With Steve Mason expected to miss a week due to a knee injury suffered in Saturday’s loss to the Boston Bruins, the Philadelphia Flyers have recalled goaltender Rob Zepp from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League.
Update:
Injury Update: Steve Mason is expected to be out up to two weeks with a lower-body injury, per GM Ron Hextall.
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Zepp made his NHL debut with the Flyers on Dec. 21, 2014 in a 4-3 overtime win over the Winnipeg Jets.
The 33-year-old is 11-5-4 in 21 AHL games this season go to along with a 2.57 G.A.A. and a .921 save percentage.
The Flyers return to action Monday when they play host to the Tampa Bay Lightning.