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Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings: Did Owen Tippett’s hat trick tilt the night at Little Caesars Arena?

The Philadelphia Flyers came in at 36-24-12 with 5 points and left Little Caesars Arena with a 5-3 result over the Detroit Red Wings, who entered at 39-26-8 with 3 points.


This Philadelphia Flyers vs Detroit Red Wings match summary began on ABC with an attendance of 19515 in Detroit.


Mar 28, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA;  Philadelphia Flyers center Denver Barkey (52) skates with the puck defended by Detroit Red Wings left wing J.T. Compher (37) in the third period at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images

First period


The Philadelphia Flyers scored 1 goal in the 1st period while the Detroit Red Wings scored 0 goals in the 1st period.


The Flyers finished the game with 26 shots and a 19 percent shooting rate, and Owen Tippett led the way with 3 goals on 7 shots.


The Broad Street Bullies delivered 25 hits and won 34 faceoffs, and the Red Wings recorded 22 hits and won 28 faceoffs.


Second period


The Flyers added 2 goals in the 2nd period while the Wings again scored 0 goals in the 2nd period.


The Flyers went 2-for-2 on the power play with 4 power-play shots, and the Winged Wheel went 0-for-2 with 3 power-play shots.


Travis Konecny posted 2 assists, and Jamie Drysdale contributed 2 assists as the Flyers totaled 8 assists.


Mar 28, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA;  Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Dan Vladar (80) makes a save on Detroit Red Wings left wing David Perron (57) in the second period at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images

Third period


The Flyers scored 2 goals in the 3rd period, and the Red Wings scored all 3 of their goals in the 3rd period.


Dan Vladar earned the win with 32 saves on 35 shots against, and Detroit’s goaltending line finished with 21 saves on 26 shots against plus 1 empty-net goal against.


Noah Cates scored 1 goal, and Sean Couturier scored 1 goal on 1 shot as the Flyers produced 3 even-strength goals and 1 empty-net goal.


Detroit generated 35 shots and 13 giveaways, and Moritz Seider was named a game star for the Red Wings.


Philadelphia Flyers vs Detroit Red Wings final thoughts


This post-game report Philadelphia Flyers notes the Flyers finished with 14 giveaways and 4 takeaways, while the Red Wings logged 6 takeaways and 16 blocked shot attempts.


The Philadelphia Flyers full-time result also reflected a 55 percent faceoff win rate for the Flyers compared to 45 percent for Detroit.


Mar 28, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA;  Philadelphia Flyers left wing Alex Bump (20) skates with the puck in the first period against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images

The Flyers will host the Dallas Stars at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 3/29/2026 at 7:00 PM EDT, with viewing on ESPN+, Victory+, and NBCS-PH.


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