The Detroit Red Wings are coming off a 5-4 loss to the Stars on Tuesday night, while the Flyers are coming off a 6-3 loss to the Lightning on Tuesday night.
Detroit Red Wings (24-18-5, 53 Points) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (25-17-6, 56 Points)
When: Thursday, January 25
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: Little Caesars Arena (Detroit, MI)
TV: Bally Sports Detroit
Scoring Leaders
Detroit Red Wings
Points: Dylan Larkin – 43
Goals: Dylan Larkin – 19
Assists: Shayne Gostisbehere – 25
Philadelphia Flyers
Points: Travis Konecny – 42
Goals: Travis Konecny – 22
Assists: Joel Farabee – 23
Expected Line Combinations
Detroit Red Wings
Alex DeBrincat – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
David Perron – J.T. Compher – Robby Fabbri
Michael Rasmussen – Andrew Copp – Christian Fischer
Klim Kostin – Joe Veleno – Daniel Sprong
Jake Walman – Moritz Seider
Olli Maatta – Jeff Petry
Shayne Gostisbehere – Justin Holl
Philadelphia Flyers
Joel Farabee – Sean Couturier – Travis Konecny
Olle Lycksell – Morgan Frost – Cam Atkinson
Tyson Foerster – Scott Laughton – Garnet Hathaway
Noah Cates – Ryan Poehling – Egor Zamula
Travis Sanheim – Jamie Drysdale
Nick Seller – Sean Walker
Cam York – Rasmus Ristolainen
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By The Numbers:
League Ranking
Detroit Red Wings
PP%: 23.0 (10)
PK%: 80.3 (15)
GF P/G: 3.49 (5)
GA P/G: 3.32 (23)
Faceoff %: 49.2 (19)
Philadelphia Flyers
PP%: 13.8 (29)
PK%: 85.2 (2)
GF P/G: 2.94 (22)
GA P/G: 2.85 (9)
Faceoff %: 48.9 (21)
Red Wings Player to Watch: Lucas Raymond
Raymond has played in 47 games this season, with 37 points on 13 goals and 24 assists. He is third on the team in goals and points and fourth in assists. He has 11 points on the power play on two goals and nine assists. He has three points in his last three games on a goal and two assists.
Raymond’s Line Assignments
Raymond is playing on the first line alongside David Perron and Dylan Larkin. He will also play on the first power play unit with Larkin, Perron, J.T. Compher, and Shayne Gostisbehere.
Raymond’s career vs. Philadelphia
In his career against the Flyers, Raymond has played in eight games and has seven points on three goals and four assists. In the previous two matchups this season, Raymond has two points coming on assists.
Between The Pipes
Detroit: Alex Lyon (11-6-1, 2.67 GAA)
Lyon last started on Tuesday against the Stars, and he suffered the loss, giving up five goals on 27 shots, and he was pulled after the second period. He is 0-2-0 in his career against one of his former teams; he suffered an injury the last time he faced them.
Philadelphia: Samuel Ersson (12-7-3, 2.44 GAA)
Ersson last played on Tuesday against Tampa Bay and suffered a loss, allowing four goals on 19 shots. He made his lone start against Detroit earlier this season, picking up a shutout.
Wrap Up
The Red Wings suffered their second regulation loss of January on Tuesday and still hold the final playoff spot by two points over the Devils. With three games left in the month, including tonight, if they can find a way to end the month with four more points, they will enter February looking for a chance to return to the Stanley Cup playoffs. Tonight against the Flyers, they are facing another playoff team as the Flyers currently sit in second place in the Metropolitan Division, and this month, the Red Wings are 5-2-1 against teams currently in a playoff spot; a win tonight would be a big step in the right direction to close out the month with the defending Stanley Cup Champions coming to town on Saturday.
In their last ten games against Philadelphia, the Red Wings are 4-6-0 and have been outscored 32-26 in those ten games. The Red Wings and Flyers have split their first two matchups, with Detroit winning at home and Philadelphia winning at home.
