Russian hockey player Matvey Michkov brought victory to the Philadelphia Flyers in their National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match against the Chicago Blackhawks.
The main period of the match ended with a score of 2:2. The Flyers trailed 0-2 after two periods, but goals from Sean Couturier and Noah Cates sent the game into overtime. In this match, 19-year-old Michkov scored his eighth goal of the season.
In the 2023 National Hockey League (NHL) draft, Michkov was selected seventh overall in the first round by Philadelphia. The 19-year-old forward started the new season of the Continental Hockey League (KHL) at SKA with a time of 6 minutes and 12 seconds. He then moved to Sochi on rent. Michkov played in a total of 48 matches in the 2023/24 season and scored 19 goals and made 22 assists in these matches.
In the completed NHL season, Philadelphia finished 11th in the Eastern Conference and failed to make the playoffs. Florida won the Stanley Cup by beating Edmonton in the final series.
Philadelphia sits in tenth place in the Eastern Conference standings with 20 points. Chicago ranks 15th in the West with 16 points.
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Source: Gazeta
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