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Matvei Michkov

#39 · Right wing · Philadelphia Flyers

Born Dec 9, 2004 in Perm, RUS (age 21) · 5'10", 172 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 7th overall in 2023 by PHI (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Owen Tippett PHI · 51 P in 81 GP Christian Dvorak PHI · 51 P in 80 GP Jack Quinn BUF · 51 P in 82 GP Elias Pettersson VAN · 51 P in 74 GP Jimmy Snuggerud STL · 51 P in 70 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602024-25: 63 points6324-252025-26: 51 points5125-262026-27: 2 points226-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2024-25 PHI 80 26 37 63 -18 46 199 29 0.79 $950K
2025-26 PHI 81 20 31 51 0 71 163 33 0.63 $950K
2026-27 PHI 7 2 0 2 -7 6 8 0 0.29 $950K
3 seasons Career 168 48 68 116 -25 123 370 62 0.69

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2025-26 PHI 8 0 1 1 -3 6 13 4 0.13
1 season Playoffs 8 0 1 1 -3 6 13 4 0.13

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 20 31 51 0 71 163 33 0.63 12.3 14:50

Contract

$950KCap hitends in 2027, then RFA
$19KCap dollars per point51 points in 81 games
$232KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.1 goals above replacement
$4.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.3MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Philadelphia Flyers on Jul 1, 2024, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $13.35M, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2026-27, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2024-25 $950K $855K $95K $3.3M $950K
2025-26 $950K $855K $95K $3.3M $950K
2026-27 $950K $855K $95K $3.3M $950K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2024 Philadelphia Flyers Entry-level 2024-25 to 2026-27 3 $13.35M $950K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2025-26 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2025-26 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-1.0Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.2Even-strength defence-0.8Power play-0.3Penalty kill0.0Penalties+0.0

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on.

-202462024-252025-262026-27Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

31.9Corsi for %43 attempts for, 92 against
-13.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
34.4Expected goals for %2.2 expected for, 4.1 against
-16.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
35.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
20.0Goals for %1 for, 4 against
94.1PDO3.8% shooting + 90.2% saves
14Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Noah Cates · Denver Barkey · Matvei Michkov520:1724.329.70-1
Noah Cates · Tyson Foerster · Matvei Michkov515:4027.623.00-2
Noah Cates · Alex Bump · Matvei Michkov110:4628.033.31-0
Carl Grundstrom · Denver Barkey · Matvei Michkov15:3125.018.60-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.0Expected goalsfrom 15 unblocked attempts
-1.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.66 expected goals per 60 minutes31st
Shot quality 6.9% chance per attempt22nd
Finishing -1.0 goals above expected28thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 81 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.51Expected 1.0Goals 0

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 14, 2026 vs MTL W 4-2 1 2 3 2 0 8 0 16:18
Apr 13, 2026 vs CAR W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 15:33
Apr 11, 2026 @ WPG W 7-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 13:27
Apr 9, 2026 @ DET L 3-6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:53
Apr 7, 2026 @ NJD W 5-1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 13:46
Apr 5, 2026 vs BOS W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 16:41
Apr 3, 2026 @ NYI W 4-1 1 2 3 3 2 3 0 11:43
Apr 2, 2026 vs DET L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 13:48
Mar 31, 2026 @ WSH L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:09
Mar 29, 2026 vs DAL W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 15:16
Mar 28, 2026 @ DET W 5-3 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 12:58
Mar 26, 2026 vs CHI W 5-1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 16:30
Mar 24, 2026 vs CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 16:38
Mar 21, 2026 @ SJS W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 17:20
Mar 19, 2026 @ LAK W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 17:04
Mar 18, 2026 @ ANA W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 14:17
Mar 14, 2026 vs CBJ L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:18
Mar 12, 2026 @ MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 15:56
Mar 11, 2026 vs WSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:46
Mar 9, 2026 vs NYR L 2-6 1 0 1 -3 0 2 0 16:13
Mar 7, 2026 @ PIT W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:46
Mar 5, 2026 vs UTA L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 16:43
Mar 2, 2026 @ TOR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 18:30
Feb 28, 2026 vs BOS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:08
Feb 26, 2026 @ NYR W 3-2 (OT) 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 14:02
Feb 25, 2026 @ WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:52
Feb 5, 2026 vs OTT L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:58
Feb 3, 2026 vs WSH W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 15:54
Jan 31, 2026 vs LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:21
Jan 29, 2026 @ BOS L 3-6 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 12:49
Jan 28, 2026 @ CBJ L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 15:31
Jan 26, 2026 vs NYI L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 16:10
Jan 23, 2026 @ COL W 7-3 2 1 3 3 0 5 1 14:31
Jan 21, 2026 @ UTA L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 7 1 12:11
Jan 19, 2026 @ VGK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 12:03
Jan 17, 2026 vs NYR L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 16:11
Jan 15, 2026 @ PIT L 3-6 1 0 1 2 7 4 1 14:45
Jan 14, 2026 @ BUF L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:01
Jan 12, 2026 vs TBL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 16:07
Jan 10, 2026 vs TBL L 2-7 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 17:10
Jan 8, 2026 vs TOR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:59
Jan 3, 2026 @ EDM W 5-2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 13:37
Dec 31, 2025 @ CGY L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:16
Dec 30, 2025 @ VAN W 6-3 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 12:30
Dec 28, 2025 @ SEA L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 14:21
Dec 23, 2025 @ CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10:52
Dec 22, 2025 vs VAN W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 13:57
Dec 20, 2025 @ NYR L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 15:04
Dec 18, 2025 @ BUF L 3-5 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 15:27
Dec 16, 2025 @ MTL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 14:06
Dec 14, 2025 @ CAR L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 13:26
Dec 13, 2025 vs CAR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 14:59
Dec 11, 2025 vs VGK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:47
Dec 9, 2025 vs SJS W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 12:47
Dec 7, 2025 vs COL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:25
Dec 3, 2025 vs BUF W 5-2 0 2 2 1 4 2 0 15:37
Dec 1, 2025 vs PIT L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 16:56
Nov 29, 2025 @ NJD W 5-3 2 0 2 1 2 6 1 12:57
Nov 28, 2025 @ NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 15:56
Nov 26, 2025 @ FLA W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 12:13
Nov 24, 2025 @ TBL L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 14:52
Nov 22, 2025 vs NJD W 6-3 1 0 1 2 4 2 1 15:49
Nov 20, 2025 vs STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:56
Nov 15, 2025 @ DAL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 14:35
Nov 14, 2025 @ STL W 6-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:07
Nov 12, 2025 vs EDM L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 16:05
Nov 8, 2025 vs OTT L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 14:10
Nov 6, 2025 @ NSH W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 12:52
Nov 4, 2025 @ MTL W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 15:28
Nov 2, 2025 vs CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:41
Nov 1, 2025 vs TOR L 2-5 0 1 1 -3 2 2 1 15:52
Oct 30, 2025 vs NSH W 4-1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 14:32
Oct 28, 2025 vs PIT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 14:50
Oct 25, 2025 vs NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 15:29
Oct 23, 2025 @ OTT L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 14:50
Oct 20, 2025 vs SEA W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16:15
Oct 18, 2025 vs MIN W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 12:07
Oct 16, 2025 vs WPG L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 18:48
Oct 13, 2025 vs FLA W 5-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 14:56
Oct 11, 2025 @ CAR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 13:27
Oct 9, 2025 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 14:54