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Ersson will start in Minnesota on Saturday.

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).

Samuel Ersson
Pelletier will be a healthy scratch vs. Tampa Bay on Thursday.

Pelletier was the 26th overall pick of the Flames in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old has played 41 career NHL games, including scoring two points (1G / 1A) in four games this season. He has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL, scoring 19 points (3G / 16A) in 20 games with the Calgary Wranglers.

Jakob Pelletier
Pelletier has been recalled from the Calgary Wranglers (AHL).

Pelletier was the 26th overall pick of the Flames in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old has played 41 career NHL games, including scoring two points (1G / 1A) in four games this season. He has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL, scoring 19 points (3G / 16A) in 20 games with the Calgary Wranglers.

Jakob Pelletier
Grebenkin has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).

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.

Nikita Grebenkin
Kolosov will start vs. Detroit on Thursday.

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.

Aleksei Kolosov
Pelletier has been reassigned to the Calgary Wranglers (AHL).

Pelletier was the 26th overall pick of the Flames in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old has played 41 career NHL games, including scoring two points (1G / 1A) in four games this season. He has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL, scoring 19 points (3G / 16A) in 20 games with the Calgary Wranglers.

Jakob Pelletier
Smith will make his Avalanche debut on Tuesday.

Smith was an additional piece in a trade with Mackenzie Blackwood that sent Alexandar Georgiev and Nikolai Kovalenko to San Jose Sharks on Monday. The 26-year-old Smith was limited to only six games with the Sharks this season, averaging 6:17 time-on-ice in a fourth-line role, and will likely serve a similar role in his new home with the Avalanche.

Givani Smith
Smith is expected to make his Avalanche debut on Tuesday in Pittsburgh.

Smith was an additional piece in a trade with Mackenzie Blackwood that sent Alexandar Georgiev and Nikolai Kovalenko to San Jose Sharks on Monday. The 26-year-old Smith was limited to only six games with the Sharks this season, averaging 6:17 time-on-ice in a fourth-line role, and will likely serve a similar role in his new home with the Avalanche.

Givani Smith
Ersson will start in Columbus on Tuesday.

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.

Samuel Ersson
Colorado has acquired Mackenzie Blackwood, Givani Smith, and a 2027 5th round pick from San Jose for Alexandar Georgiev, Nikolai Kovalenko, a 2026 2nd round pick and a 2025 5th round pick.

Smith was an additional piece in a trade with Mackenzie Blackwood that sent Alexandar Georgiev and Nikolai Kovalenko to San Jose Sharks. The 26-year-old Smith was limited to only six games with the Sharks this season, averaging 6:17 time-on-ice in a fourth-line role, and will likely serve a similar role in his new home with the Avalanche.

Givani Smith