The Anaheim Ducks returned to action on Saturday night and picked up a 3-2 extra time victory over the Boston Bruins. However, they lost goalie John Gibson along the way because of an upper-body injury, making his status with Anaheim really worth maintaining tabs on over the next few days.

Gibson saved 19 of the 20 shots he confronted via two periods in this one, earlier than he was replaced by Lukas Dostal in the 0.33 duration. Some fans speculated that Gibson, who has been concerned about trade rumors recently, had been dealt to another team. Instead, it was found out that he suffered an upper-body injury that pressured him out of the contest early.

“John Gibson has an upper-body injury and will now not go back to this game. Lukas Dostal is now in net for us,” the Ducks said in a post on X, previously Twitter.

Anaheim Ducks expecting a good news about John Gibson’s injury

Regardless of whether or not Anaheim desires to trade Gibson, they’ll be hoping for some proper information regarding this injury. Teams might not need to trade for him if he is damaged goods, and if he remains in town, the Ducks would prefer to keep employing him as a part of their top goalie duo alongside Dostal. Seeing him depart the game early, though, isn’t always a very good sign.

Hopefully, Anaheim was simply being cautious with Gibson because the trade deadline quickly approaches. While Dostal has been the Ducks top choice this season, Gibson has generally performed better, allowing simply 2.69 goals per game while posting a save percentage of 91.4%. If he ends up missing time, as a way to pressure Dostal into extra action, which isn’t always the worst issue seeing that he is playing well this year too, posting a save percentage of 91.1% while allowing only 2.86 goals per game.

The Ducks will ought to get themselves geared up for their next contest quickly, as they will take on the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday, with puck drop scheduled for 6 p.m. EST