Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

32-Year-Old GoalieG
Detroit Red Wings
Out
Injury Upper Body
Est. Return 1/16/2025
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Lyon had a remarkable season for the Wings in 2023-24, becoming the starter after inking a deal to be the team's third stringer. With 39 previous NHL games on his resume, the journeyman played in 44 games last season, delivering a 21-18-5 record, 3.05 GAA and .904 save percentage. Lyon carried that momentum into the IIHF Worlds for Team USA, stopping 47 of 50 shots through two tournament games before suffering a finger injury. If he's healthy, Lyon will battle Ville Husso to back up newcomer Cam Talbot and get 25-plus starts in the role. Worst case, the Wings carry both Lyon and Husso into the season, and the game-splits all but eliminate any fantasy value for both men. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a two-year, $1.8 million contract with the Red Wings in July of 2023.
Nearing return
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January 14, 2025
Lyon (upper body) participated in Detroit's morning skate but won't be in the lineup for Tuesday's home game versus San Jose, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.
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Lyon will miss his third straight game, but he's close to returning to the lineup. He has posted a record of 8-5-0 with one shutout, a 2.71 GAA and a .902 save percentage across 16 appearances this season. Ville Husso will start against the Sharks on Tuesday, and Cam Talbot will be the backup.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Between the regular season and the playoffs, Lyon went 10-6-2 with a 3.02 GAA and a .908 save percentage across 19 games with the Panthers last season. He was good enough to steal Sergei Bobrobsky's starting job at the end of the regular season, but Lyon couldn't keep the job past the middle of the first round of the playoffs. Nonetheless, he got on the Red Wings' radar, signing a two-year contract to help build Detroit's goalie depth. Lyon will compete with James Reimer for the backup job in training camp -- whoever wins that battle will have low-end fantasy appeal, while the other is likely ticketed for AHL Grand Rapids. Lyon is the underdog to win that battle.
Lyon had an 11-14-5 record with a 2.69 GAA and a .913 save percentage in 32 games with AHL Lehigh Valley last year, but that didn't translate to NHL success. With Carter Hart and Brian Elliott both under contract this year, Lyon's path to playing time will be crowded. Instead, the 28-year-old goalie is almost certainly destined for the Flyers' taxi squad, where he'll be an emergency depth option. Fantasy managers can pass on the Minnesota native in 2020-21, and it's unlikely at this point he'll ever be more than a backup in the NHL.
With numerous goaltending injuries during the second half of 2017-18, Lyon received his chance to start in the NHL. He began slowly, but in his last five appearances, he went 2-0-1 with a .912 save percentage. Overall, he finished 4-2-1 with a .905 save percentage and 2.75 GAA in 11 NHL games. The Flyers liked enough of what they saw to sign him to a two-year deal this summer. Petr Mrazek has departed for the Hurricanes, but Brian Elliott and Michal Neuvirth remain in the Flyers organization, so in all likelihood, Lyon will begin the season in the AHL, where he went 22-13-2 with a .924 save percentage and 2.50 GAA last year. If called upon, Lyon has to the potential to be a serviceable NHL goaltender in 2018-19 and could be used as a streaming option in fantasy circuits.
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Unavailable Sunday
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January 11, 2025
Lyon (upper body) will not dress against Seattle on Sunday, according to Daniella Bruce of the Red Wings' official site.
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Unavailable Friday
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January 10, 2025
Lyon (upper body) will not dress against Chicago on Friday, according to Ansar Khan of MLive.com.
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Considered day-to-day
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January 9, 2025
Lyon (upper body) is considered day-to-day but may be able to get on the ice ahead of Friday's home game against Chicago, Daniella Bruce of the Red Wings' official site reports.
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Departs Tuesday's game
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January 7, 2025
Lyon sustained an upper-body injury during Tuesday's game versus the Senators.
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In goal versus Ottawa
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January 7, 2025
Lyon will start in Tuesday's home game against the Senators, Carley Johnston of the Red Wings' official site reports.
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Poised to start versus Sens
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January 7, 2025
Lyon was working in the starter's crease at Tuesday's morning skate, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports, indicating he'll be in goal at home against Ottawa.
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Considering Lyon is riding a three-game winning streak in which he posted a 2.01 GAA and a .920 save percentage, it shouldn't come as a surprise that head coach Todd McLellan is going back to the 32-year-old backstop. At this point, Lyon appears to have edged out Cam Talbot for the starting job in the Motor City, though his hold on the gig is likely tenuous at best, as Talbot will almost certainly be given another shot if Lyon's performance dips too far.
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