Matvei Michkov had his second straight two-goal game and Samuel Ersson made 17 saves as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 7-4.

John Tortorella was fired as head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, ending a three-season run with a team that hasn't made the playoffs since 2020 and won't be prepping an itinerary this spring either.

With just a handful of games left in the season, the Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres find themselves in a similar position—out of the playoff race but still with plenty to prove.

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What really galled Lindy Ruff about this game, “We totally disrespected the game. We take a lead. We got out changed, gave up a rush opportunity to let them right back. “It was like Christmas hockey,