Philipp Grubauer gets starting nod on the tail end of a back-to-back Thursday against Carolina, Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post reports.

Grubauer gets starting nod on the tail end of a back-to-back Thursday against Carolina, Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post reports.

Analysis:

Grubauer has been a serviceable backup for starter Braden Holtby, registering a 4-2-1 record. In his previous outing against the Hurricanes, the 24-year-old allowed just one goal on 32 shots in route to the win.