Flyers at Red Wings, 7:30 p.m., NBC Sports NetworkJoe Louis ArenaRecords
Flyers: 31-17-7 (Second in Atlantic Division, Fourth in Eastern Conference)
Red Wings: 37-17-2 (First in Central Division, First in Western Conference)
Previous gamesThe Flyers are just 1-3-1 in their last five games. The orange and black gave up three unanswered goals in a 5-2 home loss to the Rangers on Saturday and yielded three power-play scores in seven short-handed situations.
The Red Wings topped the Ducks 2-1 in a shootout on Friday. Joey MacDonald made 29 saves and Todd Bertuzzi provided the winning goal in the shootout.
Who's hot?
Wayne Simmonds recorded a Gordie Howe hat trick (a goal, fight and assist) in Saturday's loss to the Rangers. Claude Giroux has a goal in back-to-back games for the Flyers.
Wings All-Star goalie Jimmy Howard is dealing with a broken right index finger, but backup Joey MacDonald has been solid in his absence. MacDonald is 2-1 with a 1.63 goals against average in three consecutive starts.
Storylines
The Flyers are 18-8-2 on the road this season. Only the Vancouver Canucks have more road wins this season.
Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom is expected to play in his 1,550th game on Sunday, which would be the most in NHL history for a player with one team.
NHL
The Red Wings look to win their 20th consecutive game at Joe Louis Arena, which would match the NHL's longest home win streak of all-time.
Injuries
Flyers: James van Riemsdyk (concussion, out indefinitely), Ilya Bryzgalov (illness, day-to-day), Jakub Voracek (upper body injury).
Red Wings: Danny Cleary (knee, day-to-day), Jimmy Howard (broken finger, day-to-day), Patrick Eaves (broken jaw, IR).
Sound off
Which Flyer do you think will have the biggest impact against the Red Wings?