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.
Couturier is battling an illness and will not play on Monday against the New Jersey Devils. The 32-year-old Couturier is averaging 16:46 time-on-ice and has 24 points (8G / 16A) in 48 games this season. Scott Laughton draws back into the lineup as Couturiers' replacement.
The Flyers have been outscored 9-2 during a two-game losing skid and will turn to Ersson between the pipes on Monday against the New Jersey Devils. Ersson struggled in his most recent outing, allowing five goals on 36 shots (.861 SV%) in a 6-1 loss to the New York Rangers. The 25-year-old goalie has a 2.80 AA and .891 SV% in 26 appearances this season (14-8-2). The Flyers enter Monday's contest as +126 home underdogs against a Devils squad riding a two-game winning streak.
Zamula was a surprise scratch on Friday with the team not announcing his absence prior to warmups. Erik Johnson will draw into the lineup in his place.
Johnson will make his first appearance since November 20th filling in for the injured Egor Zamula (upper-body). Johnson has one goal and one assist in 15 games this season.
Fedotov has only played once in the last two weeks but will return to the crease for the Flyers on the tail end of a back-to-back. The 28-year-old Fedotov saved 26 of 28 shots (.929 SV%) in his most recent outing. He has a 3.29 GAA and .879 SV% in 13 appearances this season (4-5-3). The Flyers enter Friday's contest as +130 road underdogs against the New York Islanders.
Richard was a fourth-round pick of the Nashville Predators in the 2015 NHL draft but has been limited to only 31 career NHL games, scoring 14 points (6G / 8A). Primarily an AHL player, the 28-year-old Richard has 19 points (8G / 11A) in 18 games with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) this season.
The Flyers have won three straight, all with Ersson between the pipes, and will roll with him again on Thursday against the New York Rangers. Ersson was excellent in his most recent outing, saving 27 of 28 shots (.964 SV%) in a 2-1 overtime win against the Detroit Red Wings. The 25-year-old Ersson has a 2.70 GAA and .892 SV% in 25 appearances this season (14-7-2). The Flyers enter Thursday's contest as +133 road underdogs against a Rangers club coming off a dominant 5-0 win over the Ottawa Senators.
Lycksell and goaltender Aleksei Kolosov were reassigned to Lehigh Valley on Wednesday while forward Anthony Richard was recalled in a corresponding move. Lycksell is yet to register a point in six NHL games this season.
Richard was a fourth-round pick of the Nashville Predators in the 2015 NHL draft but has been limited to only 31 career NHL games, scoring 14 points (6G / 8A). Primarily an AHL player, the 28-year-old Richard has 19 points (8G / 11A) in 18 games with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) this season.
Kolosov started the 2024-25 season in the AHL, posting a 3.29 GAA and .875 SV% in four games with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (1-2-1), but has been in the NHL the past few months. He has a 3.45 GAA and .870 SV% in 15 games with the Flyers (4-8-1).
The 30-year-old Laughton has been productive in a secondary role for the Flyers, scoring 23 points (9G / 14A) in 47 games this season, but only has one point (0G / 1A) in his last seven. Rodrigo Abols will make his NHL debut on Tuesday, drawing in for Laughton.
