Philadelphia Flyers News

Gaucher comes up from the AHL after an injury to Owen Tippett and the trade of Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee on Thursday. Gaucher could be in line to make his NHL debut on Sunday after scoring 14 goals and 13 assists (27 points) in 44 AHL games this season.

Andrae has split his 2024-25 season between the AHL and NHL. In 20 games with the Flyers earlier this season, Andrae had one goal and four assists (five points). It's unclear whether or not he will draw into the lineup for Sunday's game in Colorado.

Ginning was the 50th overall pick of the Flyers in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The 25-year-old defenseman has played 11 career NHL games but has primarily been in the AHL. He has five points (1G / 4A) in 42 games with Lehigh Valley (AHL) this season.

Kolosov started the 2024-25 season in the AHL but made his NHL debut shortly after. The 23-year-old returned to the AHL two week ago, where he has a 3.59 GAA and .874 SV% in seven games (2-4-1). He has a 3.45 GAA and .870 SV% in 15 games with the Flyers (4-8-1).

Zamula has not played the previous four games for the Flyers due to an upper-body injury and has been placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to January 23rd. Before his injury, the 24-year-old Zamula was averaging 16:52 time-on-ice and had 11 points (3G / 8A) in 39 games.

Kuzmenko broke onto the NHL scene in the 2022-23 season with a tremendous 74 points (39G / 35A) in 81 games with the Vancouver Canucks. The now 28-year-old has struggled to recapture that scoring prowess, with only 61 points (26G / 35A) in 109 games since.

Kuzmenko was a late scratch on Thursday after taking full part in the morning skate earlier in the day. It's unclear if he's simply a healthy scratch or dealing with some sort of injury. Kevin Rooney will draw into the lineup in his place.

Tippett exited Philadelphia's 5-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils due to an undisclosed injury on Wednesday and will not play on Thursday. The 25-year-old Tippett has 30 points (14G / 16A) and 75 hits in 52 games this season.

Recently recalled Adam Ginning will make his Flyers' season debut on Thursday, resulting in Johnson being a healthy scratch. The veteran Johnson is averaging 13:29 time-on-ice and has three points (1G / 2A) in 18 games this season.

Ginning was the 50th overall pick of the Flyers in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The 25-year-old defenseman has played 10 career NHL games but has primarily been in the AHL. He has five points (1G / 4A) in 42 games with Lehigh Valley (AHL) this season. Erik Johnson will be a healthy scratch on Thursday to accommodate Ginning's debut.

Ginning was the 50th overall pick of the Flyers in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The 25-year-old defenseman has played 10 career NHL games but has primarily been in the AHL. He has five points (1G / 4A) in 42 games with Lehigh Valley (AHL) this season.

Fedotov was serviceable entering last night's disappointing 5-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils in relief of Samuel Ersson, saving nine of 10 shots (.900 SV%). The 28-year-old Fedotov has a 3.22 GAA and .880 SV% in 15 appearances this season (4-6-3) but has been better lately. He has a .908 SV% in his last three appearances (0-1-1). The Flyers enter Thursday's contest as +112 home underdogs against a New York Islanders club riding a season-best five-game winning streak.

Tippett exited the game early in the second period after taking a big hit from the Devils Brenden Dillon and was unable to return. We should get an update on his status ahead of Philadelphia's game against the Islanders on Thursday.

The 32-year-old Couturier will return to the lineup on Wednesday. He is averaging 16:46 time-on-ice and has 24 points (8G / 16A) in 48 games this season. Rodrigo Abols will be the odd-man out of the lineup to accommodate Couturier's return.

Sean Couturier will return from a one-game absence due to an illness, sending Abols to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 29-year-old Abols is averaging 9:18 time-on-ice and has zero points through four games this season.

The Flyers are coming off a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils when Ersson saved 31 of 33 shots (.939 SV%), and he will return to the crease in a rematch on Wednesday. The 25-year-old Ersson has played well lately, posting a .925 SV% in his last 10 games (8-2-0). The Flyers enter Wednesday's contest as +155 road underdogs against the Devils.