DETROIT — A new day, a new game.
Petr Mrazek has been pulled from the net in five games this season, including Game 2 Saturday in Tampa Bay, but how he responds from those less-than-stellar performances is a testament to the young goaltender’s ability to bounce back.
After giving up four goals on 18 shots on Saturday, Mrazek was replaced by Jimmy Howard at the start of the third period. While it has happened four times in the regular season, Red Wings coach Mike Babcock wasted no time naming him the starting goalie for Tuesday's Game 3 of the best-of-7 Eastern Conference first-round series against the Lightning.