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Detroit Red Wings vs Philadelphia Flyers

Regular season · Friday, December 18, 2026 · Xfinity Mobile Arena

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DSN · SN · NBCSP

Game preview

The Detroit Red Wings visit the Philadelphia Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Friday, December 18, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on DSN, SN and NBCSP.

This is the second of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Red Wings

Game 2 of a road trip: Washington, now Philadelphia.

  1. 82026-12-08: no game
  2. 92026-12-09: at NJD
  3. 102026-12-10: no game
  4. 112026-12-11: vs NYR
  5. 122026-12-12: vs FLA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 132026-12-13: no game
  7. 142026-12-14: no game
  8. 152026-12-15: vs LAK
  9. 162026-12-16: no game
  10. 172026-12-17: at WSH
  11. 182026-12-18: at PHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~121 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~516 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Flyers

Another game at home.

  1. 82026-12-08: at WPG
  2. 92026-12-09: no game
  3. 102026-12-10: no game
  4. 112026-12-11: vs CGY
  5. 122026-12-12: no game
  6. 132026-12-13: no game
  7. 142026-12-14: vs FLA
  8. 152026-12-15: no game
  9. 162026-12-16: vs NYR
  10. 172026-12-17: no game
  11. 182026-12-18: vs DET
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Detroit Red WingsRed WingsTue, Oct 13 vs NJD
  1. L1Finnie#58DeBrincat#93Brandsegg-Nygård#28
    14:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2Arvidsson#33Raymond#23Larkin#71
    14:25 together at 5v5
  3. L3Copp#18Rasmussen#27Kolesar#55
    8:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chiarot#8Seider#53
    15:39 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFaulk#72Sandin-Pellikka#44
    9:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Englund#24Johansson#42
    7:57 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Arvidsson LRaymond LLarkin CDeBrincat RSeider D1:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Copp CRasmussen CFaulk DJohansson D0:24
  2. 2Larkin CDries CChiarot DSeider D0:20
Philadelphia FlyersFlyersTue, Oct 13 vs SEA
  1. L1NewCouturier#14Zegras#46Tippett#74
    12:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Dvorak#22Barkey#86Foerster#71
    8:45 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewCates#27Michkov#39Martone#94
    6:40 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewBunting#58Acciari#52Studnicka#23
    4:44 together at 5v5
  1. D1Sanheim#6Bonk#59
    17:34 together at 5v5
  2. D2Seeler#24Drysdale#9
    15:15 together at 5v5
  3. D3Benoit#44Jiricek#5
    9:12 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bunting LZegras CFoerster RMartone RJiricek D1:46
  2. 2Dvorak CBarkey CTippett RMichkov RDrysdale D1:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Couturier CSeeler DSanheim D1:57
  2. 2Dvorak CFoerster RSanheim DBenoit D0:38

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

DETPHI

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

DET 66% (14th most shuffled)PHI 63% (11th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

DET 1:50 left (16th earliest · 10 pulls)PHI 2:03 left (6th earliest · 10 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

DET 47.4s (10th shortest)PHI 46.0s (5th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

DET 28% (13th least often)PHI 22% (least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series