Chief among those is rookie forward Matvei Michkov, who may be the biggest beneficiary of the Tortorella firing. If the team's first game without Torts was any indication, Michkov is set for an ...

Michkov scored two goals in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Sabres. That's back-to-back two-goal performances for the rookie since coach John Tortorella was let go. Michkov's speed and elite talent ...

Since the Philadelphia Flyers made their coaching change and removed the always-controversial and often offensie-stifling John Tortorella, Matvei Michkov has looked like a player unleashed. With ...

Brad Shaw improved to 3-0 as the interim head coach with home wins over Buffalo and Nashville in the last two games, Matvei Michkov is flying all over the ice in a late-season surge after the ...

Matvei Michkov didn't score Monday, but the Philadelphia rookie had a hand in both goals as the host Flyers earned a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators. Ryan Poehling and Jamie Drysdale got ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matvei Michkov had his second straight two-goal game and Samuel Ersson made 17 saves as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 7-4 on Saturday. Noah Cates ...

There are former NHL and KHL players who still have connections in Russia. And by asking questions about Demidov, one conclusion emerges: Demidov is better than Matvei Michkov – at the same age, so ...

The Philadelphia Flyers are suddenly enjoying some success since parting ways with former head coach John Tortorella. The Flyers fired Tortorella last week after a 7-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Matvei Michkov had his second straight two-goal game and Samuel Ersson made 17 saves as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 7-4 PHILADELPHIA -- Matvei Michkov had his second straight ...

Daniel Bochner knew of Matvei Michkov because the gaudy 2019-20 scoring totals made it impossible to miss him. As a burgeoning star in Russia, Michkov averaged almost three points per game on the ...

Matvei Michkov is the name that obviously comes to mind. The young Russian has scored 11 points in his last six games, including seven in his last three, and it seems that John Tortorella’s departure ...