With the win, the Flyers extended their point streak to a season-high six games and are winners of three straight.

Rasmus Ristolainen scored in overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Ristolainen was the OT hero after a move and a loose puck just trickled by Red Wings goaltender Alex Lyon on a rush and a deke that got away from Owen Tippett in the blue paint. The defenseman was the one to crash in and clean it all up.

PHILADELPHIA -- Rasmus Ristolainen scored with 26 seconds remaining in overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers extended their point streak to six games with a 2-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings at Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday.

Rasmus Ristolainen scored in overtime and ... debut for the Flyers since Will O'Neill (29 years, 188 days) in 2017. Sean Couturier won a 50-50 battle for a puck and made a nifty backhand pass ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rasmus Ristolainen scored in overtime ... 188 days) in 2017. Sean Couturier won a 50-50 battle for a puck and made a nifty backhand pass to Farabee for his goal in the ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rasmus Ristolainen scored in overtime ... Noah Cates when the Flyers were pressing to secure the win. Sean Couturier won a 50-50 battle for a puck and made a nifty backhand ...

Brothers Jack Hughes and Luke Hughes each collected a goal and an assist as the New Jersey Devils scored four times in the second period and rolled to a 5-0 rout of the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night in Newark,

The Flyers, who currently rank 19th on the PK, finished fourth last season and led the NHL with 16 shorthanded goals.

Travel really hasn’t been that big of a deal either. In last week’s back-to-back, the Flyers played at the Rangers on Thursday and the Islanders on Friday. That’s only a 30-minute bus ride between venues and they lost both games by a combined score of 9-2.

The Philadelphia Flyers opened a home-and-home set against the New Jersey Devils with a 4-2 win at Wells Fargo Center on Monday evening.

Speaking to reporters after the Flyers’ optional morning skate, Scott Laughton said the Flyers “need to get rolling here.”