Detroit City Wire

Cam Talbot returned to the ice for the Detroit Red Wings after recovering from a lower-body injury, making 32 saves in a 4-1 defeat against the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center. Despite his strong performance, Detroit was unable to secure a win.

"Individually, I felt really good," Talbot said. "Felt my game tonight. Made a bunch of big saves to keep us in it throughout the first two-thirds of the game."

The Red Wings attempted 26 shots on Flyers' rookie goaltender Aleksei Kolosov, who saved 25, contributing significantly to Philadelphia's victory.

"It's tough to waste a really good goalie performance like that," said Detroit head coach Derek Lalonde. "Our goalie has four or five of those type of saves, and keeps them at one [goal] through 40 minutes and two [goals] through 57, 58 minutes."

Talbot's notable saves came early in the second period, thwarting attempts by Matvei Michkov, Joel Farabee, and Sean Couturier.

"He was unbelievable," commented Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin regarding Talbot's efforts. However, Scott Laughton scored first for Philadelphia with a breakaway slapshot during the second period.

Laughton extended Philadelphia's lead with another goal shortly into the third period. The Red Wings managed to narrow the gap when Ben Chiarot scored his first goal of the season with assistance from Andrew Copp and J.T. Compher.

Despite this effort, Laughton completed his hat trick with an empty-net goal late in the game and added another soon after.

Reflecting on the match, Larkin expressed frustration: "Games like this are frustrating... It was a winnable game."

The Red Wings will next face off against Toronto Maple Leafs at Little Caesars Arena.

In postgame remarks, Lalonde noted defensive lapses: "Of course the short-handed goal was a crusher... we gave up easy offense." Larkin acknowledged mistakes leading to Philadelphia's opportunities: "We were the team that made the most mistakes."

Talbot remained optimistic about their response in future games: "I know you guys are going to come out and play our game in the third period."