RotoWireNHL just reported that Joseph Woll is set to start for the Flyers tonight in Vancouver.
That means a quick turnaround in the Philadelphia crease. Daniel Vladar played all 64 minutes in Calgary on Sunday, so Woll gets the back-to-back, as Adam Kblat noted before that game.
RotoWireNHL's note was short and left no room for doubt: Woll is set to start Monday.
It's a fair swap. Vladar stopped 22 of 26 shots in the 4-3 overtime loss to the Flames, and Daniel Vladar being the only reason the Flyers got a point was the story after that one.
Woll has played 9 games this season to Vladar's 10, so the workload is close to an even split. Neither goalie has run away with the job.
The record behind them is the real problem. Philadelphia is 4-10-5, sitting 29th in the NHL, and it has lost three straight.
The road has been the worst of it. The Flyers are 1-6-2 away from home, and the offense has to give whichever goalie is in net something to work with.
Is Vancouver the right place to fix the road record?
On paper, yes. The Canucks are 3-15-1 and sit 32nd in the NHL, dead last, with five straight losses and a 1-9-0 mark over their last 10.
They are 1-7-0 at home, too. If the Flyers can't pick up two points here, a trip to Rogers Arena becomes the loss that defines their November. Tocchet's group should win this game, and a loss would be hard to explain.
For Woll, it's a chance to settle a goalie picture that has stayed unsettled. We reported Woll's start in New York on Thursday, and the net has kept shifting since.
Vancouver's own starter hasn't been confirmed, so that matchup is still open. Puck drop is tonight, and Philadelphia needs a road win badly.
Quick hits
INJURYThe Avalanche are still waiting on word about Cale Makar this morning, a day after he left practice in pain. Nobody wants to hear his name in that sentence.
TIMELINEDarren Dreger just gave Maple Leafs fans a timeline on Morgan Rielly, and it's the kind fans were hoping to hear.
INJURYJon Cooper says Brayden Point "might miss some time" after leaving Sunday's game in Winnipeg and not returning. That's a worrying line for the Lightning.
GOALIEBruce Garrioch just reported that Linus Ullmark is ready to return to the Senators' net. Ottawa gets its starter back at a good time.
HELLEBUYCK WATCHConnor Hellebuyck won't play in Winnipeg on Tuesday, but he will still face the Jets' hometown media and says he'll explain why he wanted out. That press conference will be worth the wait.
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