Philipp Grubauer will be the starting netminder for Thursday evening's matchup with the Stars, Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post reports.

Grubauer will be the starting netminder for Thursday evening's matchup with the Stars, Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post reports.

Analysis:

Grubauer has played in only three games this season backing up Braden Holtby, earning a 2-0-1 record with 2.59 GAA and a .899 save percentage. The 23-year-old German draws a very challenging matchup against the Stars, who are currently first in the Western Conference while averaging 3.58 goals per game, best in the NHL. Grubaeur will have his work cut out for him in his first career meeting with Dallas.