Adding insult to injury, Vladar is day-to-day with a lower-body injury just one day after allowing eight goals on 26 shots (.692 SV%) in an 8-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. If Vladar misses any time, Dustin Wolf will likely take the reins of the crease in Calgary.
The Flyers are riding a two-game winning streak and will turn to Ersson between the pipes on Saturday against the Minnesota Wild. Ersson wasn't heavily tested in his previous outing and allowed three goals on 18 shots (.833 SV%) but was on the right end of a 5-3 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 25-year-old Ersson has a 2.85 GAA and .893 SV% in 13 appearances this season (6-3-2).
Despite only winning two of his last four, the Flames will turn to Vladar between the pipes for the fifth time in the previous six games. Vladar allowed three goals on 20 shots (.850 SV%) on Tuesday but salvaged a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators. The 27-year-old Vladar has a 2.76 GAA and .897 SV5 in 15 games this season (6-5-4). The Flames enter Thursday's contest as +131 home underdogs against a Tampa Bay Lightning squad coming off a 2-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
Gaucher is an undrafted 23-year-old out of Longueui, Quebec. He has spent the last three seasons bouncing between the ECHL and AHL, but has played well with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) this season, scoring 15 points (10G / 5A) in 23 games.
The 21-year-old Grebyonkin was the Maple Leafs' fifth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. He is playing in his first professional season in North America and has zero points in seven games with the Maple Leafs, but he has 10 points (4G / 6A) in 13 games in the AHL with the Marlies.
Egor Zamula will draw into the Flyers' lineup on Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings, resulting in Andrae being a healthy scratch. The 22-year-old Andrae is averaging 19:26 time-on-ice, recording a +3 plus/minus, and five points (1G / 4A) in 19 games this season.
The Flyers will roll with Kolosov between the pipes on Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings. Kolosov had a heavy workload while Samuel Ersson was battling an injury but will likely return to a secondary role. The 22-year-old Kolosov has a 3.29 GAA and .881 SV% in nine games this season (3-5-1). The Flyers enter Thursday's contest as -131 home favorites against a Red Wings club that snapped a five-game losing skid (0-3-2) on Monday with a 6-5 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Dustin Wolf was beaten six times in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Dallas Stars, and the Flames will revert to Vladar between the pipes on Tuesday against the Nashville Predators. The 27-year-old Vladar has started four of the last six games (1-2-1) and has a 2.74 GAA and .900 SV% in 14 games this season (5-5-4). The Flames enter Tuesday's contest as +156 road underdogs against a Predators club they defeated 2-0 on November 15th.
Grundstrom will make way for Nikolai Kovalenko, who will make his Sharks debut after being acquired from the Avalanche on Monday. Grundstrom has zero goals and four assists in 25 games this season.
Tomasino did not play on Saturday, and his status for Tuesday's game against the Colorado Avalanche remains uncertain. The 23-year-old Tomasino has been productive since joining the Penguins, scoring four points (3G / 1A) in five games while averaging 14:59 time-on-ice, nearing four minutes more than the 11:18 he was playing in Nashville.
The 21-year-old Grebyonkin was a fifth-round pick of the Maple Leafs in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. He is playing in his first professional season in North America and has 10 points (4G / 6A) in 13 games in the AHL with the Marlies.
Dustin Wolf was beaten six times in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Dallas Stars, and the Flames will likely revert to Vladar between the pipes on Tuesday against the Nashville Predators. The 27-year-old Vladar has started four of the last six games (1-2-1) and has a 2.74 GAA and .900 SV% in 14 games this season (5-5-4). The Flames enter Tuesday's contest as +156 road underdogs against a Predators club they defeated 2-0 on November 15th.
Ersson struggled on Sunday in his return from a lower-body injury, allowing four goals on 25 shots (.840 SV%) in a 4-2 loss to the Utah Hockey Club. The 25-year-old Ersson has a 2.83 GAA and .897 SV% through 12 games this season (5-3-2) but was playing well before his injury, allowing only seven combined goals in five straight outings (3-0-1) and posting a .940 SV%. The Flyers enter Tuesday's contest as -116 road favorites against a Columbus Blue Jackets club coming off an impressive 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
Tomasino did not play on Saturday, and his status for Tuesday's game against the Colorado Avalanche remains uncertain. The 23-year-old Tomasino has been productive since joining the Penguins, scoring four points (3G / 1A) in five games while averaging 14:59 time-on-ice, nearing four minutes more than the 11:18 he was playing in Nashville.
Jiricek has not played since being acquired in a trade from the Columbus Blue Jackets on November 30th. The 21-year-old Jiricek was the sixth-overall pick of the Blue Jackets in 2022 but had trouble establishing himself with the club at the NHL level, soring 11 points (1G / 10A) in 53 career games.
