Philadelphia Flyers · #39 · Right wing

Matvei Michkov

Age 21 · Shoots left · 5′10″ · 172 lb · Born Perm, RUS

Drafted 2023, #7 overall by Philadelphia

Next game · Thu 8 Octat Ottawa · 7:00 PM ET1 P in the last 3 vs OTT

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Games42026-27 Small sample

Goals1T-1st on PHI

Assists0T-7th on PHI

Points1T-4th on PHI

P / GP0.25T-348th in the NHL

Shots520.0% shooting

TOI / GP15:3012th on PHI

2025-262025-26: 81 games, 20-31-51, 0.63 points per game Season detail →

Matvei Michkov has 1 point in 4 games of 2026-27, after 51 points in 81 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 4 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

1 point in 4 games for the 30th-placed Philadelphia

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Blocked shots383rd

Shooting %20.0%71st

Takeaways169th

Goals / 600.9760th

Ice time15:3054th

PP points036th

Shots / GP1.2536th

Points / GP0.2530th

Assists / 600.0021st

Hits05th

Penalty differential−24th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points1T-4th on PHI

Points per game0.25T-348th in NHL

Goals1T-67th in NHL

Assists0T-7th on PHI

Shooting %20.0%Above avg (11.6%)

Ice time15:3012th on PHI

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Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Philadelphia's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength12:00

Power play3:30

Shorthanded0:00

Total15:30

19.5 shifts a game, averaging 48 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-1st on PHI

PP assists0T-1st on PHI

PP points0T-1st on PHI · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-1st on PHI

Scoring detail

1 of 1 goal broke a tie

How the 1 goal and 0 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-1st on PHI

Overtime goals0T-1st on PHI

First goal of the game0

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals1

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st0

2nd1

3rd0

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied1

Leading0

Trailing0

1 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with Philadelphia trailing.

Assists at 5-on-5

Primary0

Secondary0

Five-on-five only, while the all-situations goal index fills in.

Rates per 60

Points / 600.97

Goals / 600.97

Shots / 604.8

ES points / 601.251 ES points

PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease1 att · 0 G

Slot6 att · 1 G

Wing4 att · 0 G

Point1 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

12 attempts across the 4 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.5230th

Goals1

Goals vs expected+0.5

Unblocked attempts7

xG per attempt.074

ixG per 600.50

2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Distance per 60 in the 74th percentile of forwards: 9.99 miles

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Distance skated, mi10.383rd

Distance / 60, mi9.9974th

90+ mph shots048th

Offensive-zone time40.9%45th

Defensive-zone time41.2%42nd

22+ mph bursts041st

Average shot, mph50.230th

Hardest shot, mph71.3825th

20+ mph bursts114th

Top speed, mph20.1911th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph20.19Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph71.38Forward average 74.7

Distance skated10.3 mi2.71 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts30.8%46.2% defensive · 23.1% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

40.9%All situations41.2%

38.6%Even strength42.5%

48.8%Power play36.5%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

20.19@TBL5 Oct · 2nd 11:02
19.71vsCAR3 Oct · 2nd 10:19
19.61@TBL5 Oct · 3rd 13:56
19.59@TBL5 Oct · 2nd 09:01
19.57vsPIT30 Sep · 3rd 17:20
19.57vsCAR3 Oct · 2nd 18:15
19.50@TBL5 Oct · 3rd 05:33
19.48vsPIT30 Sep · 1st 18:03

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph1 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph30 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

71.38@TBL5 Oct · 2nd 01:50
63.10@TBL5 Oct · 1st 09:14
63.05vsCAR3 Oct · 2nd 04:06
50.93vsCAR3 Oct · 2nd 07:20
49.23vsCAR3 Oct · 3rd 17:00
36.26vsPIT30 Sep · 2nd 13:31
17.74@NJD1 Oct · 3rd 07:03

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph0 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph1 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.71@TBL5 Oct · 16:40 TOI
2.69vsCAR3 Oct · 16:08 TOI
2.26@NJD1 Oct · 13:24 TOI
2.65vsPIT30 Sep · 15:47 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.58 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways1T-5th on PHI

Giveaways5

TK / GV ratio0.20

Hits0T-18th on PHI

Blocked shots3T-10th on PHI

Discipline

Penalty minutes4

Minors2

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties−2drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken41.0 a game

Won3

Win %75.0%

Offensive zone1 of 2

A part-time centre on the draw.

Game log

Against Ottawa, a point in one of three

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

5 Feb 2026vs

OTTOTL 1-2 OT0002014:58

8 Nov 2025vs

OTTOTL 2-3 OT1012014:10

23 Oct 2025@

OTTL 1-20004014:50

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2025-26 · The season

51 points in 81 games on a team that finished 11th

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Assists / 601.5581st

PP points1270th

Goals / 601.0070th

Takeaways2269th

Points / GP0.6368th

Shots / GP2.0168th

Ice time14:5046th

Shooting %12.3%45th

Hits3320th

Blocked shots1914th

Penalty differential−151st

Bars show the percentile against 411 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.6). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points51T-3rd on PHI

Points per game0.63T-153rd in NHL

Goals20T-121st in NHL

Assists314th on PHI

Shooting %12.3%Above avg (11.1%)

Ice time14:5020th on PHI

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Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Philadelphia's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength12:39

Power play2:11

Shorthanded0:00

Total14:50

19.8 shifts a game, averaging 45 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals42nd on PHI

PP assists8T-3rd on PHI

PP points123rd on PHI · T-150th NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 604.073rd on PHI

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP37Philadelphia total

Involved in12goals or assists

Share32.4%of every PHI PPG

PP TOI share46.9%of PHI PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

Most of the goals come at even strength

How the 20 goals and 31 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals3T-3rd on PHI

Overtime goals1T-2nd on PHI

First goal of the game0

Empty-net goals2

Even-strength goals16

Power-play goals4

Goals by period

1st2

2nd11

3rd6

Overtime1

Goals by game state

Tied4

Leading6

Trailing10

4 of 20 goals broke a tie; 10 came with Philadelphia trailing.

Assists

Primary19 · 61%

Secondary12 · 39%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 602.55

Goals / 601.00

Shots / 608.1

ES points / 602.2839 ES points

PP points / 604.0712 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the wing, goals from the wing

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease45 att · 3 G

Slot114 att · 11 G

Wing118 att · 5 G

Point31 att · 1 G

Neutral zone3 att · 1 G

311 attempts across the 81 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.5230th

Goals1

Goals vs expected+0.5

Unblocked attempts7

xG per attempt.074

ixG per 600.50

2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Distance per 60 in the 78th percentile of forwards: 9.89 miles

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Offensive-zone time44.9%84th

Defensive-zone time37.4%82nd

Distance / 60, mi9.8978th

Distance skated, mi198.161st

Average shot, mph51.646th

20+ mph bursts7941st

90+ mph shots038th

Hardest shot, mph82.5014th

22+ mph bursts011th

Top speed, mph21.496th

Bars show the percentile against 370 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph21.49Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph82.50Forward average 87.1

Distance skated198.1 mi3.05 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts44.9%23.4% defensive · 32.5% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

44.9%All situations37.4%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph0 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph79 · avg 102

18-20 mph413 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 1.0

80-89 mph2 · avg 15

70-79 mph36 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Takes more penalties than he draws

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways226th on PHI

Giveaways87

TK / GV ratio0.25

Hits3320th on PHI

Blocked shots19T-21st on PHI

Discipline

Penalty minutes71

Minors32

Majors1

Penalties drawn18

Net penalties−15drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken120.1 a game

Won1

Win %8.3%

Offensive zone1 of 12

A winger: fewer than one draw a game.

Consistency

A point in one game of three (37 of 81)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point3746% of games

Multi-point games1114%

Goals in17 games21%

Pointless games4454%

Streaks

Longest point streak3 games6 Nov – 12 Nov

Longest goal streak3 games

Longest pointless run4 games

Final ten12 in 10point in 6

Game log

Against Ottawa, a point in one of three

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

5 Feb 2026vs

OTTOTL 1-2 OT0002014:58

8 Nov 2025vs

OTTOTL 2-3 OT1012014:10

23 Oct 2025@

OTTL 1-20004014:50

Splits · 2025-26

Better on the road

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Road41310.76

Home40200.50

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Ottawa310.33

vs Metropolitan26190.73

vs Western Conf.31210.68

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October1050.50

November1490.64

December1580.53

January1460.43

February530.60

March1590.60

April8111.38

Prediction markets

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Contract

Final season of his deal: a restricted free agent next summer

In 2025-26 he scored 53.7 points per $1M of cap hit, 7th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$950K0.9% of the $104M ceiling

Term3 yearsYear 3 of 3

Expires2026-27RFA at 22

Cap value$2.9MCap hit × 3 years

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Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.