Sean Couturier has taken on a teaching role with linemate Matvei Michkov and it’s paying dividends
Owen Tippett trio has excelled when on the ice, dominating in terms of shot attempts (57.8%), scoring chances (72.7%), and most importantly goals (6-0).
When the Philadelphia Flyers meet the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday (beginning at 7:30 PM ET), Matvei Michkov and Rickard Rakell will be two of the most exciting players to watch.
Matvei Michkov finds the back of the net to extend Philadelphia's lead. Facebook; Twitter; Email
Rest does Matvei Michkov good. On Saturday, the Flyers phenom was named the NHL’s Rookie of the Month for February. It is his second honor this season after also having won it in October. Michkov led all rookies with 10 points (five goals,
If there were doubts the Flyers still believe they’re alive in a playoff chase, they pretty much erased those on Saturday afternoon in South Philly. Still a handful of points from a
The Flyers continue to roll in their return from the 4 Nations break, but one last wave of trade deadline rumors does hang over the heads of Scott Laughton and the rest of the team.
The Flyers point streak ended with a 6-3 home loss to the Flames on Tuesday night. Sam Ersson was pulled in the first period and Ivan Fedotov stabilized things, but they couldn’t erase the deficit. Matvei Michkov got an assist on the 3rd goal to improve to 45 points on the season,
On a per-60 basis, Konecny and Michkov are on an island when it comes to point-scoring. Among Flyer forwards with 200 minutes played, they are 2.07 and 1.65 standard deviations above the team’s points-per-60 mean.
Matvei Michkov had two goals and an assist on Thursday night, playing just 13 minutes and 54 seconds. It was his third-straight multi-point game and he now has 10 points in his last five. Figuring that he might be moving up the Calder board and closer to the top two spots,
Extends hot streak
Michkov becomes the first rookie of the 2024-25 campaign to earn Rookie of the Month honors for the second time and the only Flyers rookie in franchise history to do so in the last 30 years. He previously earned the award in October after leading all rookies with four goals and tying for the points lead with nine.
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