Cam Talbot made 32 saves (11-14-4) in his first game for Detroit after missing four games with a lower-body injury.

“He was unbelievable,” Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin said. “Big parade after big parade. Someone who has meant so much to our team, we can’t really allow his first game back to be a game where he misses out on odd-man (rushes) and backdoors. He saved us, but we have to save him.

Laughton gave the Flyers a 1-0 lead at 13:22 of the second period. Red Wings defenseman Simon Edvinsson tried to get the puck back to the point in the Philadelphia zone, but there was no one there. Laughton grabbed the loose puck, skated in alone and beat Talbot with a slap shot from the hashmarks.

After 1:31 of the third period he increased the lead to 2-0 with a shorthanded goal. Travis Sanheim blocked a shot in the Philadelphia zone, and Konecny ​​​​jumped on the loose puck and led a 2-on-1 rush. It passed through Red Wings defenseman Erik Gustafsson and Laughton crashed into the net to direct the ball into the goal.

It was Philadelphia’s second shorthanded goal of the season and first since October 12th. The Flyers led the NHL with 16 shorthanded goals last season.

“Great play from (Konecny), who found the back door for me,” Laughton said. “I kind of broke away and found a way. We haven’t really been good the last few weeks so it’s nice to get one there and get the ball rolling in the right direction.”

Larkin felt allowing that goal was the turning point in the game.

“We forgo looks and we knew they would be dangerous and look for opportunities when they were outnumbered and that’s exactly what they did,” he said. “A couple of 2-on-1s and then it’s in our net and we’re down two.”

Ben Chiarot made it 2-1 with a shot from the blue line at 16:07. It was the defender’s first goal of the season.

Kolosov kept the Flyers in the game with 11 saves in the third period, including a glove save on a shot from the right side by Gustafsson with 3:23 left.

“The way the game went for him, it’s a difficult game,” Flyers coach John Tortorella said. “And he was really good at taking advantage of the scoring opportunities he had in the second half of the third period and how he stood there. That parade with the glove…that’s a huge parade.”

Laughton capped his hat trick with an unanswered goal at 18:53 to make it 3-1. At 19:47, he scored his fourth goal into an empty net, making it the final point.

After the game, there was a long, loud ovation for Laughton in the locker room.

“He’s probably the best teammate you could ask for,” Couturier said. “He means so much to us. He plays in different roles and situations throughout the lineup. It’s not always easy, but he always has a great attitude and thinks about the team first and does everything he can to help the team, so it’s nice to see him rewarded tonight.

NOTES: It was the 17th time a Flyers player scored four goals in a game. … Laughton previously had a hat trick in the NHL, against the Washington Capitals on February 7, 2021. … Flyers forward Owen Tippett had two shots on goal in 14:41 of ice time in his 300th NHL game. … Konecny ​​​​has six points (two goals, four assists) during a four-game point streak. … Flyers forward Matvei Michkov ended his five-game points streak (three goals, seven assists). … Red Wings forward Patrick Kane played his 1,254th. game, tying him with Zach Parise for 14th all-time among U.S.-born players.