NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Philadelphia Flyers with Line Combinations 12/12/2024

NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Philadelphia Flyers with Line Combinations 12/12/2024

The Red Wings will take on the Philadelphia Flyers tonight. Detroit won on Monday 6-5 in a shootout over the Buffalo Sabres. The Flyers are coming off a 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.  

Detroit Red Wings (11-13-4, 26 Points) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (13-12-4, 30 Points)

When: Thursday, December 12
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Scoring Leaders

Detroit

Points: Lucas Raymond – 30
Goals: Dylan Larkin – 12
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 19

Philadelphia

Points: Travis Konecny – 34
Goals: Travis Konecny – 15
Assists: Travis Konecny – 19

Team Stats

Detroit

Power-Play: 25.6
Penalty Kill: 67.5
GF: 2.57
GA: 3.14
Faceoff: 51.1

Philadelphia

Power-Play: 17.4
Penalty Kill: 79.8
GF: 2.93
GA: 3.41
Faceoff: 51.2

Expected Line Combinations

Red Wings

Alex DeBrincat – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond  
Michael Rasmussen – Marco Kasper – Patrick Kane
Vladimir Tarasenko – J.T. Compher – Andrew Copp
Tyler Motte – Joe Veleno – Jonatan Berggren
Simon Edvinsson – Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry
Justin Holl – Erik Gustafsson

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Flyers

Joel Farabee – Sean Couturier – Travis Konecny
Owen Tippett – Morgan Frost – Matvei Michkov
Tyson Foerster – Noah Cates – Bobby Brink
Scott Laughton – Ryan Poehling – Garnet Hathaway
Cam York – Travis Sanheim
Nick Seeler – Jamie Drysdale
Egor Zamula – Rasmus Ristolainen

Between The Pipes

Detroit: Cam Talbot (6-5-2, 2.73 GAA)

Talbot is 6-5-2 this season with a .915 save percentage and a 2.73 goals-against average. He started on December 1st and left the game with an injury after giving up two goals on 14 shots. He is 8-5-1 in his career against the Flyers posting a 2.15 goals-against average and a .926 save percentage. In two starts last season against Philadelphia he went 1-1-0 with a 2.00 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage.      

Philadelphia: Aleksei Kolosov (3-5-1, 3.29 GAA)

Kolosov this season is 3-5-1 with a 3.29 goals-against average and a .881 save percentage. His last start came on Saturday and he took the loss giving up four goals on 31 shots. He has never faced Detroit in his career.

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Players To Watch:

Detroit: Moritz Seider (3-12-15)

Seider this season has 15 points on three goals and 12 assists. In his career against Philadelphia, he has seven points in nine games on two goals and five assists. In three games last season, he had three points on a goal and two assists.

Philadelphia: Scott Laughton (3-7-10)

Laughton this season has ten points on three goals and seven assists. In his career against Detroit has 15 points in 19 games on nine goals and six assists. Last season in the three games he had two points on a goal and an assist.

Head to Head

The Red Wings went 2-1-0 last season against Philadelphia and outscored them 10-7. In their last ten meetings, they are 5-5-0 against the Flyers and have outscored them 28-25 in that ten-game span.

Next Up

Detroit: vs. Toronto Maple Leafs – Saturday
Philadelphia: @ Minnesota Wild – Saturday

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