Matvei Michkov fell just short of his first NHL hat trick. With the Flyers' loss, the team is locked into the fourth-best odds for the NHL draft lottery and can pick no lower than sixth.

The Flyers lost their 2024-25 season finale with a 5-4 decision Thursday night to the Sabres at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. Matvei Michkov scored two of the Flyers’ goals, while Tyson Foerster and Bobby Brink had the other ones.

Michkov's quick response to Krebs' shorthanded goal made clear that the flyers weren't just going down meekly in the final game of the season. The Foerster tally in the opening 15 seconds of the third period made the rest of the game suspenseful.