Colorado Avalanche top goaltender Philipp Grubauer left Saturday’s game in Boston during the first period after an injury. While his teammates celebrated the goal, Grubauer skated straight to the bench, slammed his stick on the boards and headed to the locker room. He was replaced by backup Pavel Francouz, although Grubauer returned to the bench in his full gear in the second period. Grubauer, 28, missed two-plus weeks in November with a lower-body injury, believed to be a groin issue. Grubauer entered Saturday with a 10-5-2 record, 2.75 goals-against average and .916 save percentage in 17 games (all starts) this season.

Source: National Post December 08, 2019 01:30 UTC