The Flyers and Capitals play on Tuesday, which means Russian rookie Matvei Michkov will face Alex Ovechkin for the first time ...

The Flyers went 1-2-1 on the trip but there were a few positives to take back East, including the play of Michkov.

Michkov's arrival in the NHL has generated enormous excitement in Philadelphia. Expectations are high for the native of Perm, ...

VOORHEES, N.J.-- Matvei Michkov is like countless other hockey fans who grew up in Russia idolizing Alex Ovechkin. Michkov, the Philadelphia Flyers rookie forward, will get his first opportunity ...

PHILADELPHIA — His surname flashed on ice in bold -- MICHKOV -- as Philadelphia Flyers’ fans roared and flames burst upward as part of the pregame pageantry the moment Matvei Michkov was ...

VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) — Matvei Michkov's first dose of culture shock in American hockey hit the teen sensation when he skated in the opening days of Philadelphia Flyers' training camp. Flyers fans ...

However, this will be a particularly special game for Flyers top prospect Matvei Michkov. It will be the first time the young Russian star will play against NHL legend Alex Ovechkin. Leading up ...

Not since Eric Lindros in the early 1990s has a prospect generated this type of excitement as Matvei Michkov's earlier-than-expected arrival to North America. Michkov was released by his KHL team ...

Matvei Michkov is a Russian professional ice hockey forward, playing for the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL, as of 2024. Born December 9, 2004, Michkov gained early attention for setting records ...

Michkov, born in December 2004, was an infant when Ovechkin debuted for the Capitals in 2005. Ovechkin, who's just 40 goals back of Wayne Gretzky's all-time record, is a legend everywhere, of ...