Philadelphia Flyers (25-17-6, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (24-18-5, fifth in the Atlantic Division)
Detroit; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers aim to break their three-game slide with a win over the Detroit Red Wings.
Detroit has a 24-18-5 record overall and a 12-8-4 record on its home ice. The Red Wings are ninth in league play with 192 total penalties (averaging 4.1 per game).
Philadelphia has gone 14-6-4 in road games and 25-17-6 overall. The Flyers rank eighth in NHL play with 193 total penalties (averaging 4.0 per game).
Thursday's game is the third time these teams square off this season. The Red Wings won 7-6 in a shootout in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Robby Fabbri has scored 13 goals with seven assists for the Red Wings. Dylan Larkin has six goals and six assists over the last 10 games.
Joel Farabee has 17 goals and 23 assists for the Flyers. Morgan Frost has two goals and nine assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Wings: 7-2-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.4 assists, 2.9 penalties and 5.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
Flyers: 6-4-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.4 assists, 3.7 penalties and nine penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Red Wings: Ben Chiarot: day to day (upper body), Matt Luff: out (upper body), Ville Husso: out (lower-body), Patrick Kane: out (lower body).
Flyers: Carter Hart: out indefinitely (personal), Ryan Ellis: out (lower body), Owen Tippett: out (lower-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
