Kane has 3 points, Red Wings defeat Flyers
Philadelphia — April 2, 2026 at 10: 10 p. m. ET. Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Philadelphia flyers 4-2 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, delivering a swing in the Eastern Conference race. Alex DeBrincat scored twice and Lucas Raymond added a goal while John Gibson stopped 32 shots to lift Detroit. The result reshaped the wild-card chase and left the flyers scrambling late in the season.
Game snapshot: key plays and standings
Kane set up DeBrincat for a first-period power-play goal at 18: 49, then finished a 2-on-1 rush at 9: 37 of the third to extend Detroit’s lead. DeBrincat scored twice; Raymond also found the net as the Red Wings built the margin that held. Tyson Foerster and Travis Konecny scored for the visiting club, while Samuel Ersson faced 15 shots in net for Philadelphia.
Stat lines from the game show Detroit with 88 points to 86 for the flyers through 75 games, and Detroit is tied in points with the Ottawa Senators but trails that club on regulation wins (33-29). Special teams played a role: Detroit went 1-for-2 on the power play and 1-for-1 on the penalty kill in the game, a response to a prior meeting in which Philadelphia had dominated special teams.
Flyers response
Tyson Foerster returned from a lengthy absence and tied the game 1-1 just 31 seconds into the second period after missing the previous 49 games with an arm injury. At the time of that injury, Foerster led the team with 10 goals in 21 games, and his quick strike energized the home crowd. Konecny added a goal later in the third, narrowing the margin and giving the flyers a window for a comeback that ultimately fell short.
Players on both benches framed the game as a physical, hard-fought contest. Alex DeBrincat, Detroit, said, “I think right from the start we played hard, matched their physicality and their intensity. I thought we played pretty well for the whole game. Obviously, third period, they came on us a little bit and it took us a little bit to settle in to that speed. Overall, right after their goal we score another one and get a big two points. ” Travis Konecny, Philadelphia, said, “I thought we played a pretty good game. We’ll just get on to the next game tomorrow…. We’ve got a big game tomorrow, so just keep pushing. ” Konecny also added, “It’s frustrating again we lost tonight, but it’s still encouraging that you go to the rink tomorrow, you have ‘Foery’ around the locker room. It’s still a big lift, big boost. He’s just a pure goal-scorer. “
Takeaways and what’s next
Detroit’s goaltending and timely scoring shifted momentum in the playoff race; John Gibson finished with 32 saves to preserve the Red Wings’ win. Red Wings coach Todd McLellan said, “You win the special teams battle on any given night, you have a much better chance, ” highlighting the emphasis that helped decide the game.
Looking ahead, the standings implications are immediate: the Red Wings bolster their position while the flyers face a short turnaround, traveling to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena the next night. The coming days will show whether this result was a decisive swing in the chase or another tight turn in an evolving wild-card race for both clubs, with playoff fates still to be settled.
