Michkov leads Flyers past Canadiens 6-4
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The new era of Flyers hockey started with a win. After coach John Tortorella was fired Thursday morning, the Flyers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6-4. It snapped a six-game losing streak and gave th...
From The Philadelphia Inquirer
Hours after firing their head coach, the Philadelphia Flyers received two goals apiece from Sean Couturier and Matvei Michkov in a 6-4 home victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.
From Reuters
"John played a vital role in our rebuild. He set a standard of play and re-established what it means to be a Philadelphia Flyer," general manager Danny Briere said.
From CBC.ca
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It took until the shootout, but the Flyers held on and pulled through to finally snap their five-game losing streak.
It was a great weekend for the Sixers and Flyers, who lost all four of their games. The Flyers did pick up a loser point in Dallas, “but that’s okay,” as Joe Cordell would say, because they have entered the bottom five of the NHL standings.