Samuel Ersson made the lead stand up with 32 saves ... Juuse Saros took a shot off the mask but is fine. Canada knocked Finland goalie Kevin Lankinen out of the game with a Nathan MacKinnon ...

Ersson will patrol the home crease versus Tampa Bay on Thursday, according to Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia. Ersson has really struggled over his last four starts, allowing 16 goals on 89 ...

Ersson stopped 25 of 30 shots on goal in Saturday's 5-0 loss to the Hurricanes. Ersson conceded four goals at even strength and one on a Carolina power play. To make matters worse for the 25-year ...

Ersson made 17 saves through overtime and four more in the shootout in a 4-3 SO win over Tampa Bay on Thurday. It was Ersson's first win in his last five games (1-2-1). He has been hung out to dry ...

Ersson will patrol the home crease versus Carolina on Saturday, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports. Ersson returned to the win column Thursday, stopping 17 of 20 shots in a 4-3 ...

Ersson made 23 saves in a 6-1 win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday. The only goal that got past Ersson came off the stick of Philip Tomasino in the second period, who took a saucer pass to the net ...

Ersson gave up three goals on five shots before being replaced by Ivan Fedotov midway through the first period of Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Flames. While Ersson had little chance on the first ...

Ersson will defend the road cage against the Penguins on Thursday, Jackie Spiegel of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Ersson is riding a three-game winning streak during which he posted a .

Ersson will be between the home pipes versus Seattle on Saturday. Ersson has been shaky over his last three appearances, giving up 12 goals on only 57 shots (.789 save percentage). Ersson is 18-11 ...

Ersson made 23 saves Thursday in a 4-1 loss to the Jets. The line of Mark Scheifele, Kyle Connor and Gabriel Vilardi owned Ersson -- they combined for eight points, including one PPG and four PPA.

Ersson will be between the pipes at home versus Calgary on Tuesday, Charlie O'Connor of PHLY Sports reports. Ersson is undefeated in regulation over his last five outings, going 3-0-2 with a 2.75 ...

Ersson made 28 saves in a 4-1 loss to Seattle on Saturday. Ersson has allowed 16 goals in his last four starts (0-2-1), including an early hook against Calgary on Tuesday. He returned from the 4 ...