The Narrative: Mralak?, Ovechnikovgate and Sweeps Night

1. Mralak?

Is Petr Mrazek becoming a thing? On the one hand, he has a (very) pedestrian .897 save percentage through three games (.889 at five-on-five). On the other hand, he has a (very) good 2.34 goals against average, a shutout, has only allowed two goals on 15 high-danger shots against at fives (by contrast, Braden Holtby has allowed five on 18), and has only allowed two goals after the first periods in the series (both coming in Game 2).

Here’s his head coach’s assessment of his play, and it’s hard to disagree with:

“He’s been good. Maybe he’d want that one (by Backstrom) back but he’s made so many big saves. Even (Monday) night, there wasn’t a lot of work obviously, but it was the early…