The first time the Flyers and Detroit Red Wings met this season on Dec. 12, five combined goals were scored at the Wells Faro Center. The next matchup on Dec. 18, in the Motor City, featured 10.
On Tuesday night in South Philly, there were three, with the Flyers picking up a 2-1 overtime win.
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Joel Farabee sent a leading pass to a streaking Owen Tippett, who had his backhander nicked by Detroit goalie Alex Lyon, but the puck trickled to the goal line. Rasmus Ristolainen and Farabee crashed the net with Ristolainen tapping it in for the game-winning goal.
With the win, the Flyers extended their point streak to a season-high six games. The Flyers have also won three straight.
Farabee gave the Flyers a 1-0 lead in the second period. The Flyers entered Detroit’s zone and Sean Couturier corralled the loose puck in the left faceoff circle. He tapped a backhand pass to Farabee, who finished with a backhander of his own past the glove of former Flyers goalie Lyon.
The Flyers had chances to get more, before and after Farabee notched his first goal of 2025.
Matvei Michkov, who got an assist on Farabee’s goal, cut across the crease less than five minutes into the game after taking a leading pass from Couturier, but was denied by Lyon. Less than five minutes later, Bobby Brink fed Noah Cates after a turnover but he was stopped on the doorstep; Cates hit the crossbar not long after that and on another shot attempt in the second period.
Michkov had another chance late in the opening frame after Couturier’s shot hit the end boards and came back in front. And Travis Konecny had a wide-open chance with less than 90 seconds left in the second period, but he rang it off the crossbar.
The Red Wings’ Ben Chiarot tied things up 30 seconds into the third period with a shot over the shoulder of Sam Ersson from the left circle. Lucas Raymond set him up with a backhand pass after he snagged the puck out of the right corner and cut around Travis Sanheim and Brink.
It was the only goal Ersson allowed in regulation in his third straight start. He has started six of the past seven games for the Flyers and had a couple of big-time saves, notably in the second period when he made a pad stop on Patrick Kane.
The Flyers get ready to take the ice before their game against the Red Wings at the Wells Fargo Arena at during the 1st period on Jan. 21, 2025. It was Pride Night at the Flyers game with appropriate lightin in the tunnel.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
Samuel Ersson of the Flyers gets ready to take the ice before their game against the Red Wings at the Wells Fargo Arena at during the 1st period on Jan. 21, 2025. It was Pride Night at the Flyers game.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
Samuel Ersson of the Flyers gets ready to take the ice before their game against the Red Wings at the Wells Fargo Arena at during the 1st period on Jan. 21, 2025. It was Pride Night at the Flyers game.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
Chuck Daisy has his photo taken in front of a Pride backdrop before the game between the Flyers and Red Wings at the Wells Fargo Arena on Jan. 21, 2025. It was Pride Night at the Flyers game.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
Joel Farabee of the Flyers scores against JT Compher, left, and Alex Lyon of the Red Wings at the Wells Fargo Arena during the 2nd period on Jan. 21, 2025. It was Pride Night at the Flyers game.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
Joel Farabee, right, of the Flyers celebrates his goal against the Red Wings with Matvei Michkov at the Wells Fargo Arena during the 2nd period on Jan. 21, 2025. It was Pride Night at the Flyers game.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
Bobby Brink, right, of the Flyers and Marco Kasper of the Red Wings get tangeled at the Wells Fargo Arena at during the 1st period on Jan. 21, 2025. It was Pride Night at the Flyers game.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
A pileup in front of the Flyers goal including Rasmus Ristolained, left, and Noach Cates, right, of the Flyers and Dylan Larkin of the Red Wings during the 3rd period at the Wells Fargo Arenaon Jan. 21, 2025.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
Noah Cates of the Flyers tries to score against Alex Lyon of the Red Wings during the 3rd period at the Wells Fargo Arena on Jan. 21, 2025.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
Morgan Frost of the Flyers battles a number of players from the Red Wings for the puck at the Wells Fargo Arena at during the 3rd period on Jan. 21, 2025. IRead moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
Rasmus Ristolainen, left, of the Flyers tries to score against Alex Lyon, center, and Dylan Larkin of the Red Wings during the 3rd period at the Wells Fargo Arena on Jan. 21, 2025. It was Pride Night at the Flyers game.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
Playing in his first NHL game, Rodrigo Abols of the Flyers tries to score against Alex Lyon of the Red Wings at the Wells Fargo Arena at during the 3rd period on Jan. 21, 2025.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
Nosh Cates, center, of the Flyers tries to score between Lucas Raymond, left, and Alex Lyon of the Red Wings during overtime at the Wells Fargo Arena on Jan. 21, 2025. It was Pride Night at the Flyers game.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
Rasmus Ristolainen, right, of the Flyers scores the winning goal in overtime against the Red Wings at the Wells Fargo Arena on Jan. 21, 2025. Joel Farabee is center.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
Owen Tippett, left, and Joel Farabee of the Flyers celebrate after their 2-1 overtime victory over the Red Wings at the Wells Fargo Arena on Jan. 21, 2025.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
Flyers players swarm Owen Tippett and Joel Farabee after their 2-1 overtime victory over the Red Wings at the Wells Fargo Arena on Jan. 21, 2025.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
Flyers players swarm Owen Tippett and Joel Farabee after their 2-1 overtime victory over the Red Wings at the Wells Fargo Arena on Jan. 21, 2025.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
It was Pride Night at the Flyers and the Red Wings game at the Wells Fargo Arena on Jan. 21, 2025. It was Pride Night at the Flyers game.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
In the third period, he was saved by Sanheim who, on the back-check, got the stick of Kane after Ersson came out to play the puck and gave it right to Alex DeBrincat. Then in the waning seconds of regulation, with Detroit putting on pressure, Andrew Copp got the puck all alone in front and Ersson aggressively attacked him to knock it away.
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Scott Laughton did not play due to a family matter. … Forward Rodrigo Ābols, who was recalled on Monday from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League, made his NHL debut. He centered the fourth line between Olle Lycksell and Garnet Hathaway.
The Flyers head to the Big Apple for a matchup with the New York Rangers on Thursday (7 p.m., NBCSP) to start an Empire State back-to-back set. Philly won the Black Friday meeting, 3-1.
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