Larsson has been out since November 23 with a lower-body injury, so this assignment is likely for conditioning purposes and he should be recalled after a couple of games in Albany. Larsson has three points (1G / 2A) and a minus-4 rating in 20 games with the Devils.
Grubauer allowed four goals on 33 shots in a loss to the Hurricanes last Thursday. After getting Saturday off, the Capitals will go back to Grubauer tonight in Tampa Bay. In his first game vs. the Lightning he allowed two goals on 34 shots in relief of Braden Holtby, the Caps won 6-5 in a shootout.
Eberle missed Friday's game after tweaking his knee in Thursday's game vs. the Sharks. Eberle currently sits tied for 2nd in team scoring with 33 points (12G / 21A) in 43 games. He will play with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Taylor Hall.
Eberle injured his knee last night and the injury will keep him out of tonight's game. Ryan Jones is returning to the lineup and will likely take Ales Hemsky's spot, who is expected to shift to the second line RW.
Grubauer allowed two goals on 37 shots in a 3-1 loss to the Senators on Monday. Tonight will mark his ninth start in the Capitals last 12 games, it appears he has a stranglehold on their starting job. He will face the Hurricanes who he beat on December 20.
Grubauer only faced 17 shots, stopping 16 of them in last night's 2-1 shootout loss to the Sabres. The loss was no fault of Grubauer's, the Capitals were stymied by Ryan Miller and his 49-saves. The quiet night enables the Caps to turn to Grubauer again tonight, he is 5-1-2 with a 2.02 GAA and .937 SV% since being recalled. As long as he is getting the majority of the starts, he is the Capitals goalie to own.
Grubauer stopped 38 of 40 shots in a 3-2 win over the Rangers on Thursday. Grubauer appears to have taken the starting role for the time-being in Washington. Since being recalled from Hershey he is 5-1-1 with a 2.18 GAA and .937 SV%. Today he will take on a 10-24-4 Sabres team and makes for a strong start.
Grubauer stopped 26 of 29 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Ducks on Monday. Since his recall, Grubauer has started five of 10 games and has replaced Braden Holtby twice. He has posted a 4-1-1 record with a 2.20 GAA and .934 SV% so far. Grubauer will face the Rangers for the second time this month, in the first meeting on December 8, he stopped 30 of 31 shots in a 4-1 win.
Grubauer stopped 39 of 41 shots in a win over the Hurricanes on Friday. He has been great since being recalled from Hershey. He has settled the Capitals crease going 4-0-1 with a 2.05 GAA and .940 SV% in four starts and six appearances. He takes on a tough Ducks squad tonight.
Grubauer stopped 39 of 41 shots in a win over the Hurricanes on Friday. He has been great since being recalled from Hershey. He has settled the Capitals crease going 4-0-1 with a 2.05 GAA and .940 SV% in four starts and six appearances. He takes on a tough Ducks squad tonight.
Grubauer allowed four goals on 28 shots in a 5-4 shootout win over the Flyers on Sunday. In four starts he is 3-0-1 with a 2.06 GAA and .937 SV%. He has played one period against the Hurricanes this month after relieving Braden Holtby on December 3. He came in and stopped all nine shots that he faced during the final frame.
Grubauer allowed four goals on 28 shots in a 5-4 shootout win over the Flyers on Sunday. In four starts he is 3-0-1 with a 2.06 GAA and .937 SV%. He has played one period against the Hurricanes this month after relieving Braden Holtby on December 3. He came in and stopped all nine shots that he faced during the final frame.
Grubauer stopped 39 of 41 shots in a shootout loss to the Panthers on Friday. It was another great outing for Grubauer who is 2-0-1 with a 1.52 GAA and .957 SV% since being recalled from Hershey. He draws a solid matchup today vs. the Flyers. Hopefully for his sake, Steve Mason doesn't decide to pull a Ray Emery on a Capitals goalie.
Gurbauer stopped 32 of 34 shots in a win over the Lightning on Tuesday. He has won each of his two starts since coming up from Hershey and has earned himself a third straight start. He is a great spot-start option against the Panthers tonight.
Grubauer made nine saves in a relief effort on Tuesday, but has not made a start for the Capitals this season. In nine starts with Hershey (AHL) he was 4-4-1 with a 2.60 GAA and .910 SV%. He faces a Rangers team who are coming off of a loss to the Devils last night.
Grubauer is 4-4-1 with a 2.60 GAA and a .910 SV% with Hershey this season. He made two NHL appearances last season going 0-1-0 with a 3.57 GAA and .915 SV%. With Michal Neuvurth going down with a lower-body injury last night and Braden Holtby making the start, Grubauer could be in line to start tonight vs. the Islanders.
Larsson will miss his second straight game after being injured on Saturday. Devils GM Lou Lamoriello said the injury is not serious and believes Larsson will avoid a stint on injured reserve, so consider him day-to-day and questionable for Friday.
Larsson is not skating this morning and the Devils have recalled Jon Merrill on an emergency basis, suggesting that Larsson is unable to go tonight vs. Winnipeg. Larsson has not developed into the offensive-defenseman the Devils were hoping for when they made him the fourth overall pick in 2011. There is no word how long Larsson will be out.
Eberle will skate with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Nail Yakupov tonight. He is on a three game point streak (2G / 2A) and has three goals and five assists in nine games.
