RECAP: Red Wings' winless streak extends with 3-1 loss to Flyers

PHILADELPHIA -- Following a 4-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon, the Detroit Red Wings were stymied again on Sunday night and fell, 3-1, to the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center.

Detroit's lone goal came less than five minutes into the game when David Perron opened the scoring with his 16th tally of the season. Philadelphia tied the contest with a shorthanded goal at 6:53 of the second period before jumping ahead, 2-1, later in the same frame. The Flyers put the game out of reach with an empty netter at 18:12 of the third.
"With a full roster, pre-injury and deadline, we talked about how exact we had to be to be successful," Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde said. "Now it's even double-fold. We have to manage our game."
Ville Husso's play against Philadelphia was one of the bright spots for Detroit; he stopped 34 of 36 shots, including all 14 he faced in the opening period. The 28-year-old goalie was not available on Saturday against the Isles due to a lower-body injury.
"It was a frustrating loss, for sure," Husso said. "I think we were in a good spot going into the second period. Really good hockey from us in the first 10 minutes of the second, then we gave it away for them."
The Red Wings, who are winless in their past six games, fell to 28-26-9 (65 points) overall and 13-14-5 on the road while the Flyers improved to 24-28-11 (59 points) on the season.
"We definitely want to be in a different situation than we are right now," Moritz Seider said. "We're losing track on our big goal of making the playoffs. It's just up to us."
NEXT UP:Detroit will return to home ice on Wednesday, hosting the Chicago Blackhawks for Hockey is For Everyone: Women's History Night at Little Caesars Arena.

SCORING SUMMARY

Detroit 1, Philadelphia 0 (4:51, 1st period)
The Red Wings took advantage of a Philadelphia turnover, allowing Andrew Copp to link up with Perron on a give-and-go that beat Flyers netminder Carter Hart. Perron has seven points in his last eight games against Philadelphia.

Philadelphia 1, Detroit 1 (6:53, 2nd period)
Nicolas Deslauriers caught a Detroit turnover and buried a shot from the slot for a shorthanded breakaway goal.
Philadelphia 2, Detroit 1 (6:53, 2nd period)
Noah Cates deflected Nick Seeler's shot from the point for a tip-in goal, giving the Flyers their first lead of the night.
Philadelphia 3, Detroit 1 (18:12, 3rd period)
Scott Laughton scored into an empty net to help Philadelphia secure its second win in the past 10 games.

QUOTABLE

Lalonde on his club's recent struggles
"Now we're up against it in another way, which is understandable. The good thing is we have our group. Injuries, trades and a lot went on last week. But we have our group, hopefully we can build off this. Tonight was just very frustrating because it was a very winnable game."
Husso on the message from the Red Wings' leadership group moving forward
"Keep battling. Go day by day. There is no secret. It's compete level and we just need to out-battle the other teams."
Seider on the feeling in the dressing room
"It's frustrating. We gotta stick together, grow even more and finish the season strong."
Seider on the compete level as of late
"I think we can definitely level our compete, for sure. It's not about taking guys' heads off. It's making sure you're present out there and people are aware of you. I think we need that a little bit more. That's not up for discussion, I would say, because teams are just out-competing us. It's a really tough feeling."