Recap: Greiss, Red Wings get past Flyers, 4-2

In his first start since Jan. 9, Detroit Red Wings goaltender Thomas Greiss showed little signs of rust and stopped 32 shots to help Detroit beat the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-2, at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday afternoon.
Greiss, who had missed six straight games while in the NHL's COVID-19 protocols, picked up his first win since Dec. 18. Tyler Bertuzzi, Filip Zadina, Moritz Seider and Michael Rasmussen all scored for the Red Wings. Dylan Larkin had three assists to record his 15th multi-point game this season, tied for eighth in the NHL.

Defenseman Troy Stecher, playing in his first game since Nov. 4, started against the Flyers and logged 15:03 of ice time.
With the win, Detroit (22-21-6) recorded its second win against Philadelphia in five days, winning the season series. The clubs will meet for the final time this season on March 22 at Little Caesars Arena.
NEXT UP: The Red Wings begin a two-game road trip on Monday when Detroit faces the Minnesota Wild. Puck drop from Xcel Energy Center is set for 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT with coverage on Bally Sports Detroit and the Red Wings Radio Network.

SCORING SUMMARY

Detroit 1, Philadelphia 0 (5:36, 1st period)
The Red Wings struck first after a pass from Pius Suter found Bertuzzi near the boards in the offensive zone. He slid the puck to Robby Fabbri, who reversed direction and sent a pass to the far post that Bertuzzi deflected in for his 23rd goal of the season.

Detroit 2, Philadelphia 0 (9:37, 2nd period)
After Larkin started the rush from his own zone, the puck was knocked off his stick and gathered by Zadina. Between the face-off circles, Zadina buried a shot for his fourth point in the last six games. Marc Staal also collected his sixth point of the season with an assist on the tally.

Philadelphia 1, Detroit 2 (19:52, 2nd period)
The Flyers got on the scoreboard when Keith Yandle scored his first goal of the season on a power play to cut Detroit's lead in half.
Detroit 3, Philadelphia 1 (9:05, 3rd period)
Seider's shot through a screen on a power play flew past Flyers goalie Carter Hart into the top corner. It was Seider's third game-winner this season, the second-most amongst rookie defensemen in franchise history. Larkin and Lucas Raymond recorded assists on the play.

Philadelphia 2, Detroit 3 (9:49, 3rd period)
The Flyers quickly responded after Travis Konecny's shot snuck through Greiss and was tapped in by Scott Laughton.
Detroit 4, Philadelphia 2 (18:21, 3rd period)
Michael Rasmussen scored an empty-net goal to put the game away for good. Both Sam Gagner and Larkin were credited with assists.

QUOTABLES

Larkin on Greiss' performance
"It was very important. He hasn't played in a while, and I think the last time he played, you know, he'll tell ya his rhythm was off a little bit. But he looked great tonight. He looked confident."
Larkin on whether the Red Wings are keeping an eye on the playoff standings
"Everyone is aware of the position we are in, and everyone should be. We're right there, and we haven't been there in a couple seasons. It's been a while. This is exciting, this is why you play."
Jeff Blashill on what he liked from Greiss
"I thought he played really, really good coming back. I thought he was in control of his game. I thought he controlled rebounds. I thought the puck stuck to him. I just thought he looked real solid."
Blashill on Detroit's second scoring line taking pressure off the top line
"They're definitely dangerous offensively, on a pretty consistent basis they've been that. They, like the rest of our team, need to make sure that we do a better job of managing the pucks, we're not giving up easy chances against. I think that message goes through the whole team."