The Detroit Red Wings face off against the Philadelphia Flyers this evening (7 PM EST start on FanDuel SportsNet Detroit/NBCS Philadelphia/Sportsnet One/97.1 FM).
The teams’ morning skates revealed that Samuel Ersson will start in goal for the Flyers, who are absent one Michael Laughton; Alex Lyon will start for Detroit, who will play the recently-recalled Elmer Soderblom.
After the Red Wings’ morning skate, Wings players and coach Todd McLellan spoke with the media:
Elmer Soderblom will be inserted into the line up tonight. On a line with Rasmussen and Fischer. Raz will be bumped to the center position. pic.twitter.com/2Wj0xWjUoN
— Ken Kal (@KenKalDRW) January 21, 2025
NHL.com also offers this preview of tonight’s match-up:
Detroit Red Wings at Philadelphia Flyers (7 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, NBCSP, SN1)
The Red Wings (21-21-4) have lost three of four after a seven-game winning streak. Detroit forward Lucas Raymond‘s 90 goals in 284 NHL games are the third most by a Sweden-born player before age 23 behind Mats Sundin (125) and Filip Forsberg (91). The Flyers (21-20-6) are 4-0-1 in their past five games; Matvei Michkov leads rookies with 14 goals and has 33 points in 45 games.
