Carlson has been sidelined by a lower-body since February 24th, but it looks like he will return to the lineup tonight in New Jersey. Carlson’s status will not be known until head coach Barry Trotz meets with the media around 5 p.m. ET. Carlson has 31 points (6G / 25A) in 47 games this season.
Mrazek allowed three goals on 18 shots after replacing Jimmy Howard in the Red Wings 6-2 loss in Tampa Bay on Tuesday. Mrazek has struggled in March, going 2-4-0 with a 3.30 GAA and .894 SV%. The 24-year-old will be making his third start of the season vs. Montreal—he has gone 1-1-0 with a 2.51 GAA and .923 SV% in the first two meetings.
Mrazek allowed three goals on 18 shots after replacing Jimmy Howard in the Red Wings 6-2 loss in Tampa Bay on Tuesday. Mrazek has struggled in March, going 2-4-0 with a 3.30 GAA and .894 SV%. It looks like the 24-year-old will be making his third start of the season vs. Montreal—he has gone 1-1-0 with a 2.51 GAA and .923 SV% in the first two meetings.
Vatrano, 22, has split his time between Boston and Providence during the 2015-16 campaign. He has registered six goals and one assist (seven points) in 30 games in Boston and leads the AHL in goals with 33 in 33 games. In addition to the 33 goals Vatrano has added 16 assists for 49 points, which is good for third on the team.
Mrazek missed the last two games with an illness, but he was back on the ice for Monday’s practice, which suggests that he could be back in goal for Tuesday’s game in Tampa Bay. Mrazek has gone 2-4-0 with a 3.14 GAA and .901 SV% in March.
Mrazek allowed one goal on 27 shots in the Red Wings 1-0 shutout loss to the Maple Leafs on Sunday. It was a shocking loss for a desperate Red Wings team, who have a massive game tonight in Philadelphia. Mrazek is 13-7-1 with a 2.26 GAA and .927 SV% on the road this season and stopped 30 of 31 shots in a shootout loss in his first start vs. Philly.
Mrazek allowed one goal on 27 shots in the Red Wings 1-0 shutout loss to the Maple Leafs on Sunday. It was a shocking loss for a desperate Red Wings team, who have a massive game tonight in Philadelphia. Mrazek is 13-7-1 with a 2.26 GAA and .927 SV% on the road this season and stopped 30 of 31 shots in a shootout loss in his first start vs. Philly.
Mrazek allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Red Wings 3-2 win over the Jets on Thursday. The win snapped a brief two-game personal losing streak for Mrazek. The Red Wings’ netminder has gone 6-1-1 with a 2.08 GAA and .917 SV% in his last eight starts at Joe Louis Arena. He faces a Rangers team that has won five of their last seven.
Mrazek was yanked after giving up two goals on five shots in the Red Wings loss to the Blackhawks on Sunday. Mrazek has lost his last two starts while allowing seven combined goals on 38 shots (.816 SV%). Mrazek’s game has fallen off recently and he’ll look to get back on track tonight vs. the Jets. Mrazek is 11-6-5 with a 2.16 GAA and .920 SV% on home ice this season.
Mrazek was yanked after giving up two goals on five shots in the Red Wings loss to the Blackhawks on Sunday. Mrazek has lost his last two starts while allowing seven combined goals on 38 shots (.816 SV%). Mrazek’s game has fallen off recently and he’ll look to get back on track tonight vs. the Jets. Mrazek is 11-6-5 with a 2.16 GAA and .920 SV% on home ice this season.
Mrazek surrendered five goals on 33 shots in the Red Wings 5-2 loss to the Blackhawks on Wednesday. He was hung out to dry for most of the evening and allowed five goals in a game for the third time in six starts. Mrazek is 13-6-1 with a 2.17 GAA and .930 SV% on the road this season.
Trouba missed Friday’s practice with an upper-body injury, which foreshadowed his absence from the lineup tonight. With Trouba out and listed as day-to-day, Josh Morrissey has been recalled from Manitoba (AHL) and will make his NHL debut on Saturday.
Mrazek surrendered three goals on 27 shots in the Red Wings’ 5-3 win over the Avalanche at Coors Field on Saturday. Mrazek missed Monday’s game with a “tender groin” but will return to the crease tonight for his first career start vs. the Blackhawks. Mrazek has won two in a row and is 11-5-5 with a 2.02 GAA and .925 SV% at Joe Louis Arena this season.
The Red Wings surprisingly announced that Jimmy Howard would start tonight, but we now know it’s because Mrazek is day-to-day with a minor groin injury. With Mrazek out, they have recalled Jared Coreau from Grand Rapids (AHL) to back up Howard.
Carlson has had a great season, but will miss an extended period of time for the second time this season. Carlson underwent a procedure on his unspecified lower-body injury and will keep him out for 3-4 weeks. He is expected to be moved to long-term IR but should be back before the playoffs.
Mrazek gave up two goals on 27 shots in the Red Wings shootout loss in Ottawa on Senators. Mrazek has lost three of his last four starts while posting an ugly 3.55 GAA and .863 SV%. This is Mrazek’s worst stretch of the season, but he will look to get back on track vs. the Blue Jackets. Columbus has gone 5-2-1 while averaging 2.38 goals per game in their last eight.
