Lindblom part of Flyers warmups, scratched in Game 4 against Islanders

Oskar Lindblom took part in warmups with the Philadelphia Flyers but did not play in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Second Round against the New York Islanders at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Sunday.

The forward was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a form of bone cancer, in December.
"He's working extremely hard right now to get back to game shape and game conditioning after what he went through," Philadelphia coach Alain Vigneault said. "Obviously we can't talk about who's in and who's out, but he's working extremely hard, and I think everybody was happy to have him around the team and on the ice tonight."
The Flyers lost 3-2 and can be eliminated in Game 5 on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, TVAS). Teams trailing 3-1 are 29-284 (9.3 percent) winning a best-of-7 Stanley Cup Playoff series, including 0-6 in the first round this season.
Lindblom last played Dec. 7, and his diagnosis was announced Dec. 13. Lindblom completed his treatment July 2 and joined the Flyers in Toronto, the East hub city, on Aug. 11. As part of the NHL Return to Play Plan, a team is not permitted to disclose player injury or illness information.
"He's getting closer to coming back," Philadelphia forward Sean Couturier said. "It's nice to have him around us. Such a great guy, and what he's been through, he's done a heck of a job just being positive and keeping a good attitude. Having that around us just reflects on us. We're excited to have him around."

Lindblom was tied with forward Travis Konecny for the Flyers lead with 11 goals before leaving the team.
The 24-year-old scored 18 points in 30 games this season, and has 57 points (30 goals, 27 assists) in 134 NHL games. He had no points in four Stanley Cup Playoff games in 2018.
"It was fun to have him in the warmups," Philadelphia forward Claude Giroux said. "He looks great in practice. He's a fun guy to be around. It's fun to see him out there."