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Dan Vladar is playing some terrific hockey in the Philadelphia Flyers ' crease in 2025-26, and the team is going to need him healthy if they hope to go on a dark horse run in the Eastern Conference .
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The 28-year-old was excellent again in Game 3 against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night, making 28 saves on 30 shots en route to a 5-2 victory in the Flyers' first home playoff game in eight years.
But Vladar suffered an apparent right arm injury in the third period of the contest, when Penguins forward Bryan Rust made contact with him in Philly's crease during a Pittsburgh powerplay. The game was paused while he received medical attention from the training staff, but he was able to return for the rest of the tilt.
He did not take part in Thursday's practice at the team's training center, but head coach Rick Tocchet provided an encouraging update on the Czechia native shortly afterwards.
"It's more of a maintenance day," Tocchet told reporters, including PHYL Sports' Charlie O'Connor. "He was going to probably be off anyways, but he is a little banged up. Feels better today. That's basically all the information I really have."
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It looks like the Flyers have avoided a nightmare scenario with their prized offseason signing, who is one of the main reasons Philly even advanced to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2026.
Vladar has been nothing short of tremendous in the Battle of Pennsylvania as well, allowing just four total goals in three games, including posting a shutout in Game 2 at PPG Paints Arena.
The Flyers are on the verge of advancing, with an opportunity to sweep their Metropolitan Division archrivals and become the first team to advance to the second round in this postseason.
It's been a dominant if slightly surprising first three games, but Tocchet's group is well-deserving of the commanding 3-0 series lead. The hope in the City of Brotherly Love is that Vladar will be able to return to practice on Friday, and suit up for an elimination Game 4 at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Saturday.
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Puck drops on that tilt just past 8:00 p.m. ET.
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