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Apr 17, 2025; Buffalo, New York, USA; Buffalo Sabres right wing JJ Peterka (77) scores a goal on Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Aleksei Kolosov (35) during the second period at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Ryan McLeod collected a goal and two assists to help lift the host Buffalo Sabres to a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday in the regular-season finale for both teams.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The win was the 900th in the coaching career of Buffalo bench boss Lindy Ruff.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Alex Tuch, Jack Quinn and JJ Peterka scored one goal and set up another, Peyton Krebs also tallied and James Reimer made 21 saves for the Sabres (36-39-7, 79 points).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Philadelphia rookie Matvei Michkov scored twice to boost his team-leading goal total to 26 on the season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Tyson Foerster scored his ninth goal in his last nine games and added an assist. Bobby Brink also had a goal and an assist and Aleksei Kolosov turned aside 26 shots for the Flyers (33-39-10, 76 points).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Peterka converted a two-on-one rush at 1:24 of the second period to stake Buffalo to a 4-1 lead before Philadelphia began to chip away.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Michkov, who scored from the high slot with 4:51 remaining in the first period, tapped home a loose puck from the doorstep at 7:11 of the second.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Foerster redirected Noah Cates’ centering feed past Reimer to trim the Sabres’ lead to 4-3 just 15 seconds into the third period. Reimer, however, denied Flyers captain Sean Couturier from point-blank range to preserve the slim advantage with 11:38 remaining in the period.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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McLeod scored into an empty net with 48 seconds remaining in the third period. The goal proved important as Brink tallied for the Flyers with 19 seconds left.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Jason Zucker feathered a cross-slot centering feed that Tuch directed home to open the scoring at 4:35 of the season. Tuch’s goal was his career high-tying 36th of the season, while Zucker’s assist was his career-best 32nd of the campaign.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Krebs converted on a breakaway to double the advantage at 13:49 of the first period. The goal was Krebs’ career-high 10th of the season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Quinn answered Michkov’s first goal by burying a nifty centering feed from McLeod following an odd-man rush just 62 seconds later to give Buffalo a 3-1 lead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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