Overview
- Abols played two shifts before colliding with New York’s Gabe Perreault and falling into the boards, appeared to favor his right leg, and was helped off the ice.
- Philadelphia announced he would not return, and no specific injury has been disclosed as of Saturday evening.
- A postgame characterization described the situation as "not good," according to NBC Sports Philadelphia.
- The injury casts uncertainty over Abols’s place on Latvia’s 2026 Olympic roster, for which he has already been selected.
- With a road trip ahead and defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen already out, the Flyers are expected to weigh recalls from AHL Lehigh Valley, with internal options such as Jacob Gaucher, Karsen Dorwart, or Philip Tomasino under consideration.