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.

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Utah Hockey Club right wing Josh Doan (2-4—6 in 9 GP), Chicago Blackhawks center Frank Nazar (1-5—6 in 8 GP) and San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini (2-3—5 in 6 GP) for the honor. Michkov – who previously was named “Rookie of the Month” for October – also led or co-led February rookies in assists (5),

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.

As a young player jumping into the NHL, Michkov has felt the grind of the best league in the world. He maybe needed the 4 Nations Face-Off break more than any other Flyer. Prior t

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.

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

Hello there, Matvei Michkov. After taking time away from hockey during the 4 Nations Face-Off — “I needed the pause, especially for the head,” he said through a team translator last Saturday — Michkov has looked rejuvenated and refreshed on and off the ice since the NHL season restarted Feb.

Matvei Michkov’s season in Philadelphia has been ... same production as Nick Suzuki… and the two guys are leading the NHL in points per game since the resumption. Clayton Keller (9) and ...