PHILADELPHIA -- The Detroit Red Wings ended a couple lengthy skids Tuesday night.One was nearly 20 years old. Thats not the one that mattered to coach Jeff Blashill, though.Andreas Athanasiou tied it midway through the third period and had the only score in the shootout, helping the Red Wings snap a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.Tomas Tatar also scored for Detroit, which ended a 12-game regular season losing streak in Philadelphia dating to Jan. 25, 1997. The Red Wings did win the first two games of the 1997 Stanley Cup Final in Philadelphia on their way to a four-game sweep.Id focus more on this year, Blashill said. The other one has not a whole lot to do with this team.The Red Wings had lost three contests during their skid by one goal.I thought we played well at times in those five games, but we werent getting results, Blashill said. You play good, you have to find a way to get results. And we found a way tonight.Sean Couturier and Claude Giroux scored and Jakub Voracek had a pair of assists for the Flyers.In the shootout, all three Philadelphia skaters -- Travis Konecny, Giroux and Voracek -- missed.Its a valuable point (lost), Flyers coach Dave Hakstol said.After Gustav Nyquist and Frans Nielsen misfired for Detroit, Athanasiou beat Steve Mason on the backhand. Athanasiou pumped his fist along the side boards as his teammates came out to congratulate him.Its definitely a good feeling to end the losing slump and get back on the right track, Athanasiou said. You can see the spirits are already high.Couturier made it 2-1 off a setup by Voracek 6:51 into the third period. After his wraparound attempt was denied by Jimmy Howard, Voracek sent the puck back in front of the net and Couturier poked it home for his fourth goal of the season but first in 11 games.Athanasiou tied it with 8:47 left when he raced past Flyers defensemen Brandon Manning and Radko Gudas before deking around Mason with a forehand shot.I saw a little space, Athanasiou said. Fortunately enough, I got through.Said Hakstol: The pace and speed he attacks with is hard to handle.Mason, making his first start since Oct. 29, made 33 saves.I thought (Mason) was excellent, Hakstol said.Howard made consecutive starts for the first time this season after making 26 stops in Detroits 2-1 home loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. He stopped 23 shots.The Flyers recorded a 4-3 overtime win over Detroit last Tuesday in Philadelphia.Giroux gave the Flyers a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal 6 1/2 minutes in. Voracek sent a cross-ice pass to Giroux and the Flyers captain went to his knees as he one-timed it high over Howards left shoulder.The Red Wings answered just over two minutes later when Tatar netted his second goal of the season after a Flyers miscue. Philadelphias Brandon Manning attempted to clear the puck from next to his own goal but it was blocked by Henrik Zetterberg, who set up Tatar from behind the net for the point-blank shot.Game notes Red Wings D Tyler Bertuzzi made his NHL debut in place of Thomas Vanek, who missed his seventh game with a lower body injury. Vanek is on longterm IR and is out until at least Nov. 20. Bertuzzi is the nephew of former NHL player Todd Bertuzzi. ... Flyers F Wayne Simmonds got a knockout of Jonathan Ericsson with a left hook during a second-period fight. ... The teams wrap their three-game season series on Dec. 11 in Detroit. ... 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The Kangaroos have put State of Origin animosity behind them in their quest for Four Nations glory.Queenslands win in this years interstate series ended in considerable animosity after NSW were accused of snubbing the Maroons victory ceremony.There were fears that ill-feeling would carryover into the Australian camp for the Four Nations. But ahead of Saturdays Test against New Zealand in Perth, veteran Australian and Queensland prop Matt Scott said that wasnt the case.It is unbelievable to be honest, Scott said.It probably has the best vibe of an Aussie team I have been part of.There has been no talk of Origin or anything like that everyone is getting on really well. There is a good mix of players.You will always see players that know each other really well naturally spent time together but there is certainly no division there.The vibe is really good. I cant fault the attitude of everyone that has come into camp. We have all really embraced this change tto the Kangaroos that Mal has brought about and I am really looking forward to the next five or six weeks.ddddddddddddAfter Josh Papaliis withdrawal due to an ankle injury on Thursday and Jake Trbojevics inclusion there are 13 Maroons players and 11 Blues players in former Queensland coach Mal Meningas squad.There is a new dimension in the squad with eight Test rookies. Maroons and Kangaroos fullback Darius Boyd said that while the animosity of Origin was good for the game, it didnt carry over into the Kangaroos squad.Every year there is always a bit of banter and a bit of fire during that Origin period and that is the way it should be. It makes for a great game and is why Origin is so special, Boyd said.But when you all come in here, at the end of the day there are things on the field that happen but everyone is close mates. ' ' '