Flyers’ Samuel Ersson takes ice again as he works back from injury

Samuel Ersson, recovering from a lower-body injury, continued his on-ice rehab Friday morning at the Wells Fargo Center.

The Flyers' No. 1 goaltender will miss an eighth straight game when the team hosts the Rangers (1 p.m. ET/NBCSP). But he has been trending in the right direction, according to a source. The Flyers have called Ersson day to day.

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While a return this weekend appears unlikely for Ersson, one would think next week could be a possibility. After the Flyers visit the Blues on Saturday (7 p.m. ET/NBCSP), the team has four days before its next game. Then it plays three games in four days, starting Thursday at home against the Panthers (7 p.m. ET/NBCSP).

The Flyers are being careful with Ersson, who suffered a tweak in practice a little under two and a half weeks ago. Including Friday, he has missed 10 games. He suffered the injury at the start of November and missed two games before returning for a pair of starts. He last played Nov. 11 and has yet to join the club for a practice since the tweak.

Ersson was seen on the ice last Saturday, as well. The 25-year-old is 5-2-2 with a 2.70 goals-against average and .902 save percentage. He has been excellent in his last five appearances, going 3-0-1 with a 1.63 goals-against average, .940 save percentage and one shutout.

Ivan Fedotov is in net for the Flyers against the Rangers. Aleksei Kolosov will be his backup.