Philadelphia Flyers (19-20-7, seventh in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (18-17-8, sixth in the Atlantic Division)
Detroit; Saturday at 7 p.m. ET
Bottom line: The Detroit Red Wings host the Philadelphia Flyers in an Eastern Conference game.
Detroit is 18-17-8 overall and 11-9-3 at home. The Red Wings are 18-6-5 in games in which they have scored at least three goals.
Philadelphia is 9-9-6 on the road and 19-20-7 overall. The Flyers are 17-4-4 in games in which they have scored at least three goals.
Saturday’s game is the first meeting between the two teams this season.
Top performer: Filip Hronek had seven goals and 24 assists for the Red Wings. Lucas Raymond has 6 goals and 5 assists in his last 10 games.
Kevin Hayes scored 13 goals and dished out 27 assists for the Flyers. Travis Konecny has 7 goals and 7 assists in his last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Red Wings: 4-5-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.2 assists, 2.7 free throws and 5.6 free throw minutes per game while conceding 3.4 goals per game.
Flyers: 7-3-0, averaging 3.4 goals, 6 assists, 3.2 free throws and 7.5 free throw minutes per game while conceding 2.6 goals per game.
Injuries: Red Wings: Mark Pysyk: Out (Achilles), Filip Zadina: Out (lower body), Matt Luff: Out (upper body).
Flyers: Tanner Laczynski: out (lower body), Cam Atkinson: out for the season (neck), Ryan Ellis: out (pelvis), Sean Couturier: out (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data provided by Sportradar.
