Philadelphia Flyers · Right wing · Shoots L

Matvei Michkov

Age 21 · 5'10" · 172 lb · Born in Perm, RUS

Cap hit

$4.25M

4.1% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then RFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

—

arrives with the trade tools

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2026-27 regular season

Goals

0.0% shooting

Assists

0 primary

Points

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

14:36

PP 1:52 · PK 0:00

xGF%

37.8

5v5, -16 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.28

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

2 W · 0 L

Plus/minus

-2

Blocks 2 · Hits 0

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Oct 1 @ NJD · OTL 3-2	1	0	2	13:24	1:11	0:00	2-0	57	2	1	-1	-0.16
Sep 30 vs PIT · L 7-0	1	0	0	15:47	2:32	0:00	—	57	1	0	-1	-0.39
May 7 vs CAR · L 4-1	2	0	1	9:29	1:49	0:00	—	0	2	0	0	-0.28
May 4 @ CAR · OTL 3-2	4	2	0	15:10	3:41	0:00	—	100	0	0	0	-0.50
May 2 @ CAR · L 3-0	0	0	1	12:08	3:00	0:00	—	67	3	0	-3	-0.10

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 955 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%53.9%

80th percentile

Relative xGF%+3.2

78th percentile

HDCF%58.3%

89th percentile

CF%49.9%

58th percentile

Relative CF%+2.9

83rd percentile

FF%51.3%

67th percentile

GF%53.5%

69th percentile

CF/6054.8

45th percentile

CA/6055.0

71st percentile

ixG/601.21

71st percentile

Goals above expected+0.8

69th percentile

IPP69.6%

67th percentile

PDO100.1

56th percentile

OZS%73.8%

97th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play styleCreative playmaker

Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26

Michkov operates as an offensive catalyst with elite playmaking vision and solid shooting volume, working through dangerous scoring areas. He succeeds on skill and positioning rather than physicality or speed, needing to earn more ground to create space.

High-volume playmakerScoring chance creatorSlot shooter

Shooting volume: 73
Playmaking: 85
Zone entries(est.): 42
Forechecking: 21
Physicality: 9
Defensive impact: 68
Puck management: 6
Speed: 29

Where he shoots from

Slot 47% · Mid-range 35% · Perimeter 18%(232 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Elite playmaking at 85th percentile orchestrates offensive chances for teammates
Strong defensive positioning at 68th percentile limits opponent chances
Heavy slot shooting (47% of shots) from highest-value areas

Watch-outs

Minimal physicality at 9th percentile means limited board battles and presence
Rush chances at 42nd percentile suggests difficulty entering zones at speed
Below-average speed at 29th percentile constrains breakaway opportunities

Similar style: Artemi Panarin (LAK), Jared McCann (SEA)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 81 GP · goals above average

Season total +1.7 goals, or +0.02 per game.

Even strength offense: -0.1
Even strength defense: +1.2
Power play: +0.2
Finishing: +0.9
Playmaking: +2.5
Penalties: -2.9
Faceoffs: -0.1

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI/GP	FO%	GS/GP
2026-27	PHI	2	0	0	0	-2	2	14:36	—	-0.28
2025-26	PHI	81	20	31	51	0	163	14:50	—	+0.02
2024-25	PHI	80	26	37	63	-18	199	16:41	—	+0.09

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

—

Beat writers

—

Media

—

Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2026-27, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 19.6 mph; 14th pct
20+ mph bursts: 0
Hardest shot: 36.3 mph; 10th pct
Distance: 2.6 mi
OZ time: 47.1%; 79th pct
DZ time: 36.0%