Carter Mazur shows why Detroit Red Wings called him up late in season
Carter Mazur, a 2021 third-round pick by the Detroit Red Wings, scored his third and fourth goals in two games as the Grand Rapids Griffins advanced.
A couple of recent Detroit Red Wings first-round picks played key roles as the Grand Rapids Griffins forged ahead in the AHL Calder Cup playoffs. Axel Sandin-Pellikka (No. 17, 2023 draft) and Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (No.
15, 2024) each scored a goal on Friday, May 8, as the Griffins downed the Manitoba Moose, 5-2, at Van Andel Arena. The goals helped the Griffins close out the Central Division semifinals four games into the best-of-five series. HITTING THEIR STRIDE: How Detroit Red Wings' top prospect did in big playoff win for Griffins The Griffins advance to meet the Chicago Wolves in the Central Division finals, also a best-of-five round.
Game 1 opens the series Thursday in Grand Rapids. Eduards Tralmarks, a free-agent signing, scored in the first period. Goaltender Michal Postava, another free-agent signing, made 19 saves in his fourth straight start.
Carter Mazur, who had two goals in Game 3, had two goals and an assist Friday, scoring his first on a power play and his second into an empty net (his second straight game with an empty-net goal). Mazur is a third-round pick from 2021 who played eight games for the Wings this season. Sandin-Pellikka, who appeared in 68 games for the Wings this season, scored his first goal of the playoffs with about five minutes to play in the second period, giving the Griffins a 2-1 lead.