: Columbus, 7<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 Thursday, April 9: Philadelphia, 9<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 Saturday, April 11: New Jersey<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 Monday, April 13: @ Tampa Bay, 7<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 Wednesday, April 15: @ Florida, 7<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8b583b14770c895af9dfd758e0d28908.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Want to comment on this story? 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