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Petr Mrazek's puck-handling miscue leads to Josh Bailey goal (Video)

Screen shot of Josh Bailey goal.
Screen shot of Josh Bailey goal.

A puck-handling mistake by Detroit Red Wings goaltender Petr Mrazek led to a goal by New York Islanders forward Josh Bailey in their Tuesday game at Joe Louis Arena.

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At around the 15:00 mark of the first period, Mrazek came out of the net to play the puck to start his team’s breakout. He then fed it right to Bailey, who had set up in the Red Wings zone, preparing counterattack. It appeared that Mrazek was attempting to send the puck to forward Anthony Mantha, but clearly put the puck right on Bailey’s stick instead.

Bailey quickly cashed in and made the game 1-0 in favor of New York.

“I should wait a little bit longer,” Mrazek said after the game, a 3-1 loss by Detroit where he made 19 saves on 22 shots on goal. “But I make those plays a lot and had a mistake today.”

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After a breakthrough campaign a year ago when he had a 2.33 goal-against average and .921 save percentage in 54 games, Mrazek has fallen to a 2.98 goal-against average and .902 save percentage. He also now holds a 14-16-6 record after going 27-16-6 a year ago.

With the loss, the Red Wings fell to 24-26-10 and 58 points, eight out of the last Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.

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