National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Philadelphia 6, Detroit 3
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Where: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Chris Lee, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: John Grandt, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 20066

Flyers 6, Red Wings 3: Sean Couturier had two goals and two assists, including the go-ahead tally in the third period, as visiting Philadelphia snapped Detroit's four-game winning streak.

Scott Hartnell and Matt Read each collected a goal and two assists and Steve Downie and captain Claude Giroux scored on the power play as the Flyers ripped off five unanswered goals to improve to 9-3-1 in their last 12 and win for only the second time in Detroit since 1989. Steve Mason turned aside 32 shots to move to 7-1-1 in his last nine appearances.

Tomas Tatar scored a pair of goals and Johan Franzen also connected for the Red Wings, who were missing their top two scorers due to injury. Jimmy Howard made 28 saves in falling to 1-4-4 in his last nine starts.

The Red Wings scored twice in a span of 1:49 midway through the second period to take a 3-1 lead. Franzen ripped a bullet past Steve Mason at 8:24 before Tatar converted on a scramble in front, but Read cut the deficit to a goal with 3:22 left in the period.

Giroux pulled Philadelphia even at 5:15 of the third on the power play, beating a screened Howard from the top of the left circle before Couturier deflected Read's shot home at 8:28. Hartnell provided insurance with a turnaround one-timer 1:30 later before Couturier capped his four-point night with an empty-net tally

GAME NOTEBOOK: Philadelphia was 3-for-3 on the power play and its six goals were one fewer than it scored in its previous five games. ... The Red Wings were without captain Henrik Zetterberg (back) and Pavel Datsyuk (concussion) and saw Darren Helm go to the locker room in the third period when he appeared to be cut on the neck by a skate. ... Couturier had four goals in his last four games and Read has scored five times in his last seven.
Top Game Performances
 
Philadelphia   Detroit
Sean Couturier 4 Points Tomas Tatar 2
Sean Couturier 2 Goals Tomas Tatar 2
Sean Couturier 2 Assists Daniel Alfredsson 1
Scott Hartnell 1 Power Play Goals Tomas Tatar 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Steve Mason .914 Save Percentage Jimmy Howard .848
Steve Mason 32 Saves Jimmy Howard 28
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Philadelphia 34 6 3-3 6-7 20 32
Detroit 35 3 1-7 0-3 8 40
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against New Jersey. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .643 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Flyers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .438 after a loss.