Michkov, who turned 20 on Dec. 9, appears to be settling in just fine. He's third among NHL rookies with 47 points (20 goals, 27 assists) in 62 games, putting him among the favorites for the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year.

This time around it is Tortorella's decision to bench Flyers star rookie Matvei Michkov that has caused all the fuss, with Tortorella benching the youngster for an extended period of time after he did a poor job of backchecking on a play that would lead to a goal for the New Jersey Devils.

On Sunday, Tortorella made the controversial decision to bench superstar forward Matvei Michkov after Michkov had been slow to get back on a play that led to a goal from the New Jersey Devils. Here you can see former National Hockey League player Colby Armstrong breaking down what he saw on the play:

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 for the Flyers, and Ivan Fedotov stopped 30 shots to help ...

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.

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.

The NHL didn’t host as many games in the month of February thanks to a break for the 4 Nations Face-Off, but Philadelphia Flyers rookie Matvei Michkov made the most of his time. In seven games ...

Yeah, sure, some guys sashay into the NHL as teenagers and immediately start skating around like they own the place. Gretzky, Ovechkin, Crosby, Lemieux, Hawerchuk, Orr, Murphy, Barrasso. Freaks, every last one of them.

Michkov has 10 points and 27 shots on goal in the Flyers’ six games since the break. On Thursday night, he scored his team’s lone goal to spoil Eric Comrie’s shutout bid in the third period. While the 10 points are impressive, those 27 shots are also important.

Cody Glass scored a goal in his first game with the New Jersey Devils and helped his new team defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1.

In his first two years as general manager, Danny Brière has acquired and built some of what he hopes will one day be the foundation to a Stanley Cup contender. With 20-year-old Matvei Michkov, who is just starting to scratch the surface of his immense potential,

Matty Beniers, Chandler Stephenson and Tye Kartye scored in the second period, helping the Seattle Kraken beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1.