The honeymoon phase is well and truly over after a rough four-game outing. Now the Red Wings focus on how to move forward.

With the three losses, the Wings are again beginning to drift further away from an Eastern Conference playoff spot, as they did just before the holiday break, which led to the head-coaching change. The inability to gain much positive traction much of the first half of the season put the Wings in a hole that won't be easy from which to dig out.

The Detroit Red Wings return home both a bit deflated and encouraged. They take a three-game winless streak against Atlantic Division rival Montreal Canadiens on Thursday after a day off that will allow them to decompress from playing four games on a six-day trip.

Joel Farabee’s goal at 5:21 of the second period was the only scoring through two periods. He fired in a backhand shot from the slot as the Red Wings were scrambling in their zone. The Flyers had the game’s only power play and didn’t convert.

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

The Philadelphia Flyers continue to ride a wave of momentum, adding another thrilling chapter to their season with a 2-1 overtime win over the Detroit Red Wings at home.

They may take us a little more serious, which is a great thing, and check a little harder." Even with that difficulty producing offense, the Red Wings defended well enough to, with help from 24 stops from goaltender Alex Lyon,

What we learned about them is, there's still probably much to be learned, although Tuesday's 2-1 overtime loss in Philadelphia gave the Wings a less than .500 trip (1-2-1). Patrick Kane just missed on a scoring chance in overtime and the Flyers came rushing down the other end.