The first time the Flyers and Detroit Red Wings met this season on Dec. 12, five combined goals were scored at the Wells Faro Center. The next matchup on Dec. 18, in the Motor City, featured 10. On Tuesday night in South Philly,

Rasmus Ristolainen scored in overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Ristolainen was the OT hero after a move and a loose puck just trickled by Red Wings goaltender Alex Lyon on a rush and a deke that got away from Owen Tippett in the blue paint. The defenseman was the one to crash in and clean it all up.

PHILADELPHIA — Rasmus Ristolainen scored in overtime ... 188 days) in 2017. Sean Couturier won a 50-50 battle for a puck and made a nifty backhand pass to Farabee for his goal in the second ...

Ersson improved to 7-1-0 since Christmas, while the new line of Sean Couturier, Matvei Michkov, and Joel Farabee combined for another goal in a 2-1 win.

Rasmus Ristolainen scored in overtime and ... debut for the Flyers since Will O'Neill (29 years, 188 days) in 2017. Sean Couturier won a 50-50 battle for a puck and made a nifty backhand pass ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rasmus Ristolainen scored in overtime ... 188 days) in 2017. Sean Couturier won a 50-50 battle for a puck and made a nifty backhand pass to Farabee for his goal in the ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rasmus Ristolainen scored in overtime ... Noah Cates when the Flyers were pressing to secure the win. Sean Couturier won a 50-50 battle for a puck and made a nifty backhand ...

The Flyers, who currently rank 19th on the PK, finished fourth last season and led the NHL with 16 shorthanded goals.

Brothers Jack Hughes and Luke Hughes each collected a goal and an assist as the New Jersey Devils scored four times in the second period and rolled to a 5-0 rout of the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night in Newark, N.J.

Travel really hasn’t been that big of a deal either. In last week’s back-to-back, the Flyers played at the Rangers on Thursday and the Islanders on Friday. That’s only a 30-minute bus ride between venues and they lost both games by a combined score of 9-2.

The Philadelphia Flyers wrapped up a home-and-home set against the New Jersey Devils with a split. After a 4-2 home win on Monday, the Fyers sustained a 5-0 loss at Prudential Center on Wednesday evening.