Hart will defend the home crease versus New Jersey on Thursday, according to Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia.
Hart has lost his last three games. The netminder is 6-6-1 with a 2.57 GAA and .911 save percentage this season. Hart was 1-1-0, stopping 60 of 64 shots versus the Devils last season. New Jersey is fifth in NHL scoring, averaging 3.60 goals per game, making this a tough matchup for Hart.
Konecny notched a goal in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to Carolina.
The goal snapped a three-game point drought for Konecny. He's up to 12 goals and 16 points on the season. He leads the Flyers in goals and is tied with Travis Sanheim for the most points on the team.
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Flyers' Carter Hart: Gets little help in loss
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Hart stopped 32 of 35 shots in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Hurricanes.
Carolina's final goal was scored into an empty net. Hart allowed one goal in each period, and while he couldn't quite squeeze Seth Jarvis' third-period tally, the first two pucks to beat Hart were largely the result of the Philly defense's inability to keep the area in front of the net clear. Hart has lost three straight starts, giving up three goals each time, and on the season he's gone 6-6-0 with a 2.57 GAA and .911 save percentage.
Cates' lower-body injury is a broken foot, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
Head coach John Tortorella provided the update after Tuesday's game versus the Hurricanes. Cates is already expected to be out for 6-8 weeks with the injury. He may eventually be placed on regular or long-term injured reserve, depending on if the Flyers need a roster spot or cap space, respectively.
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Flyers' Noah Cates: Out 6-8 weeks
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Cates is expected to be out of action for six-to-eight weeks because of a lower-body injury.
Cates hasn't provided a point in his past 13 outings. He has one goal, three assists, 19 shots on net and 15 blocked shots over 21 contests this campaign. Bobby Brink will be back in the lineup Tuesday against Carolina.
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Flyers' Carter Hart: Facing Hurricanes
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Hart will patrol the home crease during Tuesday's matchup with Carolina, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
Hart has struggled in his last two appearances, suffering back-to-back losses to the Islanders and the Rangers while posting a sub-par 3.12 GAA and .864 save percentage. He'll try to get back in the win column in a home matchup with a Hurricanes squad that's 5-6-0 on the road this year.
Ersson stopped all 25 shots he faced in a 1-0 shootout win over the Islanders on Saturday.
Ersson had to be sharp early -- New York outshot Philly 6-0 to start the game. And then he had to stay sharp without action as his teammates turned the tables, outshooting the Isles 12-6 by the end of the first. Ilya Sorokin ended up facing the bulk of the shots in the contest, making 40 saves in regulation and overtime, but it was Ersson who got the victory. The shutout was Ersson's first of the season and second in the NHL.
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Flyers' Tyson Foerster: Gets only goal in shootout
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Foerster scored the only goal of the shootout in a 1-0 win over the Islanders on Saturday.
The pride of Alliston, Ontario beat Ilya Sorokin glove side in the fourth round of the shootout to secure the win. Foerster has carved out a permanent gig with the Flyers at just 21, and he has put up one goal and three assists in 20 games so far.
Ersson will guard the road goal Saturday against the Islanders.
Ersson has stopped 55 of 60 shots for a 2-0-0 record in his past two outings. In seven appearances this season, he has posted a mark of 3-3-1 with a 3.22 GAA and an .863 save percentage. The Islanders sit 29th in the league this campaign with 2.68 goals per contest.
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Flyers' Rasmus Ristolainen: Removed from LTIR
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Ristolainen (lower body) was activated from long-term injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.
Ristolainen appears to be ready to make his season debut Saturday against the Islanders. He compiled 20 points, 86 shots on goal, 142 blocked shots and 162 hits in 74 games during the 2022-23 campaign.
Hart made 16 saves in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Rangers.
The 25-year-old netminder barely had a chance to get settled into the game before New York had put two pucks behind him, with Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider striking within the first two minutes of the game. Hart didn't get rattled and kept his team in it, but Igor Shesterkin shut down Philly's attempts to mount a comeback. Hart has lost two straight starts, but he has yet to put together a winning or losing streak of longer than two games this season, leaving him with a 6-5-0 record to go with a solid 2.53 GAA and .911 save percentage.
Hart will be in the home crease versus the Rangers on Friday, according to Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia.
Hart dropped a 3-2 decision to the Islanders on Wednesday, snapping his two-game winning streak. Hart is 6-4-0 with a 2.47 GAA and .915 save percentage this season. He was 0-1-2 versus the Rangers last season, giving up only eight goals on 94 shots. The Rangers are in the middle of the pack in terms of scoring, averaging 3.24 goals per contest.
