Sanheim was a healthy scratch for the tournament opener vs. Czechia, but will replace Josh Morrissey in the lineup on Friday. Sanheim is expected to serve as the No.7 defenseman, so he'll likely play limited ice time vs. Switzerland. Internationally, he had two goals and two assists in 11 games between the 4Nations (3 games) and World Championships (8 games) in 2025.
Vladar has had a strong season for the Flyers, but it's a bit of a surprise to see him as Czechia's No.2 option ahead of Karel Vejmelka, who is tied for the NHL lead in wins. It is likely due to his strong performance at the World Championships last year, where he was 3-0-0 with a 1.09 GAA, .951 SV% and one shutout. It should be a relatively easy game for Vladar, as Czechia are massive favourites over France.
Garnet Hathaway will draw back into Philadelphia's lineup on Thursday against the Ottawa Senators, resulting in Deslauriers being a healthy scratch. The 34-year-old Deslauriers is averaging 8:18 time-on-ice and has one assist in 21 games this season.
Nicolas Deslauriers will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the Ottawa Senators, allowing Hathaway to re-enter the lineup. The 34-year-old Hathaway scored 21 points (10G / 11A) in 67 games last season, but has just two points (1G / 1A) through 46 contests in 2025-26.
The struggling Flyers ended a four-game losing streak on Tuesday courtesy of a solid 26-save performance (.929 SV%) by Vladar in a 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals. The 28-year-old Czech goalie will return to the crease on Thursday against the Ottawa Senators, looking to improve on the 2.74 GAA and .885 SV% he has since the beginning of January (3-2-2). The Flyers enter Thursday's contest as +124 home underdogs against a Senators team that has won four of their last five games (4-1-0).
Hathaway spent parts of four seasons playing for the Washington Capitals, but he will be a healthy scratch against them on Tuesday. The 34-year-old forward has two points (1G / 1A) in 46 games this season. Carl Grundstrom will draw into the lineup as Hathaway's replacement.
Garnet Hathaway will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Grundstrom to re-enter the lineup against the Washington Capitals. The 28-year-old Grundstrom has nine points (7G / 2A) in 25 games this season.
Vladar has struggled after returning from a lower-body injury that sidelined him for two weeks, posting a 3.00 GAA and .877 SV% in three appearances (0-1-1). Dating back to before his injury, Vladar has occupied the crease in six straight Flyers losses (0-4-2). The Flyers hope to return to the win column on Tuesday, entering action as -128 home favourites against a Washington Capitals team that extended its winning streak to three games last night with a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders despite being without Logan Thompson (upper body) and Charlie Lindgren (lower body).
Flyers' Head Coach Rick Tocchet insisted that Ersson's injury is not too concerning, but he will likely remain sidelined on Tuesday against the Washington Capitals. Philadelphia recalled Aleksei Kolosov from Lehigh Valley (AHL) to serve as Dan Vladar's backup during Ersson's absence.
Kolosov was assigned to Lehigh Valley (AHL) on Sunday, but was quickly recalled again on Monday, indicating that Samuel Ersson (lower body) is likely not ready to return. The 24-year-old Kolosov has a 4.00 GAA and .830 SV% in four appearances with the Flyers this season (0-2-0).
It's unclear when exactly Ersson suffered the injury, but he was not able to join his teammates for the start of the third period of Thursday's game. He surrendered five goals on 15 shots through two periods of play before exiting the contest. We should get an update on his status ahead of Philadelphia's game against the Kings on Saturday.
This comes as somewhat of a surprise as Ristolainen did not take line rushes in warmups on Thursday after exiting Wednesday's game with a lower-body injury. The 31-year-old Finnish defenseman has three assists in 15 games this season.
Hathaway will draw into the lineup on Thursday along with Nicolas Deslauriers as the Flyers opt to get some fresh legs into their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Carl Grundstrom and Lane Pederson will serve as healthy scratches.
Deslauriers will draw into the lineup on Thursday along with Garnet Hathaway as the Flyers opt to get some fresh legs into their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Carl Grundstrom and Lane Pederson will serve as healthy scratches.
Pederson will take a seat on Thursday along with Carl Grundstrom as the Flyers opt to get some fresh legs into their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Garnet Hathaway and Nicolas Deslauriers will draw in.
