Vatrano shed his no-contact sweater and was a full participant in Sunday’s practice, but stayed in Boston while the team left for a brief two-game road-trip. Vatrano has yet to play this season after tearing ligaments in his foot during the preseason. Vatrano is nearing a return, but it won’t come until Thursday at the earliest and even that seems unlikely.
Mrazek gave up three goals on 34 shots in the Red Wings’ win in Winnipeg on Tuesday. Mark has won his last two starts and four of his last six starts while posting a 2.44 GAA and .913 SV%. Mrazek’s game is improving, but he will be in tough tonight against Blue Jackets team that has won five of their last six games.
Gudas has missed the last three games with an illness, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Oilers. Michael Del Zotto will come out as a healthy scratch. Gudas has one goal and six assists (seven points) in 19 games this season.
Strome is reportedly not feeling well, so there’s a good chance that Anthony Beauvillier will replace Strome tonight vs. the Blues.
Mrazek allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Red Wings’ overtime win in Brooklyn on Sunday. Since Jimmy Howard went down, Mrazek has gone 2-0-2 with a 1.95 GAA and .935 SV%. Mrazek is starting to look more like the goalie we saw last year, but tonight he faces a hot Jets team that has won four of their last five.
Mrazek allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Red Wings’ overtime win in Brooklyn on Sunday. Since Jimmy Howard went down, Mrazek has gone 2-0-2 with a 1.95 GAA and .935 SV%. Mrazek is starting to look more like the goalie we saw last year, but tonight he faces a hot Jets team that has won four of their last five.
Gudas will be scratched from Saturday’s game vs. the Blackhawks because of an illness. Brandon Manning is expected to return from an injury to replace Gudas, who should be considered day-to-day.
Mrazek allowed one goal on 35 shots in the Red Wings’ win over the Stars on Tuesday. It was a great and much-needed game for Mrazek, who has now stopped 56 of the last 59 shots that he has faced (.949 SV%). Tonight he will face the Panthers for the third time this season—he is 0-2-0 with a 4.98 GAA and .851 SV% in the first two meetings.
Strome was a healthy scratch in the last two games, but will be in the lineup for Alan Quine on Wednesday. Strome has collected six points (2G / 4A) in 19 games this season. He will play centre, likely on the third line with Jason Chimera and Anders Lee.
Mrazek allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Red Wings’ overtime loss to Montreal on Saturday. He was good, but Carey Price was just a little better. Mrazek has gone 3-3-1 with a 3.09 GAA and .890 SV% in seven starts at Joe Louis Arena this season and tonight he faces a struggling Stars team who is on the tail-end of a back-to-back.
Strome will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game. Strome is coming off of a rough 2015-16 season and has picked up just six points (2G / 4A) in 19 games this season.
Mrazek allowed three goals on 16 shots after replacing Jimmy Howard in the Red Wings’ overtime win in New Jersey last night. With Howard out for at least a week, Mrazek will get back in goal tonight vs. Montreal. Mrazek has struggled so far this season and comes in at 3-3-0 with a 3.33 GAA and .886 SV% in six starts on home ice.
Kreider will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury that he suffered on Saturday in Calgary. With Kreider out, Michael Grabner will skate in the Rangers’ top-6.
Mrazek stopped all 12 shots that he faced after replacing Jimmy Howard in the Red Wings’ 5-0 loss in Montreal on Saturday. Tonight he will make his first start since November 4th and he comes in on a three-game losing streak. Mrazek is 3-2-0 with a 3.17 GAA and .897 SV% in five starts at Joe Louis Arena.
Trouba was back on the ice with the Jets on Tuesday after signing a two-year deal on Monday. The blur liner skated as an extra and will be scratched on Tuesday, but head coach Paul Maurice said Trouba could play as early as Thursday.
After holding out of training camp and the first month of the season, the Jets were finally able to sign restricted free agent Jacob Trouba to a two-year deal. Trouba is regarded as one of the best young defenseman in the NHL and signing him is huge for the Jets' success in 2016-17. Trouba had 21 points (6G / 15A) in 81 games with the Jets last season.
Mrazek allowed four goals on 40 shots in the Red Wings’ overtime loss in Philadelphia on Wednesday. Mrazek has now allowed eight goals on the last 50 shots that he has faced (.840 SV%). Despite some recent struggles, he draws a good matchup tonight vs. a Jets team that has lost three in a row and are playing their fourth game in six nights.
