The good news for the Flyers at an optional morning skate Monday was Travis Konecny’s presence.

The 28-year-old winger left Sunday’s practice in pain after he took a shot to a nerve in his knee.

Rick Tocchet said the Flyers had a couple of game-time decisions for their rematch Monday against the Lightning at Xfinity Mobile Arena (7 p.m. ET/NBCSP). Konecny is very likely one of them, along with Carl Grundstrom, who also skated Monday after missing Sunday’s practice because of an illness.

Travis Konecny at optional morning skate. He left practice Sunday after taking a puck to a nerve in his knee. He’s a game-time decision, but good sign that he’s out here. pic.twitter.com/vEDTe9DLNT

— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) January 12, 2026

Bobby Brink won’t be available against Tampa Bay. He’ll miss his third straight game with an upper-body injury.

The 24-year-old winger was on the ice at morning skate and was no longer in a non-contact jersey Sunday at practice, so he could be nearing a return.

He has been out after taking a big hit last Tuesday night in the Flyers’ 5-2 win over the Ducks.

Bobby Brink at morning skate. He’ll miss a third straight game tonight with an upper-body injury, but he appears to be progressing toward a return soon. pic.twitter.com/RkqZFyJPih

— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) January 12, 2026

Jamie Drysdale continued to skate Monday in his recovery from an upper-body injury. The 23-year-old defenseman is not eligible to return from injured reserve until Wednesday.

Two days ago, the banged-up Flyers were trounced by the Lightning, 7-2, at Xfinity Mobile Arena. It was just a 2-1 game past the halfway mark and 3-1 at second intermission. But Tampa Bay, which has won nine straight, ripped off four third-period goals to make it a rout.

“I didn’t think it was all that bad,” Christian Dvorak said Sunday after practice. “We gave some good Grade As to them and they have great players that are going to capitalize. We definitely need to clean some things up, we went over that today. Usually when we do that, we respond pretty well.”

The Flyers have dropped consecutive games in regulation only once this season. They’re 9-1-2 in games following a regulation loss.

“Our group shows good resolve, how to respond after losses, and that’s big,” Dvorak said. “That’s how you sustain success and make the playoffs — not going on any long losing streaks.”

Tocchet emphasized the Flyers’ need for better puck management whenever superstar Nikita Kucherov is on the ice. They can’t turn the puck over and fuel his opportunities. They also have to make him work.

“We have the puck, we’ve got to make plays when Kucherov’s on the ice,” Tocchet said Monday. “We’ve got to make him play defense, we can’t just slap pucks around.”