NHL Recap: Oct 13, 2013

DETROIT 5, PHILADELPHIA 2

Oct 12, 2013; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk (13) skates with the puck defended by Philadelphia Flyers center Brayden Schenn (10) in the third period at Joe Louis Arena. Detroit won 5-2. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports

It was the Red Wings’ stars – Henrik Zetterberg (2G, 1A), Pavel Datsyuk (1G, 2A), Niklas Kronwall (1G, 2A) and Daniel Alfredsson (3A) – who led the way for Detroit as they handed the Flyers yet another loss.  Todd Bertuzzi had the other Detroit goal, while Jimmy Howard made 32 saves for the win.

Erik Gustafsson and Tye McGinn scored for the Flyers, who played without Scott Hartnell and Vincent Lecavalier, who will be out for some time with leg injuries to further hamper the Flyers chances to rebound any time soon. Ray Emery, missing the insulation provided by the Chicago Blackhawks, allowed 4 goal on 29 shots, for his second loss of the season.  He lost once in 19 games last year with the Stanley Cup Champs.