Mrazek made 28 saves in his first game back after a lengthy absence as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Dallas Stars 1-0 on Sunday night. “It has been a long journey.”Mrazek, who notched his third shutout of the season, played for the first time since suffering a thumb injury Jan. 30 against Dallas. Stars coach Rick Bowness didn’t return to the bench for the third period because of what the team announced was a COVID protocol. BEHIND THE BENCHWithout Bowness, Stars assistant coach John Stevens took over the head coaching responsibilities for the third period. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...Brind’Amour said he noticed that Bowness wasn’t behind the bench, but he hadn’t been told why until later.

Source: thestar April 05, 2021 02:05 UTC