Patrick Kane scores go-ahead goal and Red Wings down Flyers 6-4

Detroit, MI-DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 6-4 on Wednesday night thanks to a goal and an assist from Patrick Kane in the third period.

Additionally, Lucas Raymond and J.T. Compher both supplied an assist and a goal. The Red Wings’ other goals came from Joe Veleno, Michael Rasmussen, and Alex DeBrincat.

December 18, 2024, Detroit, Michigan: against December 18, 2024, in the third period at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, Patrick Kane #88 of the Detroit Red Wings scores the game-winning goal against Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers (not visible).

In his first game since November 25, Alex Lyon made 15 saves. Due to a lower-body injury, he missed the previous nine games.

The Flyers trailed 4-2 after two periods but knotted the game at 4 early in the third with to goals from Travis Konecny, Noah Cates, Ryan Poehling, and Owen Tippett. 18 saves were made by Samuel Ersson.

After Simon Edvinsson left due to an upper-body injury, Detroit used five defensemen for the final two periods.

Takeaways

Flyers: They defeated the Red Wings 4-1 at home last week, outscoring them 36-26. On Wednesday night, they managed just nine shots on goal in the first two periods and 19 overall.

Red Wings: In front of This season, Compher, Rasmussen, Veleno, and Kane have all played poorly offensively. They all scored on the same night as the Red Wings attempt to get into the playoff picture, which was encouraging.

Key moment

Prior to Kane’s first goal in 11 games, a wrister from the left circle at 7:22 of the third period, Poehling and Tippett had tied the score at 4 all. Kane hadn’t scored since November 13 and had also been sidelined for five games due to injury.

Key stat

Compher scored his fourth power-play goal of the season and his first in 22 games. His last goal was against Edmonton on October 27. Last season, Compher played in 77 games for Detroit and scored a career-high 19 goals.

Up Next

On Thursday, the Flyers will host Los Angeles, and on Friday, the Red Wings will host Montreal.

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