Avalanche's Philipp Grubauer: Aims for mid-March return

Head coach Jared Bednar relayed that Grubauer (lower body) should return around mid-March, Ryan S. Clark of The Athletic reports.

Grubauer returned to the ice Wednesday, according to Rick Sadowski of NHL.com, although Bednar still believes he's week-to-week. The 28-year-old Grubauer was red-hot before getting hurt, posting a .959 save percentage over the previous six games, but the Avalanche have absorbed his injury well with seven straight wins with Pavel Francouz and Michael Hutchinson in net. Francouz has been outstanding, though, so even when Grubauer returns, Bednar may opt to split the tandem's starts more evenly.