
Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
· National Hockey LeagueMatvei Michkov has 2nd straight 2-goal outing to lead the Flyers past the Sabres 7-4

Noah Cates, Owen Tippett, Tyson Foerster, Ryan Poehling and Jakob Pelletier also scored for the Flyers, who won their second straight game after coach John Tortorella was fired on Thursday.
Jack Quinn scored twice, and Alex Tuch and John-Jason Peterkaas added goals as the Sabres had their three-game winning streak halted in the opener of a three-game trip. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen had 25 stops.
Michkov opened the score about six minutes in, scoring on a wrist shot off assists from Travis Konecny and Yegor Zamula. He scored his second — again off an assist from Konecny — on a backhand shot with 9:24 remaining in the second. With another two-goal performance, the 20-year-old increased his point totals to 24 goals and 32 assists in 73 games.
Sabres: Last in the standings in the 16-team Eastern Conference, Buffalo slipped to 6-4-0 in its last 10 games.
PHI leads series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 5:27 | Matvei Michkov Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Travis Konecny (46), Egor Zamula (12) |
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Goal | 1st Period 5:56 | Jakob Pelletier Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Owen Tippett (19), Ryan Poehling (14) |
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Goal | 1st Period 10:57 | Jack Quinn Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: JJ Peterka (34), Ryan McLeod (27) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:41 | JJ Peterka Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (18), Peyton Krebs (15) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:13 | Jack Quinn Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (28), Owen Power (31) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:36 | Matvei Michkov Goal (24) Backhand, assists: Travis Konecny (47) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:11 | Noah Cates Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyson Foerster (17), Bobby Brink (24) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:39 | Ryan Poehling Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Owen Tippett (20), Olle Lycksell (5) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 10:13 | Tyson Foerster Goal (18) Slap Shot, assists: Bobby Brink (25), Noah Cates (16) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:05 | Alex Tuch Goal (29) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (29) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:34 | Ryan Poehling Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Cates (17) |
Statistics
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11 | Blocked Shots | 15 |
12 | Hits | 15 |
6 | Takeaways | 5 |
21 | Shots | 32 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
2 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 66.7 |
1 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
23 | Faceoffs Won | 28 |
45.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 54.9 |
15 | Giveaways | 20 |
3 | Total Penalties | 2 |
6 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Rasmus Ristolainen, D | Out | Mar 31 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Jordan Greenway, LW | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Tyson Kozak, C | Day-To-Day | Apr 1 |
Josh Norris, C | Out | Apr 1 |
Game Information
Wells Fargo Center
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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45 | 25 | 94 | 4 |
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44 | 25 | 93 | 5 |
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44 | 26 | 92 | 4 |
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39 | 29 | 84 | 6 |
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35 | 30 | 79 | 9 |
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34 | 33 | 75 | 7 |
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32 | 36 | 70 | 6 |
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30 | 36 | 69 | 9 |
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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48 | 17 | 105 | 9 |
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45 | 24 | 94 | 4 |
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40 | 29 | 87 | 7 |
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34 | 30 | 77 | 9 |
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35 | 32 | 77 | 7 |
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32 | 32 | 74 | 10 |
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30 | 34 | 71 | 11 |
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31 | 36 | 71 | 9 |