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Grebenkin will be a healthy scratch vs. Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

Grebenkin scored a his first career point, an assist, in the first game of the season but has been held off the scoresheet in his five outings since. The 22-year-old forward heads to the sidelines as a healthy scratch on Tuesday against the Penguins. Nicolas Deslauriers will draw into the lineup as Grebenkin's replacement.

Nikita Grebenkin
Ristolainen (ruptured right tricep tendon) is about 4-6 weeks from returning.

Ristolainen's 2024-25 season was cut short due to a ruptured right triceps tendon, but he is making progress and could return towards the end of November. The 30-year-old is entering his 13th NHL season and has not completed a full 82-game season since 2015-16. Before his injury last season, he had four goals, 19 points and 100 SOG across 63 games played.

Rasmus Ristolainen
Sanheim (maintenance) did not practice on Monday but is not expected to miss any time.

Sanheim is dealing with a tweak and had the day off on Monday, but should be inserted into the lineup when the Flyers return to action on Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 29-year-old Sanheim has been a workhorse on Philadelphia's blueline this season, averaging a whopping 26:26 time-on-ice and scoring four points (1G / 3A) in eight games.

Travis Sanheim
Luchanko has been assigned to the Guelph Storm (OHL) for the remainder of the season.

Luchanko was held off the scoresheet in four games with the Flyers this season and will spend the remainder of the 2025-26 campaign with the Guelph Storm in the OHL. The 19-year-old Luchanko was the 19th-overall pick by the Flyers in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.

Jett Luchanko
Woll (personal) returned to Toronto's practice on Monday.

Woll has been away from the team for the past four weeks, since the preseason, to tend to personal matters, but has officially rejoined the team. He started in exactly half of Toronto's games last season, posting a 2.73 GAA and .909 SV%, and was likely poised to see similar totals in 2025-26. Maple Leafs' GM Brad Treliving mentioned that Woll will not be ready until after November 1st and could be loaned to the Marlies (AHL) for a conditioning stint.

Joseph Woll
Woll (personal) is rejoining the team and will resume activities as part of his return-to-play process.

Woll has been away from the team for the past four weeks, since the preseason, to tend to personal matters, but has officially rejoined the team. He started in exactly half of Toronto's games last season, posting a 2.73 GAA and .909 SV%, and was likely poised to see similar totals in 2025-26. There is no timeline on when Woll might return to game action, but with Toronto's up-and-down 3-3-1 start to the season, they will happily welcome the services of Woll, hoping it solidifies their goaltending position.

Joseph Woll
Luchanko will be a healthy scratch in Ottawa on Thursday.

Rodrigo Abols will draw back into Philadelphia's lineup on Thursday against the Ottawa Senators, sending Luchanko to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 19-year-old Luchanko, the 19th-overall pick by the Flyers in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, has zero points and a -3 plus/minus through four games this season.

Jett Luchanko
Vladar will start in Ottawa on Thursday.

Expected to be Philadelphia's backup, or at best, a time-share goalie with Samuel Ersson, Vladar has made an early-season case for extra playing time and returns to the crease on Thursday against the Ottawa Senators. The 28-year-old Vladar has been near-perfect early in the 2025-26 season, posting an outstanding 1.75 GAA and .929 SV% in four games (3-1-0). That said, in five previous NHL seasons, Vladar has had a save percentage above .900 only once. The Flyers enter Thursday's contest as +138 road underdogs against a struggling Senators team that has been outscored 33-22 this season (2-4-1).

Dan Vladar
Vladar is in the starter's crease at Philadelphia's morning skate.

Expected to be Philadelphia's backup, or at best, a time-share goalie with Samuel Ersson, Vladar has made an early-season case for extra playing time and returns to the crease on Thursday against the Ottawa Senators. The 28-year-old Vladar has been near-perfect early in the 2025-26 season, posting an outstanding 1.75 GAA and .929 SV% in four games (3-1-0). That said, in five previous NHL seasons, Vladar has had a save percentage above .900 only once. The Flyers enter Thursday's contest as +138 road underdogs against a struggling Senators team that has been outscored 33-22 this season (2-4-1).

Dan Vladar
Luchanko will draw back into Philadelphia's lineup on Monday vs. Seattle.

Rodrigo Abols and Nicolas Deslauriers will be healthy scratches on Monday against the Seattle Kraken, allowing Nikita Grebenkin and Jett Luchanko to re-enter the lineup. The 19-year-old Luchanko, the Flyers' 13th-overall pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, has played three games this season and continues searching for his first career point.

Jett Luchanko
Grebenkin will draw back into Philadelphia's lineup on Monday vs. Seattle.

Rodrigo Abols and Nicolas Deslauriers will be healthy scratches on Monday against the Seattle Kraken, allowing Nikita Grebenkin and Jett Luchanko to re-enter the lineup. The 22-year-old Grebenkin, in his first season with the Flyers, is averaging 10:17 time-on-ice and has one point (0G / 1A) in three games.

Nikita Grebenkin
Vladar will start vs. Seattle on Monday.

Five games into the Flyer's 2025-26 season (2-2-1), Vladar is making an early push for a heavier workload. The 28-year-old Czech goalie has been outstanding through three games this season (2-1-0), posting a stellar 1.65 GAA and .934 SV%. That said, in five previous NHL seasons, Vladar has had a save percentage above .900 only once. The Flyers enter Monday's contest as +114 road underdogs against a Seattle Kraken team that has yet to lose in regulation this season (3-0-2).

Dan Vladar
Vladar will start Saturday vs. the Wild.

Vladar allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Flyers win over the Panthers on Monday. Vladar has been great in his first two starts of the season, posting a 1-1-0 record, 2.02 GAA and .933 SV%. Tonight he'll face a Wild team on the tail-end of a back-to-back. The Flyers come in as -111 home favourites.

Dan Vladar
Jiricek has been reassigned to Iowa (AHL).

Jiricek was traded from Columbus last season due to growing frustration with a lack of NHL play, a commonality early in his tenure with the Minnesota Wild. The talented 21-year-old defenseman has been limited to only six games with Minnesota since being acquired in January last season, tallying two points (1G / 1A) in the process.

David Jiricek
Acciari will draw back into Pittsburgh's lineup in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Benjamin Kindel will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings, allowing Acciari to re-enter the lineup. The 33-year-old Acciari is averaging 13:04 time-on-ice and has seven hits through three games this season.

Noel Acciari