{"id":536211,"date":"2026-04-02T07:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/536211\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T07:56:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:56:16","slug":"deadlocked-wings-flyers-face-off-in-critical-encounter-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/536211\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadlocked Wings, Flyers face off in critical encounter – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers failed to gain ground in the playoff race Tuesday, but they get another opportunity when the teams square off Thursday in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Detroit (39-27-8, 86 points) and Philadelphia (37-25-12, 86 points) both trail the Columbus Blue Jackets by two points for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. The Red Wings and Flyers both have eight games remaining, including another matchup in Detroit next week.<\/p>\n

The Red Wings are coming off a 5-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins \u2014 their fourth defeat in five games and their seventh loss in the last 10 outings.<\/p>\n

John Gibson was pulled for the second straight game, this time after allowing three first-period goals. Cam Talbot came on in relief and could be in line to get the start Thursday, when Detroit aims to steady the ship after a 5-7-2 March.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll write our own story,\u201d Red Wings coach Todd McLellan said. \u201cWe\u2019ve written it. The book is closed on March now. We move to April. \u2026 There\u2019s teams that are elevating right now and there\u2019s teams that aren\u2019t, and right now, we\u2019re one of them that aren\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dylan Larkin scored the lone goal for the Red Wings \u2014 marking his sixth career 30-goal season \u2014 but it wasn\u2019t nearly enough.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeems to be a different story every night,\u201d Larkin said. \u201cThat\u2019s a tough one, but I think when you come to the rink, you put your equipment on and it\u2019s hockey, no matter what time of the year. It gets elevated this time of the year, but you have to make plays, you have to want the puck on your stick.\u201d<\/p>\n

Philadelphia has been trending in the other direction, with six wins in seven games entering Tuesday\u2019s matchup in Washington. However, the Flyers were outgunned by the Capitals, 6-4, as their eight-game road winning streak came to an end.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s frustrating,\u201d Philadelphia winger Travis Konecny said. \u201cJust on to the next game. We\u2019ve been playing some really good hockey and we\u2019re just going to keep applying pressure. That\u2019s all we can do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Travis Sanheim and Christian Dvorak each notched a goal and an assist for the Flyers, who were tied with the Capitals 2-2 before allowing a pair of second-period power-play goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cI liked a lot of our game,\u201d Sanheim said. \u201cI thought we had a lot of good looks. Just couldn\u2019t outscore our mistakes tonight. And then, obviously, giving up two on their power play hurt us as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The teams also met last week in Detroit, as all three of their meetings this season take place between March 28 and April 9. The Flyers won the first matchup 5-3 as they zipped to a 4-0 lead \u2014 highlighted by Owen Tippett\u2019s hat trick \u2014 before allowing three late goals. With things getting dicey, Sean Couturier deposited an empty-netter to seal the win.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t get behind 4-0 and expect to come back,\u201d Detroit\u2019s Alex DeBrincat said that night. \u201cYou can\u2019t have games like that at this time of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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