Red Wings Snap Winless Skid, Earn Huge Two Points With 4-2 Win Over Flyers

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After what was a disastrous start to their critical three-game road swing, the Detroit Red Wings managed to rebound and pick up a victory in a venue they've had very little success in over the last 30 years. 

Thanks to two goals from Alex DeBrincat, the Red Wings doubled up the Philadelphia Flyers, winning by a 4-2 final score at Xfinity Mobile Arena. It was just Detroit's fourth regulation victory in the venue since 1997. 

Despite being tied with 88 points, the Red Wings moved ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets in the standings. But because the Ottawa Senators managed to defeat the Buffalo Sabres, they are now in the second Wild Card position, also with 88 points. 

During the contest, the Red Wings also lost defenseman Justin Faulk to an undisclosed injury.

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DeBrincat, who has now matched his season total of 39 goals from last season, broke the ice late in the first period with a power-play goal. 

While the Flyers got the tying marker early in the second period from Tyson Foerster, Detroit restored the one-goal lead after Lucas Raymond fired a shot at the side of the net past sprawling goaltender Samuel Ersson late in the frame. 

While the Red Wings were outshot by the Flyers in the third period, they moved ahead 3-1 thanks to the 14th goal of the season from Patrick Kane, who had broken in on a two-on-one rush with DeBrincat.

In doing so, he passed former Red Wings forward Brett Hull to become the 26th highest-scoring player in NHL history (1,392 points). 

Flyers rookie forward Porter Malone, who was recently signed to an entry-level contract after finishing his time with Red Wings prospect Trey Augustine with the Michigan State Spartans, soon picked up his first NHL point with an assist on a goal by Travis Konecny that was upheld following a video review.

However, DeBrincat answered just seconds later, spinning 180 degrees along the goal line before firing a sharp-angle shot past Ersson. 

Goaltender John Gibson, making his 13th straight start, rebounded from being yanked in his previous two games by making 32 saves. Ersson countered with 15 saves.

The Red Wings conclude their road trip against the New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon. 

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