Washington Capitals goaltender Philipp Grubauer has been named to Team Europe's World Cup of Hockey roster, replacing Frederik Andersen, the Capitals announced Tuesday.

Andersen - who was traded to the Maple Leafs in June - suffered an upper-body injury in pre-Olympic qualifying, and was given a three-to-four week recovery period.

Grubauer, meanwhile, joins New York Islanders tandem Jaroslav Halak and Thomas Greiss in a battle for Europe's starting job.

The 24-year-old has represented his native Germany once at the IIHF World Championship, along with two World Junior Championships.

Last season with the Capitals, Grubauer went 8-9-1, posting a 2.32 goals-against-average with a .918 save percentage.

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