Recap: Vrana's two-goal night leads Red Wings past Flyers, 6-3

Jakub Vrana recorded his second two-goal game of the season to lead the Detroit Red Wings past the Philadelphia Flyers, 6-3, on Tuesday night at Little Caesars Arena. Vrana scored once in the first period and once in the second, highlighting a strong offensive performance from the Red Wings.
Joe Veleno and Lucas Raymond also scored for Detroit, which built a 4-2 lead after 40 minutes. Philadelphia trimmed the Red Wings' lead to 4-3 midway through the third frame, but Oskar Sundqvist and Tyler Bertuzzi both added late empty-net goals to seal the win.
With an assist on Vrana's second-period goal, captain Dylan Larkin recorded his 350th career point.

Sundqvist and Jake Walman both made their Red Wings debuts on Tuesday after being acquired by Detroit on Monday. Sundqvist finished with two points in 15:42 of ice time while Walman had a plus-1 rating in 17:19 of ice time.
With the win, Detroit (26-30-7) swept the three-game season series over Philadelphia.
NEXT UP:The Red Wings head back on the road to face the New York Islanders on Thursday night. Puck drop from UBS Arena is set for 7:30 p.m.

SCORING SUMMARY

Detroit 1, Philadelphia 0 (5:17, 1st period)
Veleno opened the scoring for Detroit for the second straight game as he converted a wraparound goal for his seventh tally of the season. Filip Hronek and Givani Smith recorded assists on the play.

Detroit 2, Philadelphia 0 (9:15, 1st period)
Bertuzzi picked up a loose puck behind Philadelphia's net and sent a pass that deflected off Pius Suter's stick to Vrana. He hit the bouncing puck into the top right corner of the net for his fourth goal of the season.

Detroit 3, Philadelphia 0 (1:07, 2nd period)
After Gustav Lindstrom fed Larkin just below the blue line, he quickly changed direction and passed the puck to Raymond inside the right faceoff circle. He sent a one-timer past Philadelphia goalie Carter Hart for his 20th goal of the season.

Philadelphia 1, Detroit 3 (1:32, 2nd period)
Joel Farabee scored his 13th goal of the season after the Flyers found themselves in a three-on-one situation against Red Wings goalie Alex Nedeljkovic.
Philadelphia 2, Detroit 3 (7:56, 2nd period)
Oskar Lindblom received a cross-ice pass from Travis Konecny and scored a transition goal to pull the Flyers within one.
Detroit 4, Philadelphia 2 (18:51, 2nd period)
After Bertuzzi knocked the puck out of the air, Larkin scooped it up and raced down the ice. The Red Wings captain created space for himself, then made a backwards pass to Vrana, who fired a one-timer over Hart's shoulder for the eventual game-winner.
Philadelphia 3, Detroit 4 (11:23, 3rd period)
James van Riemsdyk scored a one-timer from the right faceoff circle to pull the Flyers back within one score for the second time on Tuesday night.
Detroit 5, Philadelphia 3 (17:09, 3rd period)
Sundqvist added an empty-netter for his first goal with the Red Wings and his fifth tally of the season. Suter and Hronek each recorded an assist.

Detroit 6, Philadelphia 3 (18:49, 3rd period)
Assisted by Marc Staal and Sundqvist, Bertuzzi scored on an empty net to seal the victory for Detroit.

QUOTABLE

Jeff Blashill on what he liked early from Detroit
"I thought we came out and played with good energy early. That was an important part of the game tonight."
Blashill on Staal's pregame ceremony to celebrate 1,000 NHL games
"I thought it was great. He's a great man. I think it's just really special when you see his kids out there, his family out there, his parents out there and that they all get to share in that. I think life is about a journey and the moments you have along the way. Certainly, great moments there."

Blashill on Sundqvist's first game with the Red Wings
"I thought Oskar played real good. He's a hockey player. He's strong on his stick. He's very, very smart. He's very good defensively, very good offensively in sense of winning pucks and being in the right spots."
Vrana on the importance of Tuesday's game for Detroit
"It's great for our confidence to get a win. We didn't play great on the road trip, we have to be honest with ourselves, and we came tonight and came to play. We won the game. It's good for us and good for the confidence moving forward."