Red Wings keep playoff hopes alive with 4-2 win over Flyers
Alex DeBrincat scored two goals and Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists leading the Wings to a 4-2 victory over Philadelphia.
This was a different Red Wings' team from the last several games, and because of it, a different result. Alex DeBrincat scored two goals, giving him 39 for the season, and Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists leading the Wings to a 4-2 victory over Philadelphia. ANOTHER FOR THE CAT š¼ pic.
twitter. com/uywkZCPZtu ā Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) April 3, 2026 DeBrincat's second goal, stemmed any momentum Philadelphia got from cutting the lead to 3-2 on Travis Konecny's goal just 1 minute, 7 seconds earlier. DeBrincat's shot from a bad angle deflected off a Flyers player and over goaltender Samuel Ersson at 10 minutes, 44 seconds giving the Wings a 4-2 lead.
With the victory, the Wings (40-27-8, 88 points) moved into a three-way tie with Columbus (who lost in Carolina) and Ottawa (who defeated Buffalo) with 88 points. With the most regulation wins, Ottawa moved into the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Kane gave the Wings a 3-1 cushion in the third period.
Kane went in on a 2-on-1 with DeBrincat, kept the puck and beat Ersson with a wrist shot from the left circle, Kane's 14th goal. As has been the case so often for the Wings this season, it was the work of goaltender John Gibson that helped the Wings get the victory. Gibson stopped 32 shots, and was sharp in the third period, including two key saves on rookie Porter Martone (Michigan State) playing in his second NHL game.