PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Sun., Jan. 22 Winnipeg Jets Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Tue., Jan. 24 Los Angeles Kings Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Thu., Jan. 26 Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center 8 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu, The Fanatic
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Sun., Jan. 22 Winnipeg Jets Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Tue., Jan. 24 Los Angeles Kings Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Thu., Jan. 26 Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center 8 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu, The Fanatic
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 46
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 46
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 46
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 20
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 249
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
1/20 – Recalled G Felix Sandstrom from his conditioning assignment with Lehigh Valley (AHL) and re-assigned G Sam Ersson to the Phantoms
TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS
- Philadelphia is 8-3-0 in their last 11 games, outscoring their opponents, 38-30, and outshooting their opponents, 357- 326, since Dec. 29. The Flyers rank T-2nd in the NHL in wins in that span.
- The Flyers have earned points in 13 of its last 21 games (11-8-2), including a season-high four-game win streak, Dec. 29-Jan. 5.
- Philadelphia has allowed the opposing team to score first in 29 of its 46 games this season. Philadelphia ranks T-3rd in the NHL with 11 wins when trailing first in a game. The Flyers have scored first in six of their last nine games, ranking T-3rd in the NHL in wins (5) when scoring first since Jan. 2.
- Philadelphia set a season-high 41 shots Dec. 11 at ARI and have outshot their opponents in 14 of the last 24 games, posting an 8-5-1 record in those 14 contests.
- The Flyers 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 leads the NHL with 1,335 hits and ranks second with 788 blocked shots.
VS. THE WEST
- The Flyers play a Western Conference opponent in six of its seven contests from Jan. 17-28 and eight times during the month of January.
- Philadelphia is 5-1-0 in its last six games and 9-5-2 this season against a Western Conference opponent.
- The Flyers are 4-1-2 against the West on the road and 5-4-0 against the West on home ice this season.
- Philadelphia swept the California road trip, Dec. 29-Jan. 2, for the first time in franchise history.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
- Philadelphia is 5-1-0 in its last six road games, including a season-high five-game road trip, Dec. 29-Jan. 14.
- The Flyers are 9-9-6 on the road this season and is 6-4-2 in the last 12 road games.
- Philadelphia have scored three-plus goals in eight of its last 11 road games. The Flyers are 7-3-3 on the road this season when scoring three-plus goals.
BACK-TO-BACKS
- Saturday’s and Sunday’s games mark the Flyers’ ninth back-to-back set of 15 this season.
- The set marks the third of four road-to-home back-to-backs this season:
- Oct. 22 at NSH (3-1 W); Oct. 23 vs. SJ (3-0 L)
- Jan. 16 at BOS (6-0 L); Jan. 17 vs. ANA (5-2 W)
- Jan. 21 at DET; Jan. 22 vs. WPG
- April 8 at NYI; April 9 vs. BOS
- The Flyers are 2-5-1 in the first game of a back-to-back this season and 2-6-0 in the second.
DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
LAST GAME
RED WINGS 3 at VEGAS 2 (1/19/23)
1ST PERIOD: DET Raymond (Larkin) 2:45-EV; VGK Pietrangelo (Hague, Smith) 19:23-EV
2ND PERIOD: DET Kubalík (Sundqvist, Hronek) 2:37-PP; DET Veleno (Oesterle, Berggren) 10:25-EV
3RD PERIOD: VGK Karlsson (Eichel, Smith) 19:17-EV
SHOTS: DET 25 (8-12-5) / VGK 35 (10-11-14)
GOALIES: DET Husso (W, 33-35) / VGK Hill (L, 22-25)
PP: DET 1-1 / VGK 0-0
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Filip Zadina – lower body (33 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (31 / Nov. 8)
Total Man Games Lost: 216
Individual Man Games Lost: Robby Fabbri (35), Jakub Vrána (33), Tyler Bertuzzi (29), Robert Hägg (15), Elmer Söderblom (13),
Gustav Lindström (11), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Ville Husso (2), Michael Rasmussen (2), Dylan Larkin (1)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
1/18 – Acquired forward Jasper Weatherby from San Jose in exchange for forward Kyle Criscuolo
1/16 – Assigned goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to Grand Rapids … Activated defenseman Robert Hägg from injured reserve
1/13 – Reassigned defenseman Donovan Sebrango from Grand Rapids to Toledo (ECHL)
TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. FLYERS / 7:00 P.M. EST / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 148th all-time meeting, 76th in Detroit … First of three games this season, only game at Little Caesars Arena
ALL-TIME vs. PHI: 55-66-21-5 / HOME: 40-22-10-3 / LAST 10: 4-4-2 / IN 2021-22: 3-0-0 / THIS SEASON: 0-0-0
DET top scorers vs. PHI: Dylan Larkin (4-11-15 in 17 GP), David Perron (5-6-11 in 19 GP), Robby Fabbri (7-3-10 in 8 GP), Tyler Bertuzzi (3-4-7 in 11 GP), Pius Suter (1-4-5 in 3 GP), Lucas Raymond (2-2-4 in 3 GP), Moritz Seider (1-2-3 in 3 GP), Filip Hronek (0-3-3 in 6 GP), Joe Veleno (1-1-2 in 3 GP), Gustav Lindström (0-2-2 in 3 GP), Dominik Kubalík (0-2-2 in 4 GP)
PHI top scorers vs. DET: James van Riemsdyk (11-7-18 in 29 GP), Rasmus Ristolainen (2-16-18 in 27 GP), Kevin Hayes (4-7-11 in 16 GP), Tony DeAngelo (3-6-9 in 11 GP), Scott Laughton (5-4-9 in 13 GP), Travis Konecny (4-5-9 in 14 GP), Joel Farabee (1-2-3 in 3 GP)
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Tuesday, Jan. 24: RED WINGS vs. SHARKS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Thursday, Jan. 26: RED WINGS at CANADIENS / 7:00 p.m. / Bell Centre / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Friday, Jan. 27: RED WINGS at ISLANDERS / 7:00 p.m. / UBS Arena / TV: ESPN / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
LAST TIME OUT
Jan. 19 at Vegas – 3-2 W
Detroit captured a 3-2 win at Vegas to improve to 19-17-8 overall and 8-8-5 on the road … The Red Wings are 3-1-0 in four visits to TMobile Arena … Detroit has won four of its last six head-to-head meetings against Vegas dating back to March 23, 2019 … Detroit is 5-4-8 in one-goal games this season, and 20-5-18 since the beginning of the 2021-22 campaign … Lucas Raymond opened the scoring with his 14th goal of the season … Raymond has eight points (4-4-8) in six games since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg, and 15 points (7-8-15) in 15 contests dating back to Dec. 17 vs. Ottawa … Dominik Kubalík scored on the power play for his 14th goal of the season … Kubalík has four points (2-2-4) in his last six games since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Kubalík tied Dylan Larkin for the team lead with his seventh power play goal of the season … Additionally, Kubalík gained sole possession of the team lead with 15 power play points (7-8-15) … Joe Veleno gave Detroit a 3-1 lead with his sixth goal of the season … Veleno has eight points (3-5-8) in 15 games since Dec. 17 vs. Ottawa … Veleno’s goal proved to be the game-winner, marking the first GWG of his NHL career … Larkin tallied the lone assist on Raymond’s goal to extend his point streak to six-straight games (2-6-8 in 6 GP) … It marks Larkin’s longest point streak since a 10-game stretch from Jan. 29-March 1, 2022 (7-11-18 in 10 GP) … Larkin has 14 points (5-9-14) in 14 games dating back to Dec. 19 at Washington … Larkin continues to pace the Red Wings in goals (15), assists (26), points (41) and shots (133) in 43 games … Larkin (162-237-399 in 547 GP) is one point shy of 400 for his NHL career … Filip Hronek picked up his 150th career NHL point with an assist on Kubalík’s power play goal … Hronek has six assists in his last eight games since Jan. 6 vs. Florida … Hronek (7-25-32 in 44 GP) and Kubalík (14-18-32 in 44 GP) are tied for second place among Detroit skaters with 32 points … Jonatan Berggren recorded an assist on Veleno’s goal, giving him eight points (3-5-8) in 14 games since Dec. 19 at Washington … In total, Berggren has 17 points (7-10-17) in 31 games to begin his NHL career … Ville Husso stopped 33-of-35 shots to earn his 15th win of the season … Husso is one win shy of 50 for his NHL career … Husso has allowed two goals or fewer in 13 starts this season … Husso is 8-0-1 this season when making 32-or-more saves … The Red Wings are 11-5-7 this season when scoring first, and 4-1-5 when doing so on the road … Detroit is 13-0-2 this season when leading after two periods, and 6-0-2 when doing so on the road … Detroit played its first penalty-free game since Feb. 26, 2022 vs. Toronto.
