The Detroit Red Wings open a four-game road trip Saturday, Nov. 7, against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena in Denver. Puck drop is 9 p.m. Eastern on Detroit SportsNet, and the Red Wings won’t play at Little Caesars Arena again until Nov. 18.

Where things stand

Detroit is 7-7-3 with 17 points and has lost three of its last four, most recently a 2-1 home loss to Vegas on Thursday in which Anton Johansson scored and Daniil Tarasov kept the Red Wings close. Colorado is 9-6-2 and has also dropped two straight: 7-2 at Columbus on Nov. 3 and 3-2 in overtime against Nashville on Thursday, when Steven Stamkos scored the winner. The teams last met Feb. 2, a 2-0 Detroit win.

Goaltending

John Gibson took part in Friday’s practice, the Detroit Free Press’s Helene St. James reported, but he remains day-to-day with a lower-body injury, and the NHL’s Friday status report listed him as still being evaluated. Gibson left after the first period at Tampa Bay on Nov. 3 and missed Thursday’s game.

John Gibson back at practice with Red Wings after leaving Tuesday's game with lower-body injury.

— Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) November 6, 2026

Tarasov has started three straight and is 2-2-2 with a 1.79 goals-against average, a .930 save percentage, and a shutout. Michal Postava is with the team on an emergency recall from Grand Rapids. Detroit had not named a starter as of Saturday morning. For Colorado, Mackenzie Blackwood started Thursday and is 8-3-1 with a 2.81 GAA and an .893 save percentage.

Storylines

Dylan Larkin remains suspended and out of the lineup while the Red Wings work on a trade. Rookie Michael Brandsegg-Nygård has 10 points in 17 games and ranks among the NHL leaders in hits, and Macomb Township native Sheldon Dries has made a push to stick with the club. The trip continues Tuesday against St. Louis and Thursday against Florida, and ends Saturday, Nov. 14, at Tampa Bay.

How to watch

9 p.m. Eastern, Ball Arena, Denver. TV: Detroit SportsNet (Altitude in Colorado). It is Hockey Fights Cancer Night in Denver.

Thursday’s game: Red Wings Game Recap: vs. Golden Knights (Nov. 5).

Sources

• NHL.com: NHL Status Report, Nov. 6, 2026
• Glenn Kaplan, Detroit Sports Nation: John Gibson returns to practice with Detroit’s net unsettled (Nov. 6, 2026)
• Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press (@HeleneStJames) on X, Nov. 6
• Detroit Red Wings: Low-scoring affair ends in 2-1 loss against Golden Knights (Nov. 6, 2026)
• Max Smith, Detroit Hockey Now: Brandsegg-Nygård leading the way for Red Wings rookies (Nov. 7, 2026)
• Bob Duff, Detroit Hockey Now: Saturday Red Wings Three Things (Nov. 7, 2026)
• Detroit Red Wings: 2026-27 regular-season schedule

Correction (November 9, 2026): This story originally said the road trip included a stop in Vegas. The trip ends Saturday, Nov. 14, at Tampa Bay. It has been corrected.