Facing off for the third and final time this season, the Red Wings (21-21-4; 46 points) and Flyers (21-20-6; 48 points) will drop the puck at 7 p.m., with broadcast coverage on FanDuel Sports Network Detroit and the Red Wings Radio Network (97.1 The Ticket in Detroit).

Joel Farabee’s goal at 5:21 of the second period was the only scoring through two periods. He fired in a backhand shot from the slot as the Red Wings were scrambling in their zone. The Flyers had the game’s only power play and didn’t convert.

The Detroit Lions’ season ended abruptly on Saturday night with a shocking 45-31 upset loss to the Washington Commanders. The once Super Bowl favorite Lions will now watch the AFC and NFC Championships from their homes and embark on a long offseason.

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers and the Detroit Red Wings square off in Eastern Conference action. Philadelphia has a 10-11-1 record at home and a 21-20-6 record overall. The Flyers have a 5-9-1 record in games they have more penalties than their opponent.

It’s been a week of mostly bad news for the Detroit Red Wings, and not just on the ice or in the locker room. The Wings are treading water in the Estern Conference while the teams they need to beat are on hot streaks.

The Red Wings have been outstanding of late, but Adam Proteau says Detroit still needs trade help if they're to make the Stanley Cup playoffs.

It might be a while before a game featuring two Eastern Conference teams is completely meaningless in the playoff picture. Entering play on Tuesday night, five points separated seventh place in the conference from 13th,

The Eastern Conference foes emerged from the first period scoreless, but the Red Wings were outshot by the Flyers, 8-6. Philadelphia broke the ice 5:21 into the second period when Joel Farabee got Sean Couturier’s pass and put it in on his backhand from up close to make it 1-0.

The Red Wings have ample cap room, currently boasting $5.5 million of cap space, according to Puckpedia. That allows them to pursue different options ahead of the deadline if they choose to become buyers.

Multiple Detroit Red Wings have hard work to do in the second half to improve their grades as the team hits the season's halfway mark.

Upon his arrival, Todd McLellan revitalized Detroit's spirit, but with the Red Wings sputtering again, can he pull the same trick again?

But it's on the defensive end that, possibly, bad habits from early in the season are beginning to resurface. McLellan, who took over Dec. 26 and the Wings immediately went 7-2-0 afterward, wants to stomp out those habits before they hurt the Wings again.