Detroit Red Wings vs Philadelphia Flyers
Regular season · Saturday, November 12, 1988 · Spectrum
Game summary
The Detroit Red Wings beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 on Saturday, November 12, 1988 at Spectrum. The Red Wings outshot the Flyers 32–31.
Tim Kerr scored a hat trick and Steve Yzerman scored a hat trick. Paul MacLean, Adam Oates and Scott Mellanby also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Tim Kerr (11)Dave Poulin (3), Derrick Smith (3)0–100:33 PHI
Paul MacLean (8)Gerard Gallant (9), Steve Chiasson (2)1–105:00 DET- Tim Kerr (12)Pelle Eklund (14), Mark Howe (11)1–206:12 PHI ·
Steve Yzerman (13)Gerard Gallant (10), Adam Oates (13)2–209:45 DET · 
Adam Oates (4)Joe Murphy (1), Lee Norwood (10)3–214:07 DET- Steve Yzerman (14)Gerard Gallant (11), Steve Chiasson (3)4–219:27 DET
2nd period
- Steve Yzerman (15)Gerard Gallant (12), Steve Chiasson (4)5–203:46 DET
- Tim Kerr (13)Dave Poulin (4), Mark Howe (12)5–319:06 PHI
3rd period
Scott Mellanby (10)Gord Murphy (8), Pelle Eklund (15)5–404:21 PHI
Team stats
DETPHI
3231
0%0%
1/31/3
1717
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 5:31 into the first period
Jeff Sharples · interference2 min - 7:10 into the first periodShawn Burr · roughing2 min
- 7:10 into the first periodJoe Murphy · roughing2 min
- 7:10 into the first period
Don Nachbaur · roughing2 min - 7:10 into the first periodJay Wells · roughing2 min
- 7:40 into the first periodMark Howe · holding2 min
- 8:41 into the first periodJeff Chychrun · cross checking2 min
- 13:09 into the first periodKris King · fighting5 min
- 13:09 into the first periodJim Nill · tripping2 min
- 13:09 into the first periodCraig Berube · fighting5 min
- 13:09 into the first periodDave Brown · roughing2 min
- 1:13 into the second periodSteve Chiasson · interference2 min
- 7:30 into the second periodShawn Burr · holding2 min
- 11:58 into the second periodTim Kerr · holding2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.