Detroit Red Wings lose to Philadelphia Flyers in overtime

The Detroit Red Wings had a tilt with the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night, after beating the New Jersey Devils 3-0 the night before.

The Detroit Red Wings looked to post back-to-back wins for the second time this month.

With Luke Glendening returning to the lineup, the Detroit Red Wings hoped to move up in the standings against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.

1st-period breakdown

The first period was dominated by the Detroit Red Wings after playing the night before. They seemed to bring the momentum from the previous game. The Wings jumped out to a quick offense of push, missing a few open nets. Halfway through the period, Jonathan Ericsson put the Detroit Red Wings up 1-0. That is how the period closed out with wings staying up 1-0.

2nd-period breakdown

In the second period is when the game got rough for the Wings. The Flyers came out firing to start the period. The Flyers tied the game up with the first two minutes of the second period. The next face-off the Wings got a good push for Henrik Zetterberg but he was denied by Brian Elliot. To make things worse for the Wings, the Flyers gained a man advantage in the final minute. The Flyers made the Wings pay for it too. Twelve seconds into it the power play Jakub Voracek made it 2-1.

3rd-period breakdown

In the third period, the Wings got back on the offensive push that they had in the first period. The Wings had a good chance to tie the game up eight minutes into the period. Danny DeKeyser missed wide right on an open goal. Luckily the Wings eventually tied it up just over 10 minutes into the period. With a puck thrown to the front of the net by Glendening, then Frans Nielsen poked it through to tie the game at 2-2. Tyler Bertuzzi had a chance to untie the game moments after and shot a bouncing puck high and wide. This game went into overtime tied at 2-2.

What happened in overtime

Overtime did not last long for the Wings. Twelve seconds into the extra period on a lob pass to Travis Konecny, Dylan Larkin tried to intercept it and when he tried he was getting harassed by Konecny. Larkin lost the puck to Konecny, who the fired the game-winner past Mrazek.

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Game Overview

The Red Wings player of the game against the Flyers was Glendening. Glendening came back to the line up for the first time in over a month. Glendening posted 13:25 minutes of ice time, while gaining two assist, two shots, and a +/- of 2. In an eventful game with its twist and turns, the Wings were able to salvage a point out of it to continue their climb to the playoffs.

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