Johan “Mule” Franzen took one in the face early on, forcing his exit. Winnipeg took an early 2-0 lead. Thirty seconds later, in the second period, Tomas Tatar answered with an unassisted goal of his own.
Then, “The Mule” returned, galvanizing his fellow Red Wings with a goal. Furthermore, Petr Mrazek kept us in it despite a third goal from the Jets. It would have been out of hand if not for the called-up Grand Rapids Griffin. He saved 28 shots on the night.
Down 3-2 in the third, Justin Abdelkader tied it for Detroit. Finally, with five minutes left, Kader found Tatar again for the game-winner. On the road, we closed the game out with more strong defense and saves from Petr “Griffin.”
……. great goal tending in the first period ……. out shot two to one but Petr kept the door shut until we found legs…Grand Rapids own can take a bow!