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Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers

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Montreal Canadiens
33-29-9
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4 - 6
Philadelphia Flyers
29-36-9

Michkov leads Flyers past Canadiens 6-4 in first game after Tortorella's firing

Christian Dvorak lights the lamp

With Brad Shaw serving as interim coach, Philadelphia ended a six-game losing streak and handed Montreal its fourth straight loss.

Michkov opened the scoring at 1:55 of the first period, assisted on the first of Sean Couturier's two goals and added his 22nd goal in the third. Tortorella came under scrutiny when he scratched Michkov or benched him for long periods, explaining it was part of a tough-love approach toward with the Russian rookie.

Nicolas Deslauriers and Tyson Foerster also scored, and Samuel Ersson made 26 saves.

Alex Newhook, Cole Caufield, Patrik Laine and Christian Dvorak scored for Montreal. Jakub Dobes stopped 24 shots.

Takeaways Canadiens: Montreal is in the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Flyers: Philadelphia lost 11 of its last 12 games under Tortorella.

Key moment Michkov shoveled the puck high into the net against Dobes to give the Flyers the early lead.

Key stat Michkov had six shots in 20:29 of ice time.

Up next The Canadiens are at Ottawa on Friday night. The Flyers host Buffalo on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 1:55 Matvei Michkov Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Travis Konecny (45), Sean Couturier (26)
Goal 1st Period 7:55 Alex Newhook Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: David Savard (14), Lane Hutson (50)
Goal 1st Period 10:13 Nicolas Deslauriers Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Olle Lycksell (4), Rodrigo Abols (3)
Goal 1st Period 11:15 Sean Couturier Goal (13) Deflected, assists: Matvei Michkov (32), Jakob Pelletier (11)
Goal 3rd Period 2:15 Cole Caufield Goal (34) Snap Shot, assists: Jayden Struble (10), Lane Hutson (51)
Goal 3rd Period 10:09 Tyson Foerster Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Seeler (13), Bobby Brink (23)
Goal 3rd Period 11:43 Sean Couturier Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 13:34 Christian Dvorak Goal (10) Backhand, assists: Josh Anderson (11), Brendan Gallagher (14)
Goal 3rd Period 13:52 Matvei Michkov Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 16:47 Patrik Laine Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (52), Juraj Slafkovský (28)

Statistics

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11 Blocked Shots 17
20 Hits 16
6 Takeaways 3
30 Shots 30
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
29 Faceoffs Won 30
49.2 Faceoff Win Percent 50.8
18 Giveaways 16
5 Total Penalties 3
10 Penalty Minutes 6
Philadelphia Flyers 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 Montreal Canadiens Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Xfinity Mobile Arena

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 19,284 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/buf.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Buffalo 50 23 109 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tb.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Montreal 48 24 106 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Boston 45 27 100 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ott.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Ottawa 44 27 99 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/det.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Detroit 41 31 92 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/fla.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Florida 40 38 84 4
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tor.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Toronto 32 36 78 14

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/car.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Carolina 53 22 113 7
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/pit.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Pittsburgh 41 25 98 16
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/phi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Philadelphia 43 27 98 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Washington 43 30 95 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cbj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Columbus 40 30 92 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">NY Islanders 43 34 91 5
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">New Jersey 42 37 87 3
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyr.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">NY Rangers 34 39 77 9
Full Standings