Flyers loan goalie Carter Hart to Phantoms to keep him in form during bye week

Hart, 20, is in his first professional season and has played 12 games for the Flyers, compiling a 6-5-1 record with a 2.66 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage.

Philadelphia Flyers' Carter Hart in action during an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)Read moreAP

by Sam Carchidi

Published Jan. 24, 2019, 6:36 p.m. ET

In a temporary move involving goaltenders, the Flyers loaned rookie Carter Hart to the Phantoms and recalled Anthony Stolarz from his conditioning stint with their AHL affiliate Thursday.

"We are happy with the progress Anthony has made in his rehab and two recent games in Lehigh Valley,” general manager Chuck Fletcher said. "With a full week off the ice due to the NHL bye week and all-star break, we would like Carter to continue getting ice time and game action with the Phantoms.”

Hart, 20, is in his first professional season and has played 12 games for the Flyers, compiling a 6-5-1 record with a 2.66 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage.

In his last five starts with the Phantoms before being recalled by the Flyers on Dec. 17, Hart was 4-1 with a 1.82 GAA and .939 save percentage.

Hart is expected to return to the Flyers before they return to action Monday against visiting Winnipeg.

The 6-foot-6 Stolarz, 25, played nine games for the Flyers this season, posting a 2-3-2 record with a 3.90 GAA and .880 save percentage before being placed on injured reserve Dec. 17. He played two games for the Phantoms during a conditioning stint, highlighted by a 44-save performance Monday in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.