Philadelphia and Detroit square off in conference battle

Updated Feb. 8, 2022 3:10 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Detroit Red Wings (20-21-6, fifth in the Atlantic) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (15-22-8, seventh in the Metropolitan)

Philadelphia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia and Detroit meet in Eastern Conference play.

The Flyers are 5-16-5 in Eastern Conference games. Philadelphia ranks ninth in the Eastern Conference with 30.6 shots per game and is averaging 2.5 goals.

The Red Wings are 12-10-2 in Eastern Conference play. Detroit averages 9.5 penalty minutes per game, the ninth-most in the league. Givani Smith leads the team serving 87 total minutes.

The teams match up Wednesday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cam Atkinson leads the Flyers with 17 goals and has 36 points. Claude Giroux has four goals and two assists over the last 10 games for Philadelphia.

Dylan Larkin leads the Red Wings with 23 goals and has 44 points. Tyler Bertuzzi has seven assists over the last 10 games for Detroit.

LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 2-7-1, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.6 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.2 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game with a .906 save percentage.

Red Wings: 4-5-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.4 assists, four penalties and 10.2 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game with a .902 save percentage.

INJURIES: Flyers: Wade Allison: out (knee), Patrick Brown: out (knee).

Red Wings: Thomas Greiss: out (covid-19).

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