"I saw the puck really well. I felt good," Mrazek said. "The guys helped me, and I could see the puck from everywhere."
And instead of pointing to one show-stopping save - he did flash the leather on Taylor Hall when the Coyotes skated in with numbers at one point in the second period - take his 60-minute body of work. It was impressive and seemingly effortless.
"It doesn't look like a grade-A [scoring chance] because he's already ahead of it," Brind'Amour said. "They had some really good looks, but he made them look like easy saves when they weren't."
As the clock ticked down the final minute of play in regulation, the crowd of 16,476 at PNC Arena chanted, "Petr! Petr! Petr!" That only continued as he sat on the bench for his postgame interview after being named the first star of the game.
3. Fly By Night
Martin Necas.
That's it. That's the takeaway.
On a nightly basis, Necas dazzles with his skating prowess and speed, and tonight, the fancy footwork, elite-level skating and ability to finish melded into a highlight reel goal late in the second period.
Necas accepted a pass near the point and scooted his way down the far wing, eluding Clayton Keller's waving stick. Necas hit the turbo boost at the faceoff circle and toe dragged his way around the net, wheeling around it and roofing a backhand into the yawning cage, an unreal play from start to finish.
