National Hockey League
Detroit 7, Philadelphia 6
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 22, 2023
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Garrett Rank
Linesmen: Caleb Apperson, Tommy Hughes
Attendance: 19515

Lucas Raymond and Patrick Kane each scored in the shootout to give the Detroit Red Wings a 7-6 home win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday.

Kane finished with two goals and an assist and Alex DeBrincat had three assists for Detroit, which snapped a four-game losing streak.

Scott Laughton had a goal and an assist for Philadelphia, which lost its second straight.

Trailing 5-1 after the first period, Philadelphia scored five straight goals to take a 6-5 lead with just over five minutes left in the third period.

Detroit tied the game at 6-6 with 4:30 left on a goal by Dylan Larkin.

In the shootout, Red Wings goalie James Reimer caused Sean Couturier to shoot wide left and Bobby Brink to put his shot over the net.

The game was the reverse of the last meeting between the teams, when the Flyers won 1-0 in Philadelphia on Dec. 16.

Trailing 5-3 after the second period, Philadelphia jumped on top with goals by Garnet Hathaway with 14:09 remaining, Laughton with 6:30 left and Owen Tippett with 5:07 remaining.

Kane scored the game's first two goals in the first period before Philadelphia cut its deficit to 2-1 with 11 minutes left in the first on a goal by Brink.

The Red Wings then scored two goals 33 seconds apart on tipped shots, the first from Daniel Sprong on a power play with 4:55 left in the first and the second by J.T. Compher to give Detroit a 4-1 lead.

Detroit then made it 5-1 with 17.8 seconds left in the first when Shayne Gostisbehere got to a puck that caromed off of the boards and fired it into the goal.

Philadelphia made it 5-2 with 16:23 remaining in the second period when Couturier tipped in a point shot from Travis Sanheim, and then the Flyers pulled to within 5-3 on another tip-in goal by Morgan Frost just 24 seconds later.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Philadelphia   Detroit
Scott Laughton 2 Points Patrick Kane 3
Scott Laughton 1 Goals Patrick Kane 2
Joel Farabee 2 Assists Alex DeBrincat 3
N/A Power Play Goals Daniel Sprong 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Carter Hart .838 Save Percentage James Reimer .860
Carter Hart 31 Saves James Reimer 37
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Philadelphia 43 6 0-2 2-3 47 33
Detroit 37 7 1-3 2-2 15 34
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against New Jersey. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .471 after a loss.
  • Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Vancouver. The Flyers have a W/L % of .579 after a win and .500 after a loss.