Elmer Soderblom had been playing well enough to earn a spot on the Detroit Red Wings’ top line, and Petr Mrazek had emerged as their go-to guy in net. Then both were injured on the bad ice in Utah on ...

It was 13 days before he played again, last Thursday with the Red Wings. “When you’re battling for playoff spot, you know that’s the best time of the year,” Mrazek said. “So that ...