Detroit — Jimmy Howard’s the one wearing the ugly Christmas sweater on his head. Petr Mrazek’s the guy sporting a fierce-looking Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
But their holiday-themed masks aside — the new helmet designs will be auctioned off for charity eventually — the Red Wings’ goaltenders haven’t been in a particularly giving mood this season.
Yet on nights like this, when their teammates look at times like they’ve had too much egg nog, that’s exactly what they’ve done. They’ve given the Red Wings a chance.
Mrazek wasn’t happy with the first goal he allowed to Montreal on Thursday.