PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers (43-27-12) ended the regular season on a high note on Tuesday, beating the Montreal Canadiens (48-24-10) 4-2 at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Porter Martone, Oliver Bonk, Matvei Michkov, and Oliver Bonk scored for the Flyers. Brenden Gallagher and Jake Evans scored for the Canadiens.

The Canadiens were not at full strength, but had 8 of their 10 top scorers. Philadelphia played just 2 of its top 10 scores. Montreal may have come out of the gate with a little more jump than Philly, but the Flyers controlled most of the game, starting just 8 minutes into the game.

The Flyers scored twice in the first before extending their lead in the second and adding on an insurance tally in the third period, holding on to the win. Here is how we got to the final score. Read More: Flyers Game 82: Lines, Notes, & How to Watch vs.

CanadiensMichkov, Bonk shine, Philly holds lead after 40The Flyers’ youth was taking over on Tuesday as a good portion of the team had the night off with nothing to play for. Montreal may have had a better start in the opening minutes, but the Flyers struck first. Matvei Michkov (30) ripped a shot from the top of the offensive zone, and Porter Martone (4) was sitting in front of the net, there to redirect it past Jakub Dobes for the 1-0 lead.

Oliver Bonk (1) was the one who got Michkov the puck, earning him his first NHL point. Oliver Bonk was playing like he did not want to return to the Lehigh Valley. Bonk (1) ripped a shot past Dobes from the high slot, extending the Flyers’ lead to 2-0.

Michkov (31) picked up his second primary assist of the period, and Hunter McDonald (1) earned his first NHL point with the secondary assist. The Flyers cruised through the first period with a 2-0 lead. Montreal had a strong start to the second period.

Zach Bolduc may have had the best chance of the game with Sam Ersson well out of the net. His shot skated the goal line, but never crossed before Emil Andrae got in to break up the chance. The Flyers got a big clear and ended the scare.

However, the Canadiens would get on the board in the second period, ending the Flyers’ bid for their first shutout of the season. Alex Texier (13) carried the puck into the zone and dropped it off for Kaiden Guhle (9), who set up Brendan Gallagher (7) for the back-door goal, making it a 2-1 game. Philly got one back just over 11 minutes later after Matvei Michkov (20) finished off the loose change in front, extending the Flyers’ lead to 3-1.

He had 3 primary points after the first three goals. Hunter McDonald sent a cross-crease seed to Cates, who could not get the shot off. Tyson Foerster was called for holding, but the Flyers killed off the penalty.

However, Montreal made it 3-2 before the intermission. Arber Xhekaj (3) sent a rocket from the high slot that trickled through Ersson, but looked to be slowing down, but a diving Jake Evans (12) was able to push it over the goal line with just 10 seconds left in the period. Read More: Flyers Make 5 Recalls; 2023 1st Round Pick to Make NHL DebutFlyers hold onThe Flyers entered the third period up 3-2.

All they needed was to close out the final 20 minutes and hold on for the win. Philadelphia was playing with some good spark, but could not get one past Dobes early in the period.The Canadiens were given their third power play of the game after Hunter McDonald was called for interference, but the Flyers killed it off. Matching roughing penalties on Kirby Dach and Hunter McDonald sent the game to 4-on-4.

With the extra space on the ice, the Flyers took advantage. With 8 minutes remaining in the game, Porter Martone (6) was close to the net, but dropped it off to Alex Bump (5), who ripped home the shot from the slot, giving the Flyers the 4-2 lead. 6 minutes after the initial start of 4-on-4, the game was back to it after Alex Texier and David Jiricek got matching roughing penalties. Nothing came from that.

Eventually, the Canadiens pulled Dobes to try to overcome the two-goal deficit, but it came to no avail. The Flyers held on for the 4-2 win to close out the regular season. What’s next Next stop: the playoffs.

The official schedule has yet to be released, so stay tuned for an update on the official 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Read More: CLINCHED: Flyers Clinch Playoff Berth for First Time Since 2020