The Philadelphia Flyers (27-32-12) play host to the Detroit Red Wings (31-31-9) at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday. Detroit is coming off a 4-3 loss against the Blues on Thursday.
The Red Wings committed five penalties in the game, though they held St. Louis without a power play goal. Jake Walman, Simon Edvinsson, and Alex Chiasson scored one apiece for the Red Wings.
Magnus Hellberg started in the loss and only had 10 saves on 13 shots against (.769%).Philadelphia beat the Wild 5-4 (SO) on Thursday. Four players found the net for the Flyers. Joel Farabee scored and provided an assist to share the scoring lead with Tony DeAngelo, who had two assists. Carter Hart only stopped 20 of 24 shots (.833%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Flyers have won both games between the teams this season, including a 3-1 victory in their most recent meeting on March 5. Scott Laughton, Nicolas Deslauriers, and Noah Cates were on the scoresheet for Philadelphia. David Perron scored Detroit’s only goal. Hart got the win, saving 25 of 26 shots (.961%).
FACING OFF
Detroit is averaging 2.90 goals per game for the season, 24th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Flyers team that is allowing 3.31 goals a game (22nd).
Meanwhile, Philadelphia has found the net 2.68 times a game on average, 30th in the league, and the Red Wings are allowing opponents to score 3.27 goals per game (20th).
The Flyers’ 15.82% power play percentage is the second-worst in the league, while the Red Wings rank 17th with a conversion rate of 20.83%. Philadelphia has been equally poor at penalty killing, as the home team possesses the league’s fifth-lowest PK% at 74.02%. Detroit’s 78.60% ranks 18th in the NHL.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 68 points this season, Dylan Larkin is the top skater for the Red Wings. He has 26 goals and 42 assists in 70 games. In the net, Ville Husso (25-19-6) is Detroit’s top goaltender. He has a 3.02 GAA and a .899% save percentage.
Travis Konecny and Kevin Hayes lead the Flyers in scoring with 54 and 51 points, respectively. Konecny has 27 goals and 27 assists, while Hayes has 17 goals and 34 assists in 70 games. Hart (20-21-10) is the top goalie for Philadelphia with a goals against average of 2.96. He has a save percentage of .907%.
HOME AND AWAY
Detroit is 14-16-5 away from home this season. Philadelphia is 15-16-5 at Wells Fargo Center this season.
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