With Jay Beagle missing Tuesday's game, Graovac's call-up suggests that he will replace Beagle in the lineup on Thursday. Graovac, who has nine points (7G / 2A) in 62 career NHL games, has one goal in six AHL games this season.
Graovac logged just 3:19 TOI during the Capitals loss to Toronto on Tuesday before departing with an upper-body injury. Graovac has not been a permanent fixture in the Caps’ lineup this season, playing in just three of seven games.
Graovac, 23, has 10 points (7G / 3A) in 12 games with Iowa this season. He has appeared in 49 games with Minnesota this season and is expected to play No.50 tonight with Martin Hanzal sidelined with an illness.
Graovac, 23, has spent the majority of the season in Minnesota, where he has high points (7G / 1A) in 49 games this season. The former seventh round pick heads back to Iowa, where he has seven goals and one assist in 10 games.
Graovac cleared waivers and was sent to Iowa, where he has recorded three goals and one assist in eight games. He will take Alex Tuch’s spot on the roster and should centre the fourth line on Tuesday. The 23-year-old has six goals in 45 games this season.
Graovac scored in his NHL season debut on Saturday, but was sent back to Iowa for cap purposes, only to be recalled for Tuesday’s game. With Zac Dalpe out long-term, Graovac could be here to stay for an extended period of time. Graovac has three goals and one assist in six games with Iowa.
Graovac has not recorded a point in five career NHL games, but had three goals and one assist in six games with Iowa before his call-up. He will make his season debut on the Wild’s fourth line on Saturday.
Graovac has been out for two months and will need to get his conditioning back up with Iowa before he steps on the ice for the Wild again.
Graovac was injured in the season debut and was nearing a return but reaggravated his injury in practice last week. Graovac will miss approximately six weeks which would put him on pace to be back in mid-December.
Graovac suffered a groin strain in the season opener and has missed the last seven games. He returned to practice this morning, but he is not expected to play for at least another week.
Graovac was injured in the Wild’s season opener and will be out for at least two weeks. Luckily for the Wild it looks like Justin Fontaine is set to return this week, so he will slide into Graovac’s role on the third line.
Graovac suffered a lower-body injury in the season opener and isn’t expected to play on Saturday. Jordan Schroeder was recalled and will replace Graovac if he ends up being scratched.
Graovac, 21, had no points in two games with the Wild during his recall. He heads back to Iowa where he has 24 points (12G / 12A) in 31 games this season.
Graovac, 21, was the Wild’s seventh round pick (191st overall) in 2011. Graovac has 12 goals and 12 assists (24 points) in 31 games with Iowa this season. He could make his NHL debut on Monday in Winnipeg.
Graovac was 10th in OHL with 38 goals this year.
