Detroit Red Wings at Philadelphia FlyersDec 18, 2026

Time TBDFriday, Dec 18, 2026

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Detroit Red WingsDET

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Philadelphia FlyersPHI

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Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

Edge: PHI +11.9 pts

DETaway−11.8 pts

Back-to-back · 194 km travel

B2B vs rested PHI −9.3 pts
Backup likely (60%) −2.5 pts

PHIhome+11.9 pts

1 day rest

DET on a B2B +9.3 pts
DET backup likely (60%) +2.6 pts

PHI has the schedule edge (+11.9 pts net win probability): det on a b2b, det backup likely (60%), b2b vs rested phi, backup likely (60%).

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Detroit Red Wings

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Daniil Tarasov60%
John Gibson40%
Schedule: Second of a back-to-back
Last game: L 0–2 vs NYR · Oct 2

L1Copp – DeBrincat – Raymond
14:09
L2Compher – Arvidsson – Finnie
9:42
L3Kolesar – Rasmussen – Kasper
7:12
L4Appleton – Danielson – Brandsegg-Nygård
5:03
D1Faulk – Johansson
15:03
D2Seider – Johansson
12:37
D3Chiarot – Sandin-Pellikka
10:20
PP1Copp – Arvidsson – DeBrincat – Seider – Raymond
2:03

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Philadelphia Flyers

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Dan Vladar66%
Joseph Woll34%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: OTL 2–3 at NJD · Oct 1

L1Cates – Foerster – Michkov
7:52
L2Dvorak – Konecny – Martone
6:37
L3Couturier – Acciari – Grundstrom
6:22
L4Tippett – Zegras – Bump
4:41
D1Ristolainen – Sanheim
16:46
D2York – Drysdale
15:51
D3Seeler – Benoit
9:54
PP1Zegras – Drysdale – Foerster – Michkov – Martone
1:00

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Game day: all games on Dec 18.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.