MacDonald and Mursak Trade Places
Published on March 22, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Grand Rapids Griffins News Release
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday assigned goaltender Joey MacDonald to the Grand Rapids Griffins and recalled right wing Jan Mursak from their AHL affiliate.
MacDonald, 31, has spent nearly all of the last seven weeks in Detroit, where he shows a 4-4-2 record and leads the Red Wings' netminders in goals against average (2.10) and save percentage (0.926) through 12 appearances this season.
After making 37 saves to earn his second career NHL shutout during the Red Wings' 2-0 win at Columbus last Thursday, he entered last night's game against Pittsburgh in the second period with Detroit trailing 4-0 and stoned the Penguins the rest of the way, enabling the club to rally for a point in a 5-4 shootout loss. Counting back to the waning minutes of a 3-1 loss at San Jose on March 3, MacDonald has posted an impressive shutout streak of 94:04, stopping all 47 shots he faced during that span.
MacDonald is expected to be in uniform for the Griffins on Wednesday when they complete a five-game homestand with a 7 p.m. start against the Toronto Marlies.
Mursak, 23, has posted 35 points (13-22 - 35) in 51 games for the Griffins this season, including a career-high 22 assists and a plus-17 rating that ranks third on the club.
The second native of Slovenia to play in the NHL (Los Angeles' Anze Kopitar), Mursak has appeared in 18 games for the Red Wings this season, netting one goal and averaging 8:11 in ice time. He'll be available for action on Wednesday when Detroit hosts the NHL-leading Vancouver Canucks at 7:30 p.m.
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