Oct 17, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Red Wings goaltender John Gibson (36) makes a save during the first period against the San Jose Sharks at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bradshaw Sevald-Imagn Images Three Things is a quick breakdown of what you need to know today about the Detroit Red Wings.

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Red Wings Gibson is using his head: John Gibson figures to get the net back as the Red Wings visit the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. In his last start against the San Jose Sharks, Gibson got a 4-3 shootout win and a couple of shots that clanged off his goalie mask among his 31 saves.

“For some reason, it seems like my head gets hit with a lot of pucks,” Gibson said. “So, I don’t know if that’s good positioning or what, but if you keep it out of the net, I’ll take it.

I just try to make the saves, and I have belief that we’re going to get the goals. So it just doesn’t really matter about technique as long as you can keep the puck out of the net and score more than the other team.” Seider just keeps on going: A Timex watch and the Energizer Bunny have nothing on Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider.

As Detroit was battling to the finish line in Tuesday’s 4-3 shootout loss to the Seattle Kraken, Seider was on the ice, blocking shots and skating a team-high 28:28. In Detroit’s 4-3 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, Seider took part in a team-high 29:46 and put his body in the path of four shots.

“He’s a machine,” Detroit coach Todd McLellan said. “He plays heavy, hard minutes.

I’ve said this before, he’s like a diesel truck. He never gets tired, he just keeps going.

He sells out for his team, blocks shots, then goes out and does it again, then goes out and does it again. It’s pretty inspiring.

DeBrincat is the fourth fastest: Alex DeBrincat not only scored the tying goal in Monday’s game to earn Detroit a point, but the Red Wings forward also netted a milestone goal. It was his 300th as an NHL player.

Among American-born NHL players, Michigander DeBrincat is the fourth-fastest to reach that scoring plateau. It took him 705 games.

Only Auston Matthews (482 games), Kyle Connor (648), and Jake Guentzel (670) got to that milestone market faster.