Philadelphia Flyers Goalie Starts 2025-26

2025-26 · 43-27-12 · 98 pts · 3rd Metropolitan

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Who started in goal for the Philadelphia Flyers in 2025-26: every game colour-coded by starting goalie, with each goalie's share of starts and how it moved through the season. G1 made the most starts.

Dan Vladar started 51 of 82 Flyers games (62%). Samuel Ersson had 29 starts and 4 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.

G1Starter
Dan Vladar
Starts
51/82
Share
62%
Last 10
7
29-14-7 · .906 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 13
G2Backup
Samuel Ersson
Starts
29/82
Share
35%
Last 10
3
14-11-5 · .870 SV% · 4 relief · last start Apr 14
G3Third goalie
Aleksei Kolosov
Starts
2/82
Share
2%
Last 10
0
0-2-0 · .830 SV% · 2 relief · last start Jan 17

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2025-26

Every Flyers game by starting goalie

G1 Dan Vladar
G2 Samuel Ersson
G3 Aleksei Kolosov

Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back

G1Vladar

G2Ersson

G3Kolosov

Game

Philadelphia Flyers goalie patterns

Back-to-backs: 14 second games, started by Samuel Ersson 8, Dan Vladar 5, Aleksei Kolosov 1.
Home and road: Dan Vladar started 25 of 41 home games and 26 of 41 road games.
Pulled starters: a reliever came in 7 times (9% of games).

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)

Starting goalie in every game
#	Date	Opp	Starter	Saves	Result	Relief
82	Apr 14 ▲	vs MTL	G2 Samuel Ersson	27/29	W	–
81	Apr 13	vs CAR	G1 Dan Vladar	24/26	W	–
80	Apr 11	@ WPG	G1 Dan Vladar	27/28	W	–
79	Apr 9	@ DET	G1 Dan Vladar	4/8	L	Samuel Ersson
78	Apr 7	@ NJD	G1 Dan Vladar	23/24	W	–
77	Apr 5	vs BOS	G1 Dan Vladar	18/19	W	–
76	Apr 3 ▲	@ NYI	G1 Dan Vladar	21/22	W	–
75	Apr 2	vs DET	G2 Samuel Ersson	15/19	L	–
74	Mar 31	@ WSH	G1 Dan Vladar	12/17	L	–
73	Mar 29 ▲	vs DAL	G2 Samuel Ersson	17/18	W	–
72	Mar 28	@ DET	G1 Dan Vladar	32/35	W	–
71	Mar 26	vs CHI	G2 Samuel Ersson	25/26	W	–
70	Mar 24	vs CBJ	G1 Dan Vladar	16/19	L	–
69	Mar 21	@ SJS	G1 Dan Vladar	24/25	W	–
68	Mar 19 ▲	@ LAK	G2 Samuel Ersson	22/25	W	–
67	Mar 18	@ ANA	G1 Dan Vladar	34/36	W	–
66	Mar 14	vs CBJ	G1 Dan Vladar	27/28	OTL	–
65	Mar 12 ▲	@ MIN	G1 Dan Vladar	21/23	W	–
64	Mar 11	vs WSH	G2 Samuel Ersson	22/23	W	–
63	Mar 9	vs NYR	G1 Dan Vladar	18/24	L	Samuel Ersson
62	Mar 7	@ PIT	G1 Dan Vladar	20/23	W	–
61	Mar 5	vs UTA	G1 Dan Vladar	20/22	L	–
60	Mar 2	@ TOR	G1 Dan Vladar	29/31	W	–
59	Feb 28	vs BOS	G1 Dan Vladar	26/27	W	–
58	Feb 26 ▲	@ NYR	G2 Samuel Ersson	22/24	W	–
57	Feb 25	@ WSH	G1 Dan Vladar	26/28	L	–
56	Feb 5	vs OTT	G1 Dan Vladar	25/27	OTL	–
55	Feb 3	vs WSH	G1 Dan Vladar	26/28	W	–
54	Jan 31	vs LAK	G1 Dan Vladar	18/21	OTL	–
53	Jan 29 ▲	@ BOS	G2 Samuel Ersson	15/20	L	Dan Vladar
52	Jan 28	@ CBJ	G1 Dan Vladar	26/30	L	–
51	Jan 26	vs NYI	G2 Samuel Ersson	19/23	L	–
50	Jan 23	@ COL	G2 Samuel Ersson	32/35	W	–
49	Jan 21	@ UTA	G2 Samuel Ersson	22/27	OTL	–
48	Jan 19	@ VGK	G2 Samuel Ersson	24/25	W	–
47	Jan 17	vs NYR	G3 Aleksei Kolosov	0/3	L	Samuel Ersson
46	Jan 15 ▲	@ PIT	G2 Samuel Ersson	11/14	L	Aleksei Kolosov
45	Jan 14	@ BUF	G1 Dan Vladar	4/6	L	Samuel Ersson
44	Jan 12	vs TBL	G1 Dan Vladar	21/25	L	–
43	Jan 10	vs TBL	G2 Samuel Ersson	16/23	L	–
42	Jan 8	vs TOR	G1 Dan Vladar	21/23	OTL	–
41	Jan 6	vs ANA	G1 Dan Vladar	16/18	W	–
40	Jan 3	@ EDM	G1 Dan Vladar	23/25	W	–
39	Dec 31 ▲	@ CGY	G2 Samuel Ersson	21/26	L	–
38	Dec 30	@ VAN	G1 Dan Vladar	32/35	W	–
37	Dec 28	@ SEA	G1 Dan Vladar	16/18	L	–
36	Dec 23 ▲	@ CHI	G2 Samuel Ersson	20/21	W	–
35	Dec 22	vs VAN	G1 Dan Vladar	23/25	W	–
34	Dec 20	@ NYR	G2 Samuel Ersson	23/27	OTL	–
33	Dec 18	@ BUF	G2 Samuel Ersson	23/27	L	–
32	Dec 16	@ MTL	G1 Dan Vladar	21/22	W	–
31	Dec 14 ▲	@ CAR	G1 Dan Vladar	30/32	OTL	–
30	Dec 13	vs CAR	G2 Samuel Ersson	18/21	OTL	–
29	Dec 11	vs VGK	G1 Dan Vladar	19/22	OTL	–
28	Dec 9	vs SJS	G1 Dan Vladar	17/18	W	–
27	Dec 7	vs COL	G2 Samuel Ersson	25/28	L	–
26	Dec 3	vs BUF	G2 Samuel Ersson	27/29	W	–
25	Dec 1	vs PIT	G1 Dan Vladar	22/27	L	–
24	Nov 29 ▲	@ NJD	G1 Dan Vladar	29/32	W	–
23	Nov 28	@ NYI	G2 Samuel Ersson	28/31	W	–
22	Nov 26	@ FLA	G1 Dan Vladar	25/27	W	–
21	Nov 24	@ TBL	G2 Samuel Ersson	15/17	L	–
20	Nov 22	vs NJD	G1 Dan Vladar	32/35	W	–
19	Nov 20	vs STL	G1 Dan Vladar	27/29	W	–
18	Nov 15 ▲	@ DAL	G1 Dan Vladar	23/28	L	–
17	Nov 14	@ STL	G2 Samuel Ersson	12/17	W	–
16	Nov 12	vs EDM	G1 Dan Vladar	29/31	OTL	–
15	Nov 8	vs OTT	G2 Samuel Ersson	11/14	OTL	–
14	Nov 6	@ NSH	G1 Dan Vladar	23/24	W	–
13	Nov 4	@ MTL	G1 Dan Vladar	16/20	W	–
12	Nov 2 ▲	vs CGY	G3 Aleksei Kolosov	19/21	L	–
11	Nov 1	vs TOR	G1 Dan Vladar	15/19	L	Aleksei Kolosov
10	Oct 30	vs NSH	G1 Dan Vladar	32/33	W	–
9	Oct 28	vs PIT	G2 Samuel Ersson	24/26	W	–
8	Oct 25	vs NYI	G2 Samuel Ersson	23/26	W	–
7	Oct 23	@ OTT	G1 Dan Vladar	31/33	L	–
6	Oct 20	vs SEA	G1 Dan Vladar	21/23	W	–
5	Oct 18	vs MIN	G1 Dan Vladar	15/16	W	–
4	Oct 16	vs WPG	G2 Samuel Ersson	10/14	L	–
3	Oct 13	vs FLA	G1 Dan Vladar	24/26	W	–
2	Oct 11	@ CAR	G2 Samuel Ersson	35/39	OTL	–
1	Oct 9	@ FLA	G1 Dan Vladar	32/34	L	–

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Philadelphia Flyers goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Philadelphia Flyers starting goalie in 2025-26?

Dan Vladar made the most starts: 51 of 82 (62%), going 29-14-7.

How often did the Philadelphia Flyers backup goalie start in 2025-26?

Samuel Ersson had 29 starts (35% of games) plus 4 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Philadelphia Flyers back-to-backs in 2025-26?

Dan Vladar started 5 of 14 second games; the other goalies started 9.