Russian prodigy for the first time in his career became the best player of the day in the NHL

Philadelphia Flyers forward Matvey Michkov is recognized as the first star of the game day in the NHL. This is reported on the league website.

On the night of October 20, the Russian scored a double in the match with the Colorado Avalanche. The 21-year-old striker became the first star of the day in the NHL for the first time in his career.

In the United States, Michkov from the age of 16 began to be called “a child prodigy”, since he was considered the main star of his generation along with Connor Bedard.

Before joining the NHL, Matvey Michkov set two records. He became the youngest player in the history of the national teams of Russia and the USSR. He also surpassed the achievement of Alexander Ovechkin, scoring the puck at the age of 16 years 339 days and becoming the youngest author of a goal for the national team.

However, in the draft-2024 he was selected only under the 7th number, as the clubs did not want to take risks due to the political situation and the presence of a contract with SKA, the leading team of the KHL.

In the first season, he long claimed the prize for the best rookie and became the first since 2001, the debutant of the NHL, who reached 50 points in Philadelphia. In the second season Michkov performed unsuccessfully. The reason was a failed preparation. The coach complained about the excess weight of the Russian. For this reason, the player was often put in reserve.

All off-season, according to Michkov, he was preparing for the championship and lost 13 kg. In 11 matches of the current season, the Russian has 6 goals and 1 goal pass.

The second star of the day was the Danish striker “New York Rangers” Oliver Bjorkstrand, who in the match with “Anaheim Dax” scored a double.

The third star of the day recognized the Russian goalkeeper “Toronto Maple Leafs” Sergey Bobrovsky. In the home match with the San Jose Sharks, he reflected 30 shots out of 31, winning his second victory of the season.