Lyon stopped 24 of the 28 shots he saw in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win against the Ducks.
The Detroit Red Wings' move on Monday evening could make the countdown to the NHL's March 7 trade deadline more interesting.
After Cam Talbot started Saturday's game against Minnesota, Lyon will tend the twine in the second half of the back-to-back set. Over eight appearances since the start of the calendar year, Lyon has posted a 3-1-1 record, 2.36 GAA and .916 save percentage.
Ville Husso hasn't been a regular with Detroit Red Wings since 1st season with them. He was traded Monday to Anaheim Ducks for future considerations.
Patrick Kane's second goal of the game came with one minute remaining in overtime and the host Detroit Red Wings survived blowing a three-goal lead to beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-4 on Sunday.
For the second straight day, the Red Wings blew a two-goal 3rd-period lead. This time, however, Patrick Kane scored in OT for a 5-4 win over Anaheim.
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DETROIT – Detroit Red Wings coach Todd McLellan spent much of his postgame news conference Thursday lamenting his team’s lack of compete in a 5-2 loss to Columbus and was particularly critical of captain Dylan Larkin.