Egveny Svechnikov scored his first career goal and Luke Glendening added a goal for the Red Wings. Detroit, 0-9-1 in the previous 10 games, broke its longest drought since losing 14 straight from Feb. 24-March 25, 1982.
Frans Nielsen scored the only goal in the shootout. Jimmy Howard stopped all three Flyers attempts in the shootout after making 27 saves in regulation and overtime.
Sean Couturier, Matt Read, Shayne Gostisbehere and Travis Konecny scored for Philadelphia. Claude Giroux recorded two assists.
Ex-Red Wings goaltender Petr Mrazek was pulled midway through the second period after allowing three goals in a 3:49 span. Mrazek, who was traded to the Flyers for two draft picks last month, stopped 16 of the 19 shots he faced Tuesday.
Alex Lyon replaced Mrazek and stopped 11 of 12 shots, plus two of three in the shootout.
Larkin snuck in toward the front of the Flyers net, took a pass from Anthony Mantha and ripped a wrist shot past Lyon to break a 3-all tie with 5:54 remaining in regulation.
The Flyers tied it 28 seconds later when a Giroux shot deflected off Konecny and into the net just before it was dislodged.
Larkin scored his first goal in 18 games early in the second period.
Glendening scored the Red Wings' eighth short-handed goal of the season at the 7:59 mark of the middle period. He went the length of the ice and ripped a shot that eluded Mrazek on the short side to make it 2-0.
The Flyers broke through before the power play ended. Couturier scored his first goal in 16 games when he knocked in a rebound at 8:53.
Svechnikov banged home a rebound midway through the period for his breakthrough goal.
The Flyers cut Detroit's lead to 3-2 at 7:46 of the third period. Scott Laughton took a shot from the left side that deflected off Read and into the net. It was Read's first tally of the season.
The Flyers tied it less than three minutes later on a power play. Gostisbehere fired a shot from the right circle that beat Howard on his glove side.
--Field Level Media
Philadelphia | Detroit | |
Claude Giroux 3 | Points | Dylan Larkin 3 |
Sean Couturier 1 | Goals | Dylan Larkin 2 |
Claude Giroux 3 | Assists | Dylan Larkin 1 |
Sean Couturier 1 | Power Play Goals | N/A |
N/A | Short Handed Goals | Luke Glendening 1 |
Alex Lyon .917 | Save Percentage | Jimmy Howard .871 |
Petr Mrazek 16 | Saves | Jimmy Howard 27 |
Team | Shots | Goals | Power Play | Penalty Kill | Penalty Mins | Face Offs Won |
Philadelphia | 31 | 4 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 25 |
Detroit | 31 | 5 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 8 | 34 |