Philadelphia Flyers

Flyers Game 48, Abols Debut; Lines, Notes, and How to Watch vs. Red Wings

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January 21, 2025

The Philadelphia Flyers (21-20-6) will host the Detroit Red Wings (21-21-4) on Tuesday, making their return home from a three-game Metropolitan Division road trip.

The Flyers took two of three during that road trip, earning a point in all three (SO Loss against CBJ). The Flyers have been picking up some steam, winning four of their last five.

The Red Wings are 2-3 in their last five, scoring just one goal in each of their previous two games.

Projected Lines

Forwards

Owen Tippett – Morgan Frost – Travis Konecny

Tyson Foerster – Noah Cates – Bobby Brink

Joel Farabee – Sean Couturier – Matvei Michkov

Olle Lycksell – Rodrigo Abols – Garnet Hathaway

Defensemen

Cam York – Travis Sanheim

Egor Zamula – Rasmus Ristolainen

Nick Seeler – Jamie Drysdale

Goalie

Sam Ersson

Power Play Units

PP1: Travis Konceny – Morgan Frost – Matvei Michkov – Owen Tippett – Jamie Drysdale

PP2: Bobby Brink – Noah Cates – Tyson Foerster – Travis Sanheim – Rasmus Ristolainen

Penalty Kill Units

PK1: Sean Couturier – Travis Konecny – Travis Sanheim – Rasmus Ristolainen

PK2: Noah Cates – Garnet Hathaway – Nick Seeler – Egor Zamula

Rodrigo Abols Makes his NHL Debut

Flyers forward Rodrigo Abols will make his NHL debut on Tuesday against the Red Wings. He draws in for Scott Laughton, who is unavailable for the game due to a personal family matter.

The 6’4″ Latvian forward played strong during training camp but was sent down to Lehigh Valley (AHL), where he has earned 19 points (9G, 10A).

Abols will make his NHL debut at 29 after four seasons in the Swedish Hockey League before returning to the AHL/NHL.

Keep an Eye on the Couturier Line

The Flyers have seemingly found consistency in their top six, with the Frost and Cates lines producing well for the Flyers. Now, eyes are on the bottom six to see if the Flyers can find another consistent line.

After his return from being a healthy scratch, Joel Farabee has joined a line with Flyers’ captain Sean Couturier and Matvei Michkov. In two games with that line combination, Farabee has two points (two assists vs. Islanders), Couturier has three (1G, 2A), and Michkov has two points (1G, 1A) as well.

The Couturier line will look to keep producing and give the Flyers another consistent combination.

Previous Matchups

The series is tied 1-1 after two games this season. The Flyers have the one-goal edge, outscoring the Red Wings 8-7.

The Flyers are 5-4-1 against the Red Wings in their last 10 games. The Flyers will be without their leading scorer against the Red Wings in that 10-game stretch, Scott Laughton, who has 13 points in nine of the 10 games. Travis Konecny was the next leading scorer during that span, scoring 9 points (1 G, 8A).

Laughton scored four goals against Detroit earlier this season and earned an assist in the second meeting between the two teams.