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The Philadelphia Flyers face the Detroit Red Wings with both teams looking to build off of strong starts to the season. The Flyers have an 18-10-3 record which is the second-best in the Metropolitan Division. The Red Wings have a 15-13-4 record and are in the middle of the Atlantic Division but have lost four games in a row. Both teams look to head into the break with a win and the upcoming game should be a great one.
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The Flyers are having a great season despite their offense struggling, scoring only 2.90 goals per game. Travis Konecny and Sean Couturier have scored 23 goals and 24 assists to lead the top line but the rest of the offense has stepped up as well. Only five skaters have scored six goals or more and opponents can limit the top-heavy offense as a result.
The offense has struggled but the defense has carried the Flyers, allowing only 2.61 goals per game. Nick Seeler and Sean Walker have combined for 4.7 defensive point shares and 126 blocked shots while Yegor Zamula and Cameron York have combined for 2.7 defensive point shares to add depth to the unit. In addition, goaltender Carter Hart has stepped up with a .919 save percentage and a 2.42 goals-against average on 480 shots with 7.3 goals saved above average.