detroit @ philly
detroit @ philly
PHILADELPHIA (TICKER) -- A pair of first-place teams meet at the First Union Center on Saturday afternoon when the Philadelphia Flyers host the Detroit Red Wings.
The Flyers are 9-3-2 over their last 14 games and have won five straight games. The Flyers have topped four goals three times in that span and with a victory Saturday will match their longest winning streak of this season.
Detroit is 13-4-4 in its last 21 games, has won two of three on its four-game road trip and 5-1-3 in its last nine contests away from home.
Curtis Joseph has struggled against the Flyers, compliling a 5-13-0 record with a 3.88 goals-against average in 20 career starts.
The Red Wings are facing the Flyers for the first time since October 18, 2001 at Joe Louis Arena, when Sergei Fedorov and Hull scored in the final 41 seconds of regulation to lift Detroit to a 3-2 win.