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Mrazek starts Monday in New Jersey.

Mrazek gave up three goals on 35 shots in the Red Wings 4-3 win over the Sabres on Saturday. Mrazek had a great game and snapped a three-game losing streak for the Red Wings. Jimmy Howard started the first two games vs. the Devils (both losses) but Mrazek goes tonight and he heads to New Jersey with a 6-4-0 record, 2.40 GAA and .929 SV% on the road this season.

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Carlson (lower-body) will not play on Tuesday; could return on Thursday.

Carlson will travel with the team on their road trip, but will not play tomorrow against the Bruins. Carlson skated this morning which is a great sign, so look for him to join the team later in the week and monitor his status prior to Thursday’s contest.

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Mrazek was the first goalie off of the ice at the Red Wings optional morning skate.

Mrazek gave up three goals on 35 shots in the Red Wings 4-3 win over the Sabres on Saturday. Mrazek had a great game and snapped a three-game losing streak for the Red Wings. Jimmy Howard started the first two games vs. the Devils (both losses) but Mrazek goes tonight and he heads to New Jersey with a 6-4-0 record, 2.40 GAA and .929 SV% on the road this season.

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Mrazek will start on Saturday.

Mrazek allowed four goals on 36 shots in the Red Wings loss to the Penguins on Thursday. Mrazek finished December at 5-4-0 with a 2.50 GAA and .913 SV% and will look to improve as the calendar flips over to 2016. Today he’ll take on the Sabres for the third time this season, he has gone 1-1-0 with a 2.93 GAA and .903 SV% in the first two meetings.

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Mrazek will start Thursday vs. the Penguins.

Mrazek stopped all 11 shots that he faced after Jimmy Howard was pulled for the second straight game on Tuesday. Mrazek has gone 5-3-0 with a 2.30 GAA and .917 SV% in December and should see the bulk of the starts going forward with Howard struggling. Tonight he faces the Penguins at home, where he has gone 6-3-3 with a 2.15 GAA and .923 SV% this season.

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Mrazek is in the starter's crease this morning.

Mrazek stopped all 11 shots that he faced after Jimmy Howard was pulled for the second straight game on Tuesday. Mrazek has gone 5-3-0 with a 2.30 GAA and .917 SV% in December and should see the bulk of the starts going forward with Howard struggling. Tonight he faces the Penguins at home, where he has gone 6-3-3 with a 2.15 GAA and .923 SV% this season.

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Carlson (lower-body) will not travel on the Capitals upcoming five-game road trip.

Carlson was listed as questionable for Wednesday’s game, but will not miss at least a couple of games with a lower-body injury. This is a huge blow to the Capitals blueline, who will get Aaron Ness from Hershey (AHL) to act as their seventh defenseman while Carlson is out.

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Carlson (lower-body) will be game-time decision on Monday.

Carlson sustained a minor lower-body injury on Saturday and is listed as a game-time decision for Monday’s game. Carlson’s iron man streak is in jeopardy of coming to an end—he has appeared in 412 consecutive games. Puck-drop is at 7 p.m, so monitor his status when warmups get underway at 6:30 p.m.

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Mrazek will start on Monday in Minnesota.

Mrazek turned aside 24 of 26 shots in the Red Wings 3-2 win over the Predators on Saturday. Mrazek continues to outperform Jimmy Howard and comes into Monday with a 5-2-0 record, 2.50 GAA and .908 SV% in December. He draws a tough assignment tonight in Minnesota—the Wild are tied for seventh in the NHL in goals for on home ice; scoring 3.00 per game.

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Mrazek will start Sunday vs. the Flames.

Mrazek yielded two goals on 30 shots in the Red Wings loss to the Sabres on Monday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Mrazek, who will start tonight vs. the Flames. Mrazek has gone 5-2-3 with a 2.22 GAA and .923 SV% on home ice this season—the Flames are 7-1-0 in December.

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Mrazek is in the starter's net this morning.

Mrazek yielded two goals on 30 shots in the Red Wings loss to the Sabres on Monday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Mrazek, who looks like he will start tonight vs. the Flames. Mrazek has gone 5-2-3 with a 2.22 GAA and .923 SV% on home ice this season—the Flames are 7-1-0 in December.

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Mrazek will start Monday vs. the Sabres.

Mrazek allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Red Wings 3-2 win over the Canadiens last Thursday. Mrazek has won three straight starts while posting a 3.21 GAA and .888 SV%. He’s been giving up a lot of goals, but has finally started to get some offensive support. Tonight he will take on the Sabres for the second time this month—he stopped 28 of 32 in a 5-4 shootout win back on the 1st.

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Mrazek will start Thursday vs. the Canadiens.

Mrazek allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Red Wings overtime win against the Predators on Saturday. Mrazek has won two in a row despite allowing a combined eight goals on 64 shots (.875 SV%). The Red Wings had a lack of offence to start the season, but are now averaging 3.56 goals per game in their last nine games. The return of their offence and Montreal being on a back-to-back make Mrazek a solid start tonight.

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