When: 1 p.m. Saturday.
Where: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
TV: Bally Sports Detroit.
Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1; Red Wings radio affiliate).
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Game notes: We’re not saying the Wings should lose games to improve their draft position — tanking, it might be called? — but losing this game to the Flyers might be advantageous; it’s one of just two the Wings play against a team “ahead” of them in the draft lottery in their final 11 games this season. (The other? An April 4 visit to Montreal to take on the Canadiens, who sit fifth in the lottery standings after winning it last season.)
The Flyers are beginning their version of a rebuild after firing GM Chuck Fletcher earlier this month. They appear to have the coach in place in John Tortorella; the longtime Tampa Bay Lightning and Columbus Blue Jackets coach picked up his 700th win on Thursday night. He’s just the second American-born coach with 700 NHL wins. (Peter Laviolette, now with the Washington Capitals, is the other.)
The Flyers also appear to be set in net, with 24-year-old Carter Hart in his fifth season. His numbers from this campaign — 2.96 goals-against average, .907 save percentage — don’t quite stack up to those of his first two seasons (2.59, .915), but the 2018 second-round pick (No. 48 overall) is still young.
The Wings, meanwhile, will be getting a bit of a shakeup in the crease, with Alex Nedeljkovic making his first NHL start since Dec. 8. He was much better in the AHL than in his first nine NHL appearances this season, posting a 2.71 GAA and a .912 save percentage with the Griffins after stopping just 88% of the shots he faced in his first stint with the Wings. season.
After Saturday, the Wings return home for a visit from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night, while the Flyers get a visit from the Canadiens on Tuesday.
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Red Wings fans: Listen to this week’s episode of the “Carlos and Shawn” podcast, embedded below. It features our Red Wings reporter Helene St. James, and examines the team’s recent losses and challenges during their playoff push. Catch “Carlos and Shawn” every Thursday morning at 5 and on demand on freep.com/podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Red Wings game score at Philadelphia Flyers: Time, TV