Overview
- Philadelphia announced before Sunday’s game that Foerster will miss at least a few games with a lower-body injury after blocking a shot Saturday, with reevaluation planned in three to four days.
- Captain Sean Couturier returned after a one-game absence with an upper-body issue and draws back into the lineup in Foerster’s place.
- Couturier is expected to center Owen Tippett and Matvei Michkov, with Trevor Zegras shifting to a wing role.
- Owen Tippett gets the first look filling Foerster’s spot alongside Noah Cates and Bobby Brink, with Nikita Grebenkin mentioned as another option for that unit, which has posted elite defensive results this season.
- Aleksei Kolosov starts in goal against the Flames, his first NHL start of the season.