Game 63 Preview: Flyers @ Red Wings
Starting off a five-game road trip that will run through the remainder of March, interim head coach Mike Yeo's Philadelphia Flyers (20-31-11) are in Michigan on Tuesday to take off Jeff Blashill's Detroit Red Wings (25-30-7). Game time at Little Caesars Arena is 7:30 p.m. ET (NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic).
This is the third and final clash of the season between the teams and the second and final game in Detroit. The Flyers are 0-2-0 against the Red Wings this season, dropping both ends of a home-and-home set after the NHL All-Star break.
With the NHL trade deadline passing on Monday afternoon, the Flyers and Red Wings each have 20 games remaining on their respective schedules. The Flyers
made two trades at the deadline, sending veteran defenseman Justin Braun to the New York Rangers for a 2023 third-round pick and veteran center Derick Brassard to the Edmonton Oilers for a 2023 fourth-round selection.
The Flyers, who are 2-1-1 in their last four games, enter this match coming off a workmanlike 2-1 home win over the New York Islanders on Sunday afternoon. Kevin Hayes led the way offensively with even-strength and power play goals that were assisted by Joel Farabee and Travis Konecny. Carter Hart stopped 27 of 28 shots to earn the win.
The Red Wings, who went 1-3-0 on a recent road trip through western Canada and Washington State, are coming off a 4-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Thursday. Detroit took a 2-0 lead into the third period and then yielded four unanswered goals including even strength and empty net tallies by Yanni Gourde. Joe Veleno and Taro Hirose (power play) scored second-period goals for the Red Wings. Alex Nedeljkovich stopped 38 of 41 shots in a losing cause.
Lineups will be added to this blog when available. The Flyers expect to dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen for this game. For an in-depth look at the matchups, see Five Thing on PhiladelphiaFlyers.com.
PROJECTED LINEUPS (Subject to change)
FLYERS
86 Joel Farabee - 13 Kevin Hayes - 11 Travis Konecny
25 James van Riemsdyk - [mix and match] - 89 Cam Atkinson
23 Oskar Lindblom - 48 Morgan Frost - 74 Owen Tippett
71 Max Willman - 38 Patrick Brown - 17 Zack MacEwen
9 Ivan Provorov - 45 Cam York
6 Travis Sanheim - 70 Rasmus Ristolainen
3 Keith Yandle - 24 Nick Seeler/ 8 Kevin Connauton
79 Carter Hart
[35 Martin Jones]
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