Gibson and Raymond power Red Wings to a 2-0 victory over the Avalanche

DENVER (AP) — John Gibson stopped 21 shots for his fourth shutout of the season and Lucas Raymond scored and had his team-leading 41st assist as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-0 on Monday night.

Gibson improved to 22-11-2 with his 28th career shutout, which was Colorado's first since Feb. 4, 2025, ending a run of 87 consecutive games with at least a goal.

Detroit was 0-14-1 in its previous 15 games against Colorado entering Monday, including a 5-0 home loss two days earlier in which Gibson allowed four goals on 17 shots.

After being shut out on Sunday, the Red Wings scored 33 seconds into the first period, with Raymond finding a wide-open Marco Kasper on an odd-man rush.

It was the third time in the past nine games Kasper has scored after he was held without a goal in 44 of his previous 45 games. Prior to his assist, Raymond had gone three consecutive games without a point, his longest pointless stretch of the season.

Raymond scored his 19th goal of the season into an empty net with 30 seconds remaining.

With the loss, the Avalanche fell to 5-7-2 in their past 14 games after starting the season 31-2-7. It was the third home loss in the past 17 days for Colorado, which had recorded a point in its first 22 home games this season.

Though it came in a losing effort, the Avalanche welcomed back star defenseman Devon Toews, who had missed the previous 13 games with an upper-body injury. He finished with a blocked shot and two hits in 20:19 of ice time.

Mackenzie Blackwood made 23 saves in the loss.

Red Wings: Visit Utah on Wednesday.

Avalanche: Host San Jose on Wednesday.

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Detroit Red Wings center Emmitt Finnie, left, reacts after getting hit in the face by Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Avalanche goaltender MacKenzie Blackwood makes a glove-save in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Detroit Red Wings right wing Alex DeBrincat, right, struggles to control the puck as Colorado Avalanche defenseman Sam Malinski, front left, covers in the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Detroit Red Wings left wing Lucas Raymond, left, shoots the puck past Colorado Avalanche center Brock Nelson, right, in the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Detroit Red Wings goaltender John Gibson clears the puck in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners acquired All-Star infielder/outfielder Brendan Donovan from the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night in a three-team trade with the Tampa Bay Rays.

Seattle sent infielder Ben Williamson to the Rays, and a pair of minor league prospects to the rebuilding Cardinals: pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje and outfielder Tai Peete.

St. Louis also received a 2026 Competitive Balance Round B draft pick (68th overall) from the Mariners.

Tampa Bay shipped minor league outfielder Colton Ledbetter and a Competitive Balance Round B draft pick this year (72nd overall) to the Cardinals.

“We are pleased that, because of this deal, we will add five more promising young players to the talent pipeline that has always fueled this organization’s sustained success,” Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom said in a statement. “We believe we’ve added exciting athleticism and upside on both sides of the ball, with more to come in this summer’s draft."

Donovan, 29, was a first-time All-Star last year, when he batted .287 with 10 home runs, 50 RBIs and a .775 OPS. Over a four-year major league career, he has hit .282 with 40 homers, 97 doubles and a .772 OPS. He also won a utility player Gold Glove as a rookie in 2022.

“It’s tough to imagine a better fit for our current team than Brendan,” Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto said. “His combination of offensive skill, defensive versatility, consistency in performance, baseball instincts, and quality of character line up with what we value most.”

Donovan has a $5.8 million, one-year contract. He is eligible for arbitration again next winter and is on track to be eligible for free agency after the 2027 World Series.

He could slot into the middle of the Mariners' batting order in the way Jorge Polanco did last season. Polanco hit 26 homers, then became a free agent and signed a $40 million, two-year contract with the New York Mets.

Donovan has started 202 career games at second base, 139 in left field, 29 at third base and 23 in right field. He was primarily a second baseman for the Cardinals last year, starting 91 games there.

Considering the Mariners parted ways with Williamson and elected not to re-sign Eugenio Suárez, Donovan could make sense for Seattle at third base. Also in the fold is highly regarded shortstop prospect Colt Emerson, who played six games for Triple-A Tacoma last year.

Seattle last season came within one win of the franchise’s first World Series appearance.

To make room for Williamson on the 40-man roster, Tampa Bay left-hander Ken Waldichuk was designated for assignment. Williamson hit .253 with one home run and 21 RBIs with above-average defense at third base as a rookie for Seattle last year.

Cijntje and Ledbetter were teammates at Mississippi State in 2023. At the Mariners’ fan fest Sunday at T-Mobile Park, Seattle said the ambidextrous Cijntje was going to focus solely on pitching right-handed going forward rather than with both arms. In a news release announcing the deal, St. Louis listed Cijntje as a right-handed pitcher.

The 22-year-old Cijntje was selected 15th overall by the Mariners in the 2024 amateur draft. He went 5-7 with a 3.99 ERA and 120 strikeouts over 108 1/3 innings last year in the minors.

Peete, 20, was drafted 30th overall by the Mariners in 2023. Across three seasons in Seattle's farm system, he batted .247 with 28 home runs, 154 RBIs, 76 stolen bases and a .724 OPS in 1,166 plate appearances.

Ledbetter, 24, was chosen by the Rays in the second round of the 2023 draft. He hit .269 with 25 home runs and 126 RBIs in 253 games across three minor league seasons with Tampa Bay.

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FILE - St. Louis Cardinals' Brendan Donovan against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game, Sept. 23, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)