NHL Game Preview: Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 12/18/2024

NHL Game Preview: Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 12/18/2024

Philadelphia Flyers (14-13-4, 32 Points) at Detroit Red Wings (12-14-4, 28 Points) 

Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Date: Wednesday, December 18
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: TNT/MAX
Radio:
Philadelphia Flyers – WMMR 93.3 FM
Detroit Red Wings – WXYT 97.1 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Philadelphia +1.5 ML -108
Detroit -1.5 ML -112
O/U 6

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Philadelphia Flyers News & Notes:

The Flyers are coming in off a loss to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday after winning two straight including one against the Red Wings. In those two wins, they outscored their opponent 9-4 before dropping Saturday’s game 4-1.

Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Detroit Red Wings found a way to win a big game over an Original Six rival in their last game as they beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Saturday. Ville Husso looked good in net as he turned aside 23 of the 25 shots he faced and the Red Wings offense had goals from Michael Rasmussen, Lucas Raymond, Jeff Petry, and Moritz Seider.  

Philadelphia Flyers Projected Lines

Farabee-Couturier-Konecny
Tippett-Frost-Michkov
Foerster-Cates-Brink
Laughton-Poehling-Hathaway
York-Sanheim
Zamula-Ristolainen
Seeler-Drysdale

Ersson
Kolosov

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Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Tarasenko–Larkin–Raymond  
DeBrincat–Copp–Kane
Rasmussen-Compher-Motte
Veleno–Kasper–Berggren 
Edvinsson–Seider
Chiarot–Petry
Gustafsson-Holl

Lyon
Husso

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Players To Watch:

Philadelphia Flyers

Scott Laughton this season has 14 points on seven goals and seven assists. Last Thursday against these same Red Wings he had four goals in the Flyers’ 4-1 win. In his career against Detroit, he has 19 points in 20 games on 13 goals and six assists.

Detroit Red Wings

Lucas Raymond this season has 31 points on 12 goals and 19 assists. In his career against Philadelphia, he has nine points in ten games with three goals and six assists; he was held pointless in the previous meeting and finished as a minus-three.

Injury Report:

Philadelphia Flyers

D Ryan Ellis – IR

Detroit Red Wings

G Cam Talbot – DTD

Next Up

Detroit: December 20 vs. Montreal Canadiens
Philadelphia: December 19 vs. Los Angeles Kings

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