DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
LAST GAME
RED WINGS 3 vs. ST. LOUIS 4 (3/23/23)
1ST PERIOD: DET Edvinsson (Oesterle, Zadina) 0:38-EV; DET Walman (Perron, Kubalík) 1:28-EV; STL Toropchenko (Walker, Pitlick) 9:53-EV
2ND PERIOD: STL Schenn (Kyrou, Bortuzzo) 3:31-EV; STL Blais (Parayko, Rosén) 12:40-EV; STL Neighbours (Bortuzzo) 14:08-EV
3RD PERIOD: DET Chiasson (Raymond, Larkin) 17:44-EV
SHOTS: DET 28 (9-7-12) / STL 22 (6-9-7)
GOALIES: DET Hellberg (ND, 10-13), Nedeljkovic (L, 8-9) / STL Hofer (W, 25-28)
PP: DET 0-1 / STL 0-4
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (42 / March 8)
Michael Rasmussen – lower body (15 / Feb. 25)
Gustav Lindstrom – undisclosed (14 / March 23)
Ben Chiarot – upper body (4 / March 16)
Ville Husso – lower body (4 / March 23)
Adam Erne – lower body (2 / March 21)
Total Man Games Lost: 267
Individual Man Games Lost: Filip Zadina (37), Jakub Vrána (33), Matt Luff (32), Tyler Bertuzzi (31), Robert Hägg (15), Elmer Söderblom (13), Lucas Raymond (8), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Jake Walman (3), Jordan Oesterle (2), Dylan Larkin (1)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/23 – Recalled goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions
3/21 – Recalled forward Matt Luff from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions
3/19 – Signed defenseman Antti Tuomisto to a two-year entry-level contract beginning with the 2023-24 season
3/17 – Recalled forward Austin Czarnik and defenseman Simon Edvinsson from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions
TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS at FLYERS / 1:00 P.M. EDT / Wells Fargo Center / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 150th all-time meeting, 74th at Philadelphia … Third of three games this season, second of two at Philadelphia
ALL-TIME vs. PHI: 55-68-21-5 / AWAY: 15-45-11-2 / LAST 10: 3-6-1 / IN 2021-22: 3-0-0 / THIS SEASON: 0-2-0
DET top scorers vs. PHI: Dylan Larkin (4-11-15 in 19 GP), David Perron (6-6-12 in 21 GP), Robby Fabbri (7-3-10 in 10 GP), Lucas Raymond (3-2-5 in 5 GP), Pius Suter (1-4-5 in 5 GP), Moritz Seider (1-3-4 in 5 GP), Dominik Kubalík (0-3-3 in 6 GP), Gustav Lindström (0-2-2 in 3 GP), Matt Luff (0-1-1 in 2 GP)
PHI top scorers vs. DET: Rasmus Ristolainen (2-17-19 in 29 GP), James van Riemsdyk (11-7-18 in 31 GP), Kevin Hayes (4-8-12 in 18 GP), Scott Laughton (7-4-11 in 15 GP), Tony DeAngelo (3-6-9 in 13 GP), Joel Farabee (1-2-3 in 5 GP), Noah Cates (2-0-2 in 2 GP), Wade Allison (0-1-1 in 2 GP)
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EDT)
Tue., Mar. 28: RED WINGS vs. PENGUINS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Thu., Mar. 30: RED WINGS vs. HURRICANES / 7:30 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: ESPN+, Hulu / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Fri., Mar. 31: RED WINGS at JETS / 8:00 p.m. / Canada Life Centre / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
LAST TIME OUT
March 23 vs. St. Louis – 4-3 L
Detroit fell 4-3 against St. Louis to move to 31-31-9 overall and 17-15-4 inside Little Caesars Arena … The Red Wings are 5-2-0 at home against Central Division opponents this season … Detroit is 11-8-9 in one-goal games this season, and 26-9-19 since the beginning of the 2021-22 campaign … Simon Edvinsson scored his first career NHL goal 38 seconds into the contest … Edvinsson tallied Detroit’s fastest game-opening goal of the season … Edvinsson also netted the fastest game-opening goal by a Red Wings defenseman since Nicklas Lidström scored 27 seconds into regulation on Dec. 8, 1998 vs. Chicago … Edvinsson (20 years, 46 days) became the third-youngest defenseman in franchise history to score his first career NHL goal, trailing only Larry Hillman (19 years, 256 days) and Steve Chiasson (19 years, 299 days) … Jake Walman gave Detroit a 2-0 lead with his eighth goal of the season … In all, the Red Wings have 37 goals from defensemen this season … Detroit scored two goals in the first 1:28 of regulation, marking the sixth-fastest pair of goals to start a game in franchise history … Detroit recorded two goals within the opening 90 seconds of regulation for the first time since scoring twice in the first 37 seconds of play on Dec. 4, 1987 vs. Chicago … Alex Chiasson wrapped up the scoring with his fifth goal of the season … Chiasson has tallied a goal in back-to-back games, and has seven points (5-2-7) in eight contests since March 8 vs. Chicago … Chiasson scored Detroit’s ninth 6-on-5 goal of the season, which is the most of any NHL team … Filip Zadina recorded an assist on Edvinsson’s goal, giving him points in back-to-back games (1-1-2 in 2 GP) … David Perron logged an assist on Walman’s goal to extend his point streak to three-straight games (0-3-3 in 3 GP) … Perron has six points (1-5-6) in nine games dating back to March 5 at Philadelphia … Dominik Kubalík also picked up an assist on Walman’s goal, giving him an assist in consecutive games (0-2-2 in 2 GP) … Lucas Raymond had the primary helper on Chiasson’s goal, giving him five assists in his last six games … Dylan Larkin also registered an assist on Chiasson’s goal to extend his point streak to four-straight games (1-3-4 in 4 GP) … Larkin extended his team lead in assists (42), points (68) and shots (215) through 70 games … Larkin has nine points (3-6-9) in his last eight games, and 35 points (12-23-35) in 33 appearances since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … The Red Wings are 19-12-7 this season when scoring first, and 11-6-2 when doing so on home ice … Detroit is 12-6-2 this season when leading after one period, and 7-2-0 when doing so on home ice.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
TODAY’S GAME
Philadelphia Flyers vs. Detroit Red Wings
Wells Fargo Center
TV: NBCSP | Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 71
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 71
Nick Deslauriers upper body 3/23-present 1
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 71
Travis Konecny IR-upper body 2/21-present 13
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 373
FLYERS VS. RED WINGS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS RED WINGS
73-53-23 ALL-TIME RECORD 55-68-26
47-14-12 HOME 40-23-13
26-39-11 ROAD 15-45-13
2-3-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 3-2-0
7-3-0 LAST 10 MEETINGS 3-6-1
519 GOALS SCORED 464
30.3% POWER PLAY 27.6%
72.4% PENALTY KILL 69.7%
Ristolainen: 19 pts (2-17=19) in 29 GP
van Riemsdyk: 18 pts (11-7=18) in 31 GP
Hayes: 12 pts (4-8=12) in 18 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Larkin: 15 pts (4-11=15) in 19 GP
Perron: 12 pts (6-6=12) in 21 GP
Fabbri: 10 pts (7-3=10) in 10 GP
Hart: 6-3-0, 2.57 GAA, .916 SV% in 9 GP
Sandstrom: Has not faced DET
TEAM GOALTENDERS Nedeljkovic: 2-1-0, 3.33 GAA, .888 SV% in 3 GP
Husso: 0-2-0, 2.07 GAA, .934 SV% in 2 GP
2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
January 21 Little Caesars Arena PHI (2), DET (1)
March 5 Wells Fargo Center PHI (3), DET (1)
March 25 Wells Fargo Center 1 p.m.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/20 – Recalled D Egor Zamula from Lehigh Valley (AHL)
3/15 – Loaned G Samuel Ersson to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
3/14 – Recalled F Tyson Foerster and G Samuel Ersson from Lehigh Valley (AHL) on an emergency basis
TEAM NOTES
HOME COOKIN’
- Philadelphia continues its season-high seven-game homestand Saturday (March 14-28), posting a 3-1-1 record after five games of the homestand.
- The Flyers have played in six extra session games in the last 12 home contests, posting a 2-4 record in those games. Flyers are 2-5 in extra play games at home this season.
- Philadelphia is 9-7-4 in its last 20 home games and 15-16-5 in 36 home games this season.
- The Flyers have scored three-plus goals in 15 of its last 23 home games. The Flyers are 14-4-3 at home this season when scoring three-plus goals.
QUICK HITS
- Philadelphia is on a four-game point streak, 3-0-1, outscoring their opponents, 19-14 (not including shootout goals), during the streak.
- The Flyers tied their season-high six goals March 21 vs. FLA, including three second period goals in a span of 2:01. Per NHL Stats, the last time Philadelphia scored as many goals in 121 seconds or fewer was Feb. 8, 2020 at WSH (105 seconds).
- The Flyers tallied 40 hits Feb. 11 vs. NSH for their sixth game of 40-plus hits this season. The six games of 40-plus hits are the most in a single season since recording 13 games during the 2014-15 season.
- Philadelphia recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Nov. 12 vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
- Philadelphia registered 30 blocked shots Feb. 12 at CGY for its fifth game of the season with 30-plus blocked shots
– the most 30-plus blocked shot games in a Flyers season since 2005-06. The Flyers tallied a season-high 32 blocked shots Oct. 27 vs. FLA.
- The Flyers rank third in the NHL with 1,244 blocked shots and fourth with 1,966 hits.
