DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today assigned goaltender Jared Coreau to the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins. The Red Wings also removed goaltender Jimmy Howard from injured reserve.
Coreau has appeared in 14 games with the Red Wings as a rookie, posting a 5-4-3 record, 3.46 goals-against average, 0.887 save percentage and a team-best two shutouts. The 25-year-old goaltender made his NHL debut on Dec. 3 at Pittsburgh and logged his first career win on Dec. 23 at Florida, stopping 31 shots in a 4-3 shootout win to kick off a stretch of eight-straight decisions without a regulation loss (5-0-3).