On Sunday, Tortorella made the controversial decision to bench superstar forward Matvei Michkov after Michkov had been slow to get back on a play that led to a goal from the New Jersey Devils. Here you can see former National Hockey League player Colby Armstrong breaking down what he saw on the play:

Michkov, who turned 20 on Dec. 9, appears to be settling in just fine. He's third among NHL rookies with 47 points (20 goals, 27 assists) in 62 games, putting him among the favorites for the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year.

Philadelphia rookie Matvei Michkov scored on a backhander against Connor Hellebuyck in the shootout and the Flyers beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Saturday night. Jamie Drysdale scored in regulation for the Flyers, and Ivan Fedotov stopped 30 shots to help ...

The Flyers continue to roll in their return from the 4 Nations break, but one last wave of trade deadline rumors does hang over the heads of Scott Laughton and the rest of the team.

Michkov becomes the first rookie of the 2024-25 campaign to earn Rookie of the Month honors for the second time and the only Flyers rookie in franchise history to do so in the last 30 years. He previously earned the award in October after leading all rookies with four goals and tying for the points lead with nine.

Yeah, sure, some guys sashay into the NHL as teenagers and immediately start skating around like they own the place. Gretzky, Ovechkin, Crosby, Lemieux, Hawerchuk, Orr, Murphy, Barrasso. Freaks, every last one of them.

The NHL didn’t host as many games in the month of February thanks to a break for the 4 Nations Face-Off, but Philadelphia Flyers rookie Matvei Michkov made the most of his time. In seven games ...

In his first two years as general manager, Danny Brière has acquired and built some of what he hopes will one day be the foundation to a Stanley Cup contender. With 20-year-old Matvei Michkov, who is just starting to scratch the surface of his immense potential,

WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- - Philadelphia rookie Matvei Michkov scored on a backhander against Connor Hellebuyck in the shootout and the Flyers beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Saturday night. Jamie ...

Philadelphia rookie Matvei Michkov scored on a backhander against Connor Hellebuyck in the shootout and the Flyers beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Saturday night.

Matvei Michkov scored the lone goal for Philadelphia, which lost for the third time in four games. Scheifele opened the scoring with a power-play goal on a backhander at 8:32 of the first period. He then assisted on the Jets' next two goals.

The Philadelphia Flyers visit the Winnipeg Jets after Matvei Michkov scored two goals in the Flyers' 5-4 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins