By The Associated Press’s Dana Gauruder
DETROIT On Wednesday night, the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 6-4 thanks to a goal and an assist from Patrick Kane in the third period.
Additionally, Lucas Raymond and J.T. Compher both supplied an assist and a goal. The Red Wings’ other goals came from Joe Veleno, Michael Rasmussen, and Alex DeBrincat.
In his first game since November 25, Alex Lyon made 15 saves. Due to a lower-body injury, he missed the previous nine games.
The Flyers trailed 4-2 after two periods but knotted the game at 4 early in the third with to goals from Travis Konecny, Noah Cates, Ryan Poehling, and Owen Tippett. 18 saves were made by Samuel Ersson.
After Simon Edvinsson left due to an upper-body injury, Detroit used five defensemen for the final two periods.
Takeaways
Flyers: They defeated the Red Wings 4-1 at home last week, outscoring them 36-26. On Wednesday night, they managed just nine shots on goal in the first two periods and 19 overall.
Red Wings: Moving Ahead This season, Compher, Rasmussen, Veleno, and Kane have all played poorly offensively. They all scored on the same night as the Red Wings attempt to get into the playoff picture, which was encouraging.
During the first period of an NHL hockey game on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, in Detroit, center Tyler Motte (14) of the Detroit Red Wings attempts to maintain possession of the puck against center Sean Couturier (14) and defender Nick Seeler (24) of the Philadelphia Flyers. (Duane Burleson/AP Photo)AP
Key moment
Prior to Kane’s first goal in 11 games, a wrister from the left circle at 7:22 of the third period, Poehling and Tippett had tied the score at 4 all. Kane hadn’t scored since November 13 and had also been sidelined for five games due to injury.
Key stat
Compher scored his fourth power-play goal of the season and his first in 22 games. His last goal was against Edmonton on October 27. Last season, Compher played in 77 games for Detroit and scored a career-high 19 goals.
Up Next
On Thursday, the Flyers will host Los Angeles, and on Friday, the Red Wings will host Montreal.
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