What Happened
Andrew Copp broke a 1-1 tie with 4:38 remaining, and the Detroit Red Wings handed the Philadelphia Flyers a 2-1 loss on Thursday night. The defeat extended Philadelphia's franchise-record season-opening losing streak to nine games and dropped the Flyers to 0-6-3. Matvei Michkov had given Philadelphia the lead late in the first period, but Detroit answered in the second when Dylan Larkin set up Anton Johansson's first NHL goal.
Key Details
- Copp scored the winner with 4:38 left in the third period.
- Flyers fell to 0-6-3, a franchise-record ninth straight loss to start a season.
- Michkov scored with 2:28 left in the first period for a 1-0 Philadelphia lead.
- Johansson's first NHL goal came at 4:31 of the second, assisted by Larkin.
- Tarasov stopped 17 shots for Detroit; Woll made 24 saves for Philadelphia.
- Bonk shot wide from 10 feet with eight seconds remaining.
What It Means
The result keeps Philadelphia winless through nine games, the worst start in franchise history. Detroit, meanwhile, continues to get contributions from its young Scandinavian forwards, with Johansson becoming the third rookie from that group to score his first NHL goal this season.
What's Next
The Flyers host Ottawa on Saturday night as they try to end the streak.