Matvei Michkov finds himself among elite NHL company on his 20th birthday
Smells Like Teen Spirit
From Day 1, it's been apparent that Matvei Michkov was no ordinary teenager. Through 26 games he has dazzled offensively with 11 goals and 25 points. His numbers are even better relative to his ice time.
Smells Like Teen Spirit
From Day 1, it's been apparent that Matvei Michkov was no ordinary teenager. Through 26 games he has dazzled offensively with 11 goals and 25 points. His numbers are even better relative to his ice time.
How good exactly? Since Evolving Hockey started tracking points per 60 minutes in 2007-08, Michkov ranks among the best teens in NHL history for this particular statistic. With Michkov celebrating his 20th birthday Monday, here's a look at the five best seasons in terms of points/60 by a teenager over the past 18 seasons.
How good exactly? Since Evolving Hockey started tracking points per 60 minutes in 2007-08, Michkov ranks among the best teens in NHL history for this particular statistic. With Michkov celebrating his 20th birthday Monday, here's a look at the five best seasons in terms of points/60 by a teenager over the past 18 seasons.
Connor McDavid
Surprise, surprise, McDavid holds another record. Actually, he owns the best two points-per-60 seasons by a teen since 2007-08. He outdid his 3.39 points per 60 as a rookie by averaging 3.46 points per 60 in his sophomore campaign. Not bad.
Connor McDavid
Surprise, surprise, McDavid holds another record. Actually, he owns the best two points-per-60 seasons by a teen since 2007-08. He outdid his 3.39 points per 60 as a rookie by averaging 3.46 points per 60 in his sophomore campaign. Not bad.
Steven Stamkos
Before McDavid burst onto the scene and started gobbling up all these records, Stamkos' 3.39 points per 60 in 2009-10 was the gold standard. Like McDavid, the two-time Stanley Cup champ will have a plaque in the Hockey Hall of Fame one day.
Steven Stamkos
Before McDavid burst onto the scene and started gobbling up all these records, Stamkos' 3.39 points per 60 in 2009-10 was the gold standard. Like McDavid, the two-time Stanley Cup champ will have a plaque in the Hockey Hall of Fame one day.
Matvei Michkov
While 26 games is a small sample size, Michkov's 3.37 points/60 places him in rarefied air. The birthday boy is on pace for 34 goals and 77 points. He's the only one of McDavid, Stamkos, and Auston Matthews not to be drafted No. 1 overall.
Matvei Michkov
While 26 games is a small sample size, Michkov's 3.37 points/60 places him in rarefied air. The birthday boy is on pace for 34 goals and 77 points. He's the only one of McDavid, Stamkos, and Auston Matthews not to be drafted No. 1 overall.
Auston Matthews
Another guy bound for the Hall of Fame, Auston Matthews has established himself as one of the top goal scorers in the NHL. In his second season in 2017-18, he averaged 3.36 points per 60, one tick below Michkov's current pace.
Auston Matthews
Another guy bound for the Hall of Fame, Auston Matthews has established himself as one of the top goal scorers in the NHL. In his second season in 2017-18, he averaged 3.36 points per 60, one tick below Michkov's current pace.
We're not putting Michkov into the Hockey Hall of Fame based on 26 games, but the Russian youngster's scintillating start, at least statistically, compares to that of some of the game's all-time greats. Now, isn't an exciting proposition for Flyers fans and the team's future?
We're not putting Michkov into the Hockey Hall of Fame based on 26 games, but the Russian youngster's scintillating start, at least statistically, compares to that of some of the game's all-time greats. Now, isn't an exciting proposition for Flyers fans and the team's future?