Neuvirth to Miss Remainder of Regular Season; Stolarz Recalled

Reports From Philadelphia Flyers

NEUVIRTH OUT THREE WEEKS
Flyers GM Ron Hextall announced to the media today that goaltender Michal Neuvirth will be out for three weeks with a lower-body injury.

The announcement comes prior to the team’s optional practice in Voorhees, NJ before they depart for Long Island to kick off a four-game road trip beginning with the Islanders on Monday night.

Neuvirth was slated to start in yesterday’s game vs. Pittsburgh at the Wells Fargo Center but did not play after not feeling right. He last appeared in the Flyers’ 3-2 win over the Blackhawks at Chicago where he stopped 24 of 26 shots.

Neuvirth has a 17-8-4 mark in his first season with the Flyers through 31 games. He has a a 2.28 goals-against average, which is on pace for a new career high, and his .925 save percentage ranks fifth among all NHL goaltenders with a minimum of 22 games played.

STOLARZ RECALLED FROM PHANTOMS
Following the injury update on Michal Neuvirth, GM Ron Hextall announced that the club has recalled goaltender Anthony Stolarz from their AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, on emergency conditions today.

Stolarz last appeared in the Phantoms’ 3-2 overtime loss to the Toronto Marlies on Mar. 18 where he stopped 34 of 37 shots to earn the Phantoms a point in the standings.

He owns a 19-15-7 record with a 2.59 GAA and .916 save percentage with Lehigh Valley in his second year since turning professional. Stolarz was the Flyers second round pick at 45th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.