Philadelphia rookie Matvei Michkov scored on a backhander in the shootout, and the Flyers beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1.

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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.

Philadelphia rookie Matvei Michkov scored on a backhander against Connor Hellebuyck in the shootout and the Flyers beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Saturday night. Jamie Drysdale scored in regulation the Flyers and Ivan Fedotov stopped 30 shots to help the Flyers extend their point streak to five games (4-0-1).

The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets via shootout, 2-1 (1-0), at Canada Life Centre on Saturday evening.

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.

The Winnipeg Jets lost 2-1 in a shootout to the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday after rookie Matvei Michkov put a backhand shot past star goalie Connor Hellebuyck.

Matvei Michkov understood there would be ups and downs during his rookie season with the Philadelphia Flyers. He was 19 years old, moving to a new country, having to learn a new language and customs,

Philadelphia Flyers forward Matvei Michkov, who led all rookies in goals (5) and points (10) through seven games, has been named the National Hockey League’s Rookie of the month for February. Michkov,

For the second time this season, a Philadelphia Flyers star forward has been named the NHL's Rookie of the Month.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba ― The Flyers always seem to do well against the NHL’s top team. Saturday night in Canada was no different. Facing the Winnipeg Jets, the league’s No. 1 team who had won 11 of their past 12 games,

The Philadelphia Flyers always seem to do well against the NHL’s top team. Saturday night in Canada was no different.