Avalanche's Grubauer won't play in Game 2 vs. Stars

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer won't suit up for Game 2 of the team's second-round series against the Dallas Stars on Monday, head coach Jared Bednar said, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Bednar added he's not sure how long Grubauer will be sidelined.

Grubauer suffered an apparent groin injury in the second period of Colorado's 5-3 loss in Game 1 on Saturday night. He went down after stretching to make a save and had to be helped off the ice.

Pavel Francouz stopped 18 of the 20 shots he faced after replacing Grubauer, who allowed three goals on 10 shots before his injury.

The backup netminder authored a 27-save shutout of the Stars in the round-robin stage and now has a .941 save percentage across three postseason appearances in 2019-20.

Francouz took over as the Avalanche starter earlier this season when Grubauer was hurt in a Stadium Series game against the Los Angeles Kings on Feb. 15. After stepping into the No. 1 role, Francouz went 8-2-2 with a .919 save percentage in 12 games before the pause.

Grubauer regained the starter's role for the postseason and has gone 5-1 with a .922 save percentage in seven playoff contests.