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.
Eberle (undisclosed) was considered day-to-day after missing the last two days of practice. This is a good sign that their leading scorer will be available tonight vs. Montreal.
Eberle's availability for tomorrow's games with the Habs is unknown. Tyler Pitlick has been recalled and would slide into the lineup if Eberle can't go.
Larsson has no points and is a minus-5 in six games this season.
Larsson sat out of the Devils last game with an unspecified injury, he will likely return to lineup tonight because of Anton Volchenkov suspension.
Tallinder will play in his place.
Grubauer was called-up to back-up Holtby this weekend because Neuvirth was ill.
Grubauer is only being called up because Neuvirth is sick. He won't play, unless Holtby struggles.
Mark Fayne will take his place in the lineup
Grubauer stopped 40 of the 45 shots he faced in a 5-2 loss in his NHL debut. He will return to the AHL where he is 8-4-1 with a 1.99 GAA and .930 SV%.
Grubauer has a 8-4-1 record with 1.99 GAA and .930 SV% as a member of the Hershey Bears of the AHL this season. He has a fairly easy opponent for his NHL debut but there should be better spot start options.
No surprise here, Grubauer was brought up yesterday to backup Braden Holtby while Michael Neuvirth fought the flu.
Grubauer was called up because Michael Neuvirth is sick. Grubauer will back-up Braden Holtby.
The former 4th overall pick will play in his first game of the season. He won't be fantasy relevant until he gets consistent playing time.
Larsson will take Kovy's spot in the lineup.
