Hart left the practice session and will be checked out for a potential lower-body issue. Brian Elliott was already scheduled to start Wednesday, so they may need to call-up a backup, but expect an update on Wednesday.
Hart stopped 27 of 28 shots in the Flyers 1-0 shutout loss to the Lightning on Saturday. Hart continues to play exceptionally well on home-ice, entering Monday at 12-2-2 with a 1.49 GAA, .947 SV% and one shutout at the Wells Fargo Center. He stopped 26 of 28 shots in a 3-2 shootout win in his first start vs. the Bruins, who are 4-3-1 while averaging 3.00 goals per game in their last eight road games.
Hart allowed two goal on 28 shots in the Flyers win over the Capitals on Wednesday. Hart is happy to be back in Philalphia, where he is now 12-1-2 with a 1.52 GAA, .945 SV% and one shutout at the Wells Fargo Centre this season. He draws a terrible assignment with the Lightning in town on Saturday. They are riding a nine-game winning streak and have scored at least four goals in six of those games.
Hill stopped 37 of 39 shots in the Coyotes win in Florida on Tuesday. Hill's first start of the season couldn't have gone better but he'll be in tough in Tampa Bay on Thursday. He has stopped 47 of 51 shots (.922 SV%) in his two appearances this season and will face a Lightning team that has won eight in a row while averaging 4.75 goals per game.
Andersson was a pending restricted free agent who is now signed through the 2025-26 season. Andersson often fills in on the Flames top pair and is a future everyday top pair defenseman making second pair money. The 23-year-old has 12 points (3G / 9A) in 45 games this season while carrying a 52.9 CF% and +3.0 CF% rel.
Hart was yanked after he allowed three goals on 12 shots in the Flyers 6-2 loss in Arizona on Saturday. Hart struggled on the road-trip, going 0-3-0 while giving up 15 goals on 88 shots (.830 SV%) in four games. He'll be happy to return to home-ice, where he has gone 11-1-2 with a 1.49 GAA, .947 SV% and one shutout in 14 games this season.
Hill gave up two goals on 12 shots in relief of Antti Raanta in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Flyers. With both Raanta and Darcy Kuemper dealing with injuries, Hill becomes the Coyotes' temporary No.1 netminder and comes in at 8-8-0 with a 2.89 GAA and .901 SV% in 19 career NHL appearances. He was 9-3-0 with a 2.77 GAA and .907 SV% in 12 AHL games at the time that he was called-up.
Olofsson had to be helped off of the ice on Thursday and it looked like he could miss a few weeks. The Sabres confirmed that it will be 5-to-6 weeks, which sidelines him until at least mid-February. This is a huge blow for the Sabres and Olofsson's rookie of the year chances. The 24-year-old is second on the team in goals (16) and points (35) this season.
Olofsson had to be helped down the tunnel after suffering a lower-body injury on the Sabres' game-tying goal. The Sabres quickly recalled Scott Wilson from Rochester on Friday morning, suggesting that Olofsson is going to miss some time. Expect the Sabres to release a more detailed injury update in the next 24 hours.
Lauzon played one game (15:40 TOI) during his call-up but heads back to the AHL with Torey Krug and likely Charlie McAvoy back in the lineup tonight.
Hart stopped 13 of 14 shots after replacing Brian Elliott in the Flyers loss in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Hart finished the month at 5-3-0 with a 2.36 GAA and .918 SV% in eight starts and two relief appearance. The 21-year-old has struggled on the road, like the rest of the Flyers, going 2-7-1 with a 3.71 GAA and .855 SV% away from Philadelphia.
Dowd is with his wife, who is in labour with their first child, and will not play vs. the Islanders this afternoon. Tom Wilson is expected to be back in the lineup this afternoon, replacing Dowd in the lineup--but Travis Boyd will centre the fourth line.
Lauzon has spent the entire 2019-20 season in the AHL, amassing 10 points (1G / 9A) in 35 games. Lauzon comes up with Charlie McAvoy going on IR and could make his season debut on Tuesday. The 22-year-old, former second-round pick (2015) had one goal in 16 games with the Bruins last year.
Hart stopped 34 of 35 shots in the Flyers win over the Rangers on Monday. Hart is riding an impressive three-game winning streak, allowing just one goal in each game and posting a .968 SV%. Now he faces a Sharks team that has lost 10 of their last 11 games but Hart has struggled on the road, going 2-6-1 with a 3.59 GAA and .859 SV%.
Barbashev missed the last two games with an upper-body issue but will play Saturday in San Jose. Barbashev has five goals and 10 assists (15 points) in 34 games this season.
Eichel, who was a late scratch on Thursday, will be in warmups on Saturday afternoon and the Sabres will see how he feels before making a decision on his availability.
