Red Wings hand Flyers team record-extending 9th straight loss to start season

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DETROIT, MICHIGAN - OCTOBER 15: Andrew Copp #18 of the Detroit Red Wings celebrates his goal on Joseph Woll #53 of the Philadelphia Flyers (not pictured) late in the third period at Little Caesars Arena on October 15, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan.
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DETROIT (AP) — Andrew Copp broke a tie with 4:38 left and the Detroit Red Wings sent the Philadelphia Flyers to their franchise record-extending ninth straight loss to start the season, winning 2-1 on Thursday night.

The Flyers dropped to 0-6-3.

After Copp put Detroit ahead with a point-blank shot, the Flyers had one more chance but Oliver Bonk shot wide from 10 feet with eight seconds left.

The Flyers scored first when Matvei Michkov's baseball swing put a bouncing puck past Daniil Tarasov with 2:28 left in the first period.

Dylan Larkin set up the tying goal, passing across the slot on a 2-on-1 to set up Anton Johansson’s first NHL goal at 4:31 of the second period.

Johannson is the third Scandanavian rookie to score his first career goal this season for Detroit, joining fellow Swede William Wallinder and Norwegian Michael Brandsegg-Nygard.

Tarasov stopped 17 shots. Joseph Woll made 24 saves for Philadelphia.

Up next

Flyers: Host Ottawa on Saturday night.

Red Wings: Host San Jose on Saturday night.

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