Barkey was a third-round pick of the Flyers in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut this season. After starting his career with moderate production, scoring eight points (2G / 6A) in his first 16 games, he has been in a slump, with only three points (1G / 2A) in his subsequent 16 outings.
The Flyers are currently outside the playoff picture, but remain hopeful and will rely on Vladar on Tuesday against the high-flying Columbus Blue Jackets. The 28-year-old Vladar was excellent in his most recent outing, saving 24 of 25 shots (.960 SV%) in a 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks. The Czech goalie has been tremendous since returning from the Olympic break, posting a 2.22 GAA and .918 SV% in 10 games (6-3-1). The Flyers enter Tuesday's contest as +121 home underdogs against a Blue Jackets team with just one regulation loss in their last 13 games (8-1-4).
The Flyers are currently outside the playoff picture, but remain hopeful and will rely on Vladar on Tuesday against the high-flying Columbus Blue Jackets. The 28-year-old Vladar was excellent in his most recent outing, saving 24 of 25 shots (.960 SV%) in a 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks. The Czech goalie has been tremendous since returning from the Olympic break, posting a 2.22 GAA and .918 SV% in 10 games (6-3-1). The Flyers enter Tuesday's contest as +121 home underdogs against a Blue Jackets team with just one regulation loss in their last 13 games (8-1-4).
Ciernik was a fourth-round pick of the Philadelphia Flyers that has spent most of the previous few seasons playing in Sweden. The 21-year-old German forward scored five points (2G / 3A) in 21 games with Nybro Vikings IF (Swe-1) this season.
Foote will draw in along with Vinnie Hinostroza and Donovan Sebrango for the tail-end of Florida's back-to-back. They'll slot in for Anton Lundell, Mackie Samoskevich, and Gustav Forsling, who are all out with undisclosed injuries.
Woll's workload continues to ramp up as the Maple Leafs will turn to him between the pipes for the fifth time in their last six games. Woll was unfortunate to be tagged with the loss in his last outing, allowing just three goals on 34 shots in a 3-1 loss to the Islanders on Tuesday. The 27-year-old netminder carries a 14-12-5 record and a .905 SV% into Friday night's game against the Hurricanes, where the Leafs are unsurprisingly the underdogs at +185 on the money line.
Philippe Myers will be a healthy scratch on Friday, allowing Benoit to return from a one-game absence. The 27-year-old Benoit is averaging 17:07 time-on-ice and has four assists in 60 games this season.
Foote was a first-round pick of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, but he has spent most of is career in the AHL so far. The 25-year-old forward has 32 points (14G / 18A) in 54 games this season with the Charlotte Checkers (AHL). He made his season debut with Florida earlier this week, scoring zero points in 8:23 time-on-ice.
Grundstrom will take a seat on Tuesday in favour of Garnet Hathaway. Grundstrom has appeared in 37 games for the Flyers this season, logging eight goals and four assists.
The Flyers will turn to Vladar between the pipes for the 41st time this season when they travel to Anaheim on Wednesday. Vladar was unfortunate not to come away with a victory in his last start, allowing just a single goal on 28 shots in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Blue Jackets on Saturday. The 28-year-old netminder is enjoying a career year in his first season with the Flyers, posting a 21-11-7 record and a .905 SV%. Vladar and the Flyers enter action on Wednesday at +125 on the money line.
Benoit will be the odd-man out on Toronto's blue-line as Oliver Ekman-Larsson returns after missing Sunday's game due to the birth of his child. Benoit has appeared in 50 games this season, logging zero goals and four assists.
Woll had the night off in Toronto's previous game after starting three straight, but he will return to the crease on Tuesday against the New York Islanders. Despite losing two of his last three (1-1-1), Woll has been excellent lately, posting a 2.63 GAA and .924 SV%, a vast improvement over the ugly 5.13 GAA and .849 SV% he had in his first three games back from the Olympic break (0-3-0). The Maple Leafs enter Tuesday's contest as +123 home underdogs against an Islanders team that has lost three of its last six games (3-3-0).
