Detroit Red Wings (15-10-4, fourth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (16-10-3, third in the Metropolitan Division)
Philadelphia; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Red Wings visit the Philadelphia Flyers after the Flyers defeated the Washington Capitals 4-3 in a shootout.
Philadelphia has a 7-6-1 record in home games and a 16-10-3 record overall. The Flyers have a 13-1-2 record in games they score three or more goals.
Detroit is 7-5-1 in road games and 15-10-4 overall. The Red Wings have gone 7-4-0 in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Travis Konecny has scored 16 goals with nine assists for the Flyers. Sean Couturier has three goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
Shayne Gostisbehere has five goals and 16 assists for the Red Wings. Robby Fabbri has five goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 6-2-2, averaging 2.4 goals, 3.9 assists, 3.6 penalties and 9.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
Red Wings: 5-4-1, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.1 assists, 4.7 penalties and 10.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Flyers: Carter Hart: day to day (illness), Noah Cates: out (foot), Ryan Ellis: out (lower body).
Red Wings: J.T. Compher: out (undisclosed), Klim Kostin: out (undisclosed), Matt Luff: out (upper body), Dylan Larkin: out (head).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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