DENVER — Heading into Wednesday’s critical matchup in Colorado, it was fair to wonder if goalie Petr Mrazek had played his last game for the Flyers.
After being acquired from Detroit and playing superbly in his first three games with his new team, Mrazek had struggled mightily. Michal Neuvirth was back from an injury and was Wednesday’s starter, and Brian Elliott was close to returning following core-muscle surgery.
And then….
Neuvirth was injured in Wednesday’s second period. Mrazek replaced him and was brilliant as the Flyers, playing on back-to-back nights, outlasted the desperate Avalanche, 2-1, in perhaps their grittiest win of their roller-coaster-ride season.