Lycksell has been enjoying a strong season with Lehigh Valley (AHL) where he has 16 goals, 28 points and 12 PIMs in 33 games and has earned his second call up of the season to Philadelphia Monday. The 24-year-old has appeared in nine career NHL games and will play a complimentary role if he finds his way into the lineup.
Brink was a healthy scratch for the Flyers' previous three games and will head to Lehigh Valley (AHL) on loan so that he can continue to get some playing time. The 22-year-old has enjoyed a solid rookie campaign with Philadelphia in 2023-24, with seven goals, 18 point, 55 SOG and a +7 plus/minus in 38 games played prior to being sent down.
Deslauriers will get the chance to play on Sunday in place of the injured Owen Tippett (lower-body). Deslauriers is yet to register a goal and has just three assists in 42 games this season.
Ersson gave up on goal on nine shots after replacing Carter Hart in the Flyers loss to the Avalanche on Saturday. With each passing game, Ersson is looking more and more like the Flyers’ best option between the pipes. After a bad start to the season, Ersson has gone 12-3-2 with a .930 SV% and three shutouts in his last 18 appearances.
Johnson left Thursday's game against the Chicago Blackhawks with an upper-body injury after playing only 11:18 time-on-ice. The veteran Johnson has been held off the scoresheet in seven straight games.
With the return of both Sean Couturier (undisclosed) and Jamie Drsdale (illness), Deslauriers finds himself the odd man out of the Flyers' lineup Thursday vs. Dallas. The 32-year-old bruiser has yet to find the back of the net this season, but has three assists, 40 SOG, 46 PIMs and a -8 plus/minus in 42 games.
Brink is the odd man out as Jamie Drysdale (illness) and Sean Couturier (undisclosed) return to the Flyers lineup Thursday vs. Dallas. The 22-year-old has been having a strong rookie season despite his reoccurring scratches, as he has 18 points (7G/11A), 55 SOG, six PIMs and a +7 plus/minus through 38 games played this season.
Drysdale has missed the last two games for the Flyers and will rejoin the Flyers' lineup Thursday against the Dallas Stars. Drysdale has been immediately productive since joining the Flyers, scoring two points (0G / 2A) in two games.
Couturier has missed the last two games due to an undisclosed injury and will return to the Flyers' lineup on Thursday against the Dallas Stars. Before his injury, he had six points in his last six games (1G / 5A). If Couturier is unable to play, Scott Laughton will likely continue to center the top powerplay unit.
Couturier has missed the last two games due to an undisclosed injury and will be a game-time decision on Thursday against the Dallas Stars. Before his injury, he had six points in his last six games (1G / 5A). If Couturier is unable to play, Scott Laughton will likely continue to center the top powerplay unit.
Drysdale has missed the last two games for the Flyers and will be a game-time decision against the Dallas Stars on Thursday. Drysdale has been immediately productive since joining the Flyers, scoring two points (0G / 2A) in two games.
The Flyers, riding a four-game winning streak, will return to Ersson between the pipes after giving him the night off in their last outing. Ersson is coming off a marvellous performance in his last start, a 35-save shutout in a 2-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets last week. After a rocky start to the season, Ersson has been a driving force in helping the Flyers stay in playoff contention, posting a gaudy .941 SV% in his last eight games (5-2-1). The Flyers are +126 home underdogs against a Dallas Stars club that has outscored their opposition 8-2 over their last two games (2-0-0).
Cates will make his return from a 22-game absence due to a foot injury, playing his first game since November 25th. Before his injury, Cates had four-points (1G / 3A) in 21 games, averaging 14:25 time-on-ice.
