Belpedio has produced two goals, two assists, 12 shots on net, 18 blocked shots and 14 hits in 12 games with the Flyers this season. If he goes unclaimed, he will likely be assigned to AHL Lehigh Valley.
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Flyers' Carter Hart: Starting Monday
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Hart will patrol the home crease Monday against Pittsburgh, per Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia.
Hart has surrendered 13 goals on 114 shots during his four-game winless skid. Through 14 games this season, he has posted a 6-6-1 record with a 2.68 GAA and a .909 save percentage. Pittsburgh ranks 19th in the league this campaign with 3.13 goals per contest.
Foerster scored a goal and added an assist Saturday in a 4-3 shootout win over Pittsburgh.
Foerster scored on a snap shot from the left circle at 13:52 of the third to push the Flyers up 3-2. He's on a three-game point streak that includes two power-play goals and two even-strength helpers. Foerster is earning the confidence of coach John Tortorella, at least in the short term. That will increase his ice time and opportunities moving forward.
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Flyers' Samuel Ersson: Fourth straight win
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Ersson made 29 saves in a 4-3 shootout win over the Penguins on Saturday.
Kris Letang beat him twice, including once in the shootout. Ersson made saves on Jake Guentzel, Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust in the shootout to secure the victory. Ersson has strung together four consecutive wins with a .932 save percentage during that stretch. He won't ever take the crease away from Carter Hart, but he's become a decent spot starter for fantasy managers.
Ersson will patrol the visiting crease versus Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Ersson has won his last three starts, culminating in his first shutout of the season Nov. 25, as he stopped 25 shots in a 1-0 win over the Islanders. Ersson is 4-3-1 with a 2.78 GAA and .881 save percentage this season. He should see plenty of rubber, as the Penguins are averaging 33.5 shots on goal, third-most in the NHL.
Farabee played just two shifts Thursday after being on the ice for the Devils' first goal.
Those two shifts totaled just 56 seconds. Head coach John Tortorella was blunt after the game -- telling reporters Farabee's benching was the result of the winger not listening to the coaching staff. Farabee has talent, but Torts doesn't suffer fools gladly. Watch for the next practice and how well Farabee rebounds. You may need to adjust your lineup and strategy if there's a thud rather than a bounce back for Farabee next time out. He has 15 points (eight goals, seven assists) in 23 games.
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Flyers' Carter Hart: Scuffles continue
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Carter made 31 saves in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Devils on Thursday.
Alexander Holtz scored early in the first from the slot, and then Jack Hughes finished a 2-on-1 later in the same frame. Tyler Toffoli scored on the power play early in the third to push the Devils up 3-1 before the Flyers roared back at the 15 minute mark and again at 19:09. But Luke Hughes ended the game just 28 seconds into the extra frame when he and brother Jack Hughes took off on a 2-on-1. Carter is 0-3-1 in his last four starts despite Philly putting up a 6-3-1 run over its last 10 games.
Hart will defend the home crease versus New Jersey on Thursday, according to Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia.
Hart has lost his last three games. The netminder is 6-6-1 with a 2.57 GAA and .911 save percentage this season. Hart was 1-1-0, stopping 60 of 64 shots versus the Devils last season. New Jersey is fifth in NHL scoring, averaging 3.60 goals per game, making this a tough matchup for Hart.
Konecny notched a goal in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to Carolina.
The goal snapped a three-game point drought for Konecny. He's up to 12 goals and 16 points on the season. He leads the Flyers in goals and is tied with Travis Sanheim for the most points on the team.
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Flyers' Carter Hart: Gets little help in loss
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Hart stopped 32 of 35 shots in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Hurricanes.
Carolina's final goal was scored into an empty net. Hart allowed one goal in each period, and while he couldn't quite squeeze Seth Jarvis' third-period tally, the first two pucks to beat Hart were largely the result of the Philly defense's inability to keep the area in front of the net clear. Hart has lost three straight starts, giving up three goals each time, and on the season he's gone 6-6-0 with a 2.57 GAA and .911 save percentage.
Cates' lower-body injury is a broken foot, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
Head coach John Tortorella provided the update after Tuesday's game versus the Hurricanes. Cates is already expected to be out for 6-8 weeks with the injury. He may eventually be placed on regular or long-term injured reserve, depending on if the Flyers need a roster spot or cap space, respectively.
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Flyers' Noah Cates: Out 6-8 weeks
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Cates is expected to be out of action for six-to-eight weeks because of a lower-body injury.
Cates hasn't provided a point in his past 13 outings. He has one goal, three assists, 19 shots on net and 15 blocked shots over 21 contests this campaign. Bobby Brink will be back in the lineup Tuesday against Carolina.
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Flyers' Carter Hart: Facing Hurricanes
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Hart will patrol the home crease during Tuesday's matchup with Carolina, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
Hart has struggled in his last two appearances, suffering back-to-back losses to the Islanders and the Rangers while posting a sub-par 3.12 GAA and .864 save percentage. He'll try to get back in the win column in a home matchup with a Hurricanes squad that's 5-6-0 on the road this year.
