Why Mantha Is Finding Hockey "Easier" At Its Most Difficult Level
His performance last year was the statement the team was looking for.
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His performance last year was the statement the team was looking for.
Andreas Athanasiou and Tomas Tatar scored for the Red Wings, and Jimmy Howard finished with 26 saves.
The 27-year-old Tatar has 15 goals in 58 games this year.
Holland didn't have to pull the trigger on Monday.
The Detroit Red Wings today recalled goaltender Jared Coreau from the American Hockey League's Grand Rapids Griffins.
Petr Mrazek is going from being a backup goaltender on a losing team to a starting job for a playoff contender.
Anthony Mantha and Henrik Zetterberg scored for Detroit.
Tomas Tatar scored for Detroit and Jimmy Howard stopped 28 shots.
Some might call him streaky, but that label is also partly out of his hands.
The U.S. had heavily outplayed Slovenia through the first 40 minutes and led 2-0 entering the third.
"It's the worst part of the year," said Frans Nielsen.
The Detroit Red Wings held off the Anaheim Ducks for a 2-1 win on Tuesday night.
The Islanders were down 5-2 when Bertuzzi was penalized for slashing Cal Clutterbuck with 6:33 remaining.
The Red Wings avoided a second straight embarrassing loss by edging the Washington Capitals 5-4 on Sunday.
"It's not the ending we wanted," Mantha said. "Every point is important and losing one tonight like that hurts."
