Ristolainen missed the Flyers' previous game due to an upper-body injury and will be a game-time decision Tuesday as the Flyers take on Pittsburgh. The 28-year-old has three goals, 15 assists, 70 SOG, 28 PIMs and a -3 plus/minus through 68 games before his injury.
Ersson allowed three goals on 30 shots (.900 SV%) for his second-straight loss as he was defeated by the Pittsburgh Penguins in his previous start. The 23-year-old has been decent in his small showing so far this season, with his 6-2-0 record, .899 SV% and 3.07 GAA. He will take on the St. Louis Blues, who have lost their last two games and are 15th in the NHL in goals per game (3.22).
Ersson was 6-1-0 with a .898 SV% and 3.07 GAA and has been loaned back to Lehigh-Valley (AHL) Friday as Carter Hart (lower-body) is expected to rejoin to the team. The 23-year-old returns to the minors, where he is 21-14-1 with a .904 SV% and 2.70 GAA.
Ersson had a 21-14-1 record, .904 SV% and 2.70 GAA with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) but has been recalled to Philadelphia Tuesday on an emergency basis due to an injury to Carter Hart (lower-body). The 23-year-old returns to the Flyers, where he is 6-1-0 with a .898 SV% and 3.07 GAA.
Braun has been a healthy scratch since March 11th and will draw back into the lineup Tuesday as the Flyers take on the Canadiens. The 36-year-old stay-at-home defenseman has two assists, 35 SOG, 19 PIMs and a -1 plus/minus through 44 games this season.
Deslaurier has missed the Flyers' previous two games due to an upper-body injury but is expected to return to the Flyers' lineup Tuesday vs. Montreal. The 32-year-old bruiser has five goals, six assists, 62 SOG, 111 PIMs and a -9 plus/minus through 70 games this season.
Johnson has been out since February 11th due to an ankle injury and will draw back into the Avalanche's lineup Friday vs. Arizona. The 35-year-old had seven assists, 80 SOG, 12 PIMs and a +5 plus/minus through 51 games prior to his injury this season.
Richard has three goals, two assists, 13 SOG, six PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through 13 games this season and will be a healthy scratch Tuesday as he has been reassigned to Laval (AHL). Richard was with the Canadiens on an emergency basis so it seems the team no longer has an emergency for his services at this time.
Zamula's last NHL action was on December 1st, but he will return to the Flyers' lineup Tuesday as they go with a seven-defenseman system vs. Florida. The 22-year-old has two assists, six SOG, and a -1 plus/minus through 11 games played previously with the Flyers.
