Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers
· National Hockey League
Michkov has a goal and 2 assists as the Flyers beat the Canadiens 4-2
The Flyers rested most of their key veterans a night after they secured their first playoff berth since 2020 and first home playoff series since 2018.
Flyers fans dressed in orange waved “Let's Go Flyers” rally towels and were in a joyous mood for most of the festive night.
There are more good times ahead. The Flyers are set to travel to Pittsburgh for the first two games of an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.
Michkov and Martone helped spoil Montreal's shot at hosting the East first-round series against Tampa Bay.
The 19-year-old Martone, who starred for Michigan State only weeks ago, scored his fourth goal of the season when he deflected in Michkov's point shot early in the first period for the 1-0 lead.
Oliver Bonk scored his first career NHL goal later in the period for a 2-0 lead. Michkov assisted.
Brendan Gallagher scored for Montreal to make it 2-1 in the second.
Michkov scored unassisted (his 20th overall) for a 3-1 lead in the second period as one fan raised a “We Want More!” sign.
Jake Evans cut it to 3-2 in the final seconds of the second period.
Alex Bump sealed the win in the third with his fifth goal of the season that made it 4-2. Samuel Ersson made 27 saves foe the Flyers and Jakub Dobes had 21 for Montreal.
The Flyers ended the season on an 18-6-1 tear that propelled them into third place in the Metropolitan Division.
PHI wins series 3-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 8:08 | Porter Martone Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Matvei Michkov (30), Oliver Bonk (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 14:42 | Oliver Bonk Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Matvei Michkov (31), Hunter McDonald (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:50 | Brendan Gallagher Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Kaiden Guhle (9), Alexandre Texier (13) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:52 | Matvei Michkov Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:49 | Jake Evans Goal (12) Backhand, assists: Arber Xhekaj (3), Joseph Veleno (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 12:00 | Alex Bump Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Porter Martone (6) |
Statistics
 MTL |
 PHI |
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|---|---|---|
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 15 |
| 26 | Hits | 21 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 29 | Shots | 25 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 0 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 29 | Faceoffs Won | 22 |
| 56.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 43.1 |
| 12 | Giveaways | 21 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 10 |
Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Nikita Grebenkin, RW | Out | May 14 |
| Noah Cates, LW | Out | May 12 |
| Owen Tippett, RW | Out | May 11 |
| Rodrigo Abols, C | Injured Reserve | May 9 |
| Ty Murchison, D | Out | Feb 3 |
Montreal Canadiens Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Game Information
Xfinity Mobile Arena
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 20,041 | Capacity:
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 20,041 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
7 | 22 | 113 | 53 |
 Pittsburgh |
16 | 25 | 98 | 41 |
 Philadelphia |
12 | 27 | 98 | 43 |
 Washington |
9 | 30 | 95 | 43 |
 Columbus |
12 | 30 | 92 | 40 |
 NY Islanders |
5 | 34 | 91 | 43 |
 New Jersey |
3 | 37 | 87 | 42 |
 NY Rangers |
9 | 39 | 77 | 34 |