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Flyers’ Dan Vladar gets concerning injury update after huge Game 3 win
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The Philadelphia Flyers are one win away from sweeping the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Philadelphia has not won a playoff series since 2020. Their last playoff series victory in a non-COVID postseason came in 2012. They could do something special in Game 4, but they may be without goaltender Dan Vladar for that crucial contest.
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Vladar was involved in a scary incident during Game 3. During a scoring chance, Penguins veteran Bryan Rust drove his knee into Vladar’s arm. The Flyers goaltender was clearly in pain, and was attended to by medical staff. He remained in the game, however, and Philadelphia went on to win 5-2.
After the game, Philadelphia head coach Rick Tocchet confirmed that Vladar is hurting. And he did not immediately confirm whether the veteran will return to the net for Game 4.
“He’s banged up, we’ll see how he is tomorrow. I don’t know at this moment how bad it is,” the Flyers coach said, via NHL.com’s Kevin Kurz.
Vladar signed with the Flyers last summer , looking for more playing time. He had spent some time with the Calgary Flames . However, the emergence of Dustin Wolf reduced his chances of receiving consistent, long-term playing time in Calgary.
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The move south of the border proved to be a good one for Vladar. He played a career-high 52 games during the 2025-26 regular season. He matched his career high .906 save percentage. And he finished eighth among goalies league-wide in WAR, according to Evolving Hockey.
Vladar is a major reason Philadelphia is where they currently are. Not having him in net would be a major loss. Fans should monitor this situation as it develops over the next few days.
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