You have to go back to 1997 to find the last time time Detroit beat the Flyers in Philadelphia.

The Red Wings are on a five-game losing streak right now. They are in a weird scheduling spot here, too. Detroit just played two home games. Now, following this matchup, the Red Wings return home to host Vancouver on Thursday. That's when the Red Wings likely will end their losing streak, not here.

The Flyers won their 12th straight home contest against Detroit six days ago, 4-3 in overtime. That score obviously was close, but the Flyers did outshoot the Red Wings, 40-25.

Philadelphia ranks second in shots and is the No. 3 scoring team in the NHL averaging 3.5 goals. By contrast, Detroit ranks 16th in scoring at 2.6 goals per game and is 28th in shots taken.

The Red Wings edge is in goal. However, Flyers goalie Steve Mason - who is expected to get the start ahead of Michael Neuvirth - has a strong history against the Red Wings. He's 12-2-2 versus Detroit with four shutouts.