Greiss makes 32 saves as Red Wings top Flyers again

DETROIT (AP) — Thomas Greiss made 32 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Philadelphia Flyers for the second time in the four days, 4-2, on Saturday.

Rookie Moritz Seider scored a big power-play goal in the third period as Detroit won for the third time in four games overall. Tyler Bertuzzi, Filip Zadina and Michael Rasmussen also scored for the Red Wings, and Dylan Larkin had three assists.

Keith Yandle scored his first goal of the season for Philadelphia. Scott Laughton had a goal and an assist, and Carter Hart stopped 20 shots.

The Flyers lost 6-3 to the Red Wings on Wednesday night at Philadelphia. Back home in Detroit, the Red Wings got off to a fast start.

Bertuzzi scored his 23rd goal off a Robby Fabbri pass 5:36 into the first period.

Zadina made it 2-0 with his sixth goal midway through the second. Larkin carried the puck from his own zone into Flyers territory and dropped it off to Zadina, who wristed a shot from the slot for just his second goal in his last 24 games.

The Flyers broke through with 7.5 seconds left in the second on Yandle’s power-play goal, a blast from the point. Philadelphia was 0 for 5 on the power play on Wednesday.

Seider fired in a shot from the point at 9:05 of the third during Detroit’s first power-play opportunity. Laughton answered less than a minute later with his ninth goal on a rebound.

Rasmussen scored an empty-netter to clinch Detroit victory.

WORTH NOTING

It was Greiss’ first appearance since Jan. 9. … Red Wings defenseman Troy Stecher played for the first time since Nov. 4 after being removed from injured reserve. He missed 37 games after undergoing wrist surgery. … Detroit D Nick Leddy (upper body) missed his fifth consecutive game. Another D, Filip Hronek, is in COVID-19 protocol. … Philadelphia F Gerry Mayhew suffered a facial injury when he fell and crashed into the boards midway through the third. … Flyers D Rasmus Ristolainen missed the game with an undisclosed injury. … The Red Wings are 16-1-2 when leading after two periods.

UP NEXT

Flyers: Visit Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.

Red Wings: Visit Minnesota Wild on Monday.

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