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Detroit/Philadelphia Preview And Notes

11/26/2014 at 9:40am EST

Not really a game preview type story, but Brendan Savage of Mlive did a Q & A with Drew Miller...

MLive: Stanley Cup Finals, overtime, Game 7 against Vancouver. You get a penalty shot. Is there anything about your brother you know that other people don't that would help you in that situation?

Miller: (laughs) I don't know. I think with all the video technology that's out there, you know what you're going to get. In that situation, I love my brother but I definitely want to score and I want to win. I don't have a specific move but definitely you're going down there 100 percent wanting to score.

MLive: Who's the one player on the team you'd least like to box?

Miller: Probably (Jonathan) Ericsson. He's big and he's got a long reach.

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Game day preview via Brian Hedger at NHL.com,

TV: NBCSN, TCN-PH, FS-D+

Season series: The Philadelphia Flyers extended their string of regular-season home victories against the Detroit Red Wings to nine in the first matchup, with Flyers forward Michael Raffl scoring two goals and an assist. It was the first home victory of the season for Philadelphia, which won two of three games against Detroit last season.

Red Wings team scope: Veteran forward Stephen Weiss scored two goals Monday in the Red Wings' 4-3 home win against the Ottawa Senators in his return from a groin injury that held him out for all but one of the Red Wings' first 20 games. Center Pavel Datsyuk (groin), who has missed four straight games and six of the past eight, also could return against the Flyers. After centering the third line in practice Tuesday, Datsyuk's availability will be determined after Detroit's morning skate Wednesday. If he plays, look for second-year forward Tomas Jurco to get bumped from the lineup. Defenseman Brendan Smith (hand infection) returned to practice, but likely will need more time to recover despite being eligible to come off injured reserve Wednesday. Goaltender Jimmy Howard will start against Philadelphia.

Flyers team scope: Goalie Steve Mason stopped 46 shots through regulation and overtime before allowing goals in the shootout to forwards Frans Nielsen and John Tavares in a 1-0 defeat to the New York Islanders on Monday. It was the continuation of a frustrating trend for the Flyers, who have dropped all three of their shootouts this season and eight straight dating back to last season. Philadelphia was 3-8 in shootouts in 2013-14 and have an NHL-worst 27-54 record in shootouts since they were instituted in 2005-06. The Flyers continue an eight-game stretch that will send them on the road for all but one game. Philadelphia is averaging 2.1 goals per game on the road compared to 3.5 per game at home. Raffl (foot) has missed eight games, but practiced Tuesday in Detroit and could return this weekend.

DETROIT RED WINGS

CURRENT INJURIES (total games missed; current injury length)

Pavel Datsyuk – Groin (11; 11/18-present)
Jonas Gustavsson – Shoulder (8; 11/7-present)
Brendan Smith – Hand (3; 11/20-present)
Individual Man Games Lost: Stephen Weiss (9), Johan Franzen (6), Kyle Quincey (4), Jimmy Howard (1)
Man Games Lost (Season Total): 42
2013-14 Man Games Lost Through 21 GP: 67

THE MATCHUP

- Tonight marks the 129th all-time meeting between DET and PHI
- Tonight is the 2nd of 3 meetings this season between DET and PHI, only meeting in DET
- DET’s all-time record vs. PHI: 48-59-21-0
- DET’s all-time home record vs. PHI: 35-20-10-0
- PHI won the 1st meeting of the season 4-2: Sheahan and Datsyuk scored for DET, Grossmann, Raffl (2) and B. Schenn scored for PHI, which was outshot 37-17 by DET
- DET has lost eight in a row in PHI and have been outscored 33-13; last win was Game 2 of the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals (4-2 W on 6/3/97) and last regular-season win was a 4-1 W on 1/25/97
- Pavel Datsyuk has 13 points (7-6-13) in 10 games vs. PHI
- Henrik Zetterberg has 16 points (9-7-16) in 11 games vs. PHI
- Luke Glendening made his NHL debut on 10/12 vs. PHI
- PHI’s top scorers vs. DET: R.J. Umberger (12-9-21 in 34 GP), Jakub Voracek (3-11-14 in 23 GP) Claude Giroux (4-6-10 in 9 GP) and Mark Streit (1-9-10 in 9 GP)
- PHI F R.J. Umberger played for the US NTDP from 1998-00
- PHI D Carlo Colaiacovo played 6 regular season and 9 playoff games for DET in 2012-13
- PHI Director of Player Development Derian Hatcher hails from Sterling Heights, MI, and played 15 regular season and 12 playoff games for DET in 2003-04

DET PLAYER AND TEAM RANKS

- Nyquist: T7th with 10 goals, T1st with 6 power play goals, 28th with a 18.5 shooting percentage
- Tatar: T15th with 9 goals
- Zetterberg: T12th with 14 assists
- Franzen: T2nd with 3 game-winning goals
- Kronwall: 20th with 24:19 average TOI, T11th among defensemen with 13 points
- Datsyuk: T17th with a 20.0 shooting percentage
- Glendening: 17th with a 55.1 faceoff percentage
- Kindl: T6th among defensemen with 2 power play goals
- Howard: T9th with 9 wins, T5th with a 2.09 GAA, T13th with a .920 SV%
- Team: 9th with 2.33 goals against/game, T12th with a 19.8 power play %, 2nd with a 89.3 penalty kill %, T2nd with a 26.7, 2nd in faceoffs at 53.5%

THIS DATE IN RED WINGS HISTORY

Nov. 26, 1961 – Gordie Howe becomes the first player in NHL history to play in 1,000 regular-season games as the Red Wings play the Blackhawks in Chicago

2014-15 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL STATS

Most Goals: 2, seven times (MR: Weiss, Nov. 24 vs. OT)
Most Assists: 4, Zetterberg, Oct. 17 at TOR
Most Points: 4, Zetterberg, Oct. 17 at TOR
Most SOG: 7, Datsyuk, Oct. 31 vs. LA
Most PIM: 5, Smith, Nov. 18 at CBJ
Most TOI: 27:25, Kronwall, Nov. 5 at NYR
Most Hits: 7, Abdelkader, Oct. 23 vs. PIT
Most Blocked Shots: 5, Kronwall, Oct. 15 vs. BOS
Most Saves: 37, Howard, Oct. 15 vs. BOS
Longest Goal Streak: 4, Datsyuk (Oct. 25-Nov. 2) and Nyquist (Oct. 9-17)
Longest Assist Streak: 3, DeKeyser (Nov. 16-20), Datsyuk (Oct. 29-Nov. 2) and Abdelkader (Oct. 29-Nov. 2)
Longest Point Streak: 6, Tatar (Nov. 14-pres.), Datsyuk (Oct. 21-Nov. 2)

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

TONIGHT’S GAME

The Flyers wrap up a two-game pre-Thanksgiving road trip tonight as they visit the Detroit Red Wings in their 21st game of the season and 10th on the road. The Flyers are 8-9-3 after a 1-0 shootout loss to the New York Islanders on Monday night. This is the third game in a stretch of seven games in 11 days that began last Wednesday night and runs through Saturday, and it’s also the second of seven road games in an eight-game span that runs through December 9. After tonight’s game, the Flyers return home to host the New York Rangers in the NHL’s Thanksgiving Showdown on Friday at 1pm.

VS. DETROIT

This is the second of three games between the Flyers and Red Wings this season.
Sat., Oct. 25 – Flyers 4, Red Wings 2 at Wells Fargo Center
Wed., Nov. 26 – Flyers at Red Wings, 7:30 PM
Sat., March 14 – Red Wings at Flyers, 1:00 PM
This is the first time since the 1992-93 season that Detroit will play two regular season games in Philadelphia. The Flyers were 0-1-1 vs. Detroit at the Spectrum that year.

LAST MEETING

Saturday, October 25, 2014: Flyers 4, Detroit 2 at Wells Fargo Center – For the second straight game, the Flyers recovered from an early 1-0 hole to take a win, this time vs. the Red Wings. Riley Sheahan had the game’s first goal with 4:27 to play in the first period, but the Flyers tied it on a goal by Nicklas Grossmann with 1:39 left in the second and took a lead on a goal by Michael Raffl 6:01 into the third . Pavel Datsyuk tied the game just 42 seconds later, but a power play goal from Brayden Schenn at 11:05 was the game winner, and was followed up later by an empty netter from Raffl. Ray Emery picked up the win with 35 saves. Stars of the Game: 1 – Jakub Voracek; 2 – Pavel Datsyuk; 3 – Nicklas Grossmann.

LIFETIME

Home: 68 GP, 41-16-11-0, 93 pts (.684)
Away: 65 GP, 18-28-19-0, 55 pts (.423)
Total: 133 GP, 59-44-30-0, 148 pts (.556)
PHI CAREER LEADERS VS. DET
Raffl – 4 GP, 2-3-5, 1.25 PPG
Giroux – 9 GP, 4-6-10, 1.11 PPG
Streit – 9 GP, 1-9-10, 1.11 PPG
Couturier – 6 GP, 3-2-5, 0.38 PPG
Read – 6 GP, 1-3-4, 0.67 PPG
Schenn – 6 GP, 3-1-4, 0.67 PPG

DET CAREER LEADERS VS. PHI

Zetterberg – 11 GP, 9-7-16, 1.45 PPG
Datsyuk – 10 GP, 7-6-13, 1.30 PPG
Franzen – 9 GP, 4-3-7, 0.78 PPG
Weiss – 36 GP, 7-16-23, 0.64 PPG

INJURY UPDATE (with last game date)

Current Injuries (with games missed on current injury, current status and last game date)
Chris Pronger (LTIR) – 20
Kimmo Timonen (LTIR) – 20
Ryan White (LTIR) - 20
Michael Raffl – 8 (lower body 11/4, out 6 weeks)

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