Ville Husso of the Detroit Red Wings will not play against the Oilers again because of a lower-body ailment.
Goalie Ville Husso will not be playing in Tuesday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers, the Detroit Red Wings said, citing a lower-body injury.
Husso, 29, did not come back into the game after leaving it midway through the first period due to Leon Draisaitl’s 1-0 goal forcing the Helsinki, Finland product to make an unusual stretch in an attempt to save the shot. The extent of Husso’s injuries and the length of time he will be sidelined remain unknown.
Husso left the game after 8:48, having stopped six of the seven shots he faced for a.857% save percentage. Alex Lyon took over in the crease.
Husso has struggled since joining the Red Wings, and this season has been no exception. His health issues have seen him play in just 18 games, compiling a 9-5-2 record and a.893% save percentage. Under the hood, though, his problems aren’t quite as severe because he has 2.64 goals saved over expectations.
Husso has been one of the league’s greatest goalies at stopping high-danger opportunities, despite his difficulties. His high-danger save percentage of 0.842% from 2021–2022 ranks seventh among goalies with at least 5,000 minutes played on the ice.
Husso was acquired by the Red Wings in exchange for a third-round draft pick in the 2022 offseason. Husso made his NHL debut in 2021 and spent two seasons with the St. Louis Blues after being selected in the fourth round of the 2014 NHL Draft by the team.
Husso signed a three-year contract with the Wings in 2022 after they acquired him, with a $4.75 million cap hit. He is now in the second year of the deal.
With a 27-18-6 record, the Red Wings presently hold the final wild card place in the Eastern Conference and are sixth in the Atlantic Division.
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Husso “met with a doctor this morning,” Derek Lalonde informed reporters on Thursday morning in Vancouver, British Columbia, where the Wings were playing an evening game against the Canucks. He will be absent; the duration will vary from week to week.”During the opening frame of the game against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, he sustained a lower-body injury.
After finishing the game, Alex Lyon was expected to get the start against the Canucks. The Wings will play the Flames on Saturday in Calgary, Alberta, before returning to Vancouver on Monday to play the Kraken in Seattle.
Robby Fabbri has been at home with his wife for the birth of their son, so he missed the Oilers game and won’t be joining the Wings until Saturday.
Husso has recently made a comeback from a lower body injury he sustained during a game against the Anaheim Ducks on December 18. Before being selected to start in Edmonton, he participated in a conditioning game with the Grand Rapids Griffins and then had a lengthy break. This most recent injury, according to Lalonde, “is a different lower body injury.”
Husso hasn’t played well this season (3.55 goals against average and.892 save percentage in 19 games), but he’s still a superior substitute for Lyon than James Reimer (3.22 GAA,.894 save percentage in 14 games).
The Wings are cautious about depending too much on one goalie after Husso’s performance last season when he had to bear the weight alone was evident. Lyon started seven of the last eight games in January (when Husso was out).
