Teamwork makes the dream work.#PHIvsNYI<\/a> | #LetsGoFlyers<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ovGaqkboOG<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) April 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Here in April, he\u2019s playing the fewest minutes of any month this season, 13:53,<\/a> and we haven\u2019t heard much talk at all about getting him more time. Winning cures all, and they\u2019re winning a lot of hockey games. Even better, Michkov is one of the biggest contributors. Over the last 14 games, he\u2019s got two goals and 12 assists. He\u2019s a point per game player since the beginning of that west coast trip in Anaheim, and the Flyers are 10-4-0 in that time. Michkov\u2019s shooting percentages by month are interesting in that he has a month where he shoots five percent, and then the next month is 20 to 25 percent. His whole year followed a pattern like that, and if he continues, he\u2019s due for a bunch of goals this April. It\u2019s in everyone\u2019s best interests to add a few more games.<\/p>\n Mich on the MONEY. \ud83c\udfaf pic.twitter.com\/sHdeSTmGC4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) April 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n He\u2019s gotten two of them in the six critically important games in April, most recently the game winning goal on Connor Hellebuyck and the Winnipeg Jets. Michkov has done this almost exclusively on the right of Noah Cates, who leads the team in points since the Olympic break, and a rotation of Denver Barkey and Alex Bump on their left wing. These are fine players, but they don\u2019t scream \u201coffensive powerhouse\u201d, and it\u2019s very encouraging that Michkov is producing at a high level anyway.<\/p>\n By the advanced numbers<\/p>\n Looking at the guys who have gotten regular time this year, Michkov is fourth on the Flyers in Expected Goals Share this season on the whole, per MoneyPuck. If you include some smaller sample sizes, Porter Martone, Tyson Foerster, and Denver Barkey have better numbers, but have done so in less than half of the minutes. The change to playing the right side has proven to be good for his production<\/a>\u2014 he\u2019s at 16 points in 19 games since the trade deadline deal of Bobby Brink opened a spot on his natural side\u2013 and has four of his ten multi-point games. Looking at his season shot map, with darker colors being more Expected Goals, there\u2019s more of a trail going up the right wing towards the faceoff dot despite most of his games being on the left side this season.<\/p>\n On the power play, it\u2019s been especially weighted to the right side, though it\u2019s a bit more position-less being set up in the offensive zone. <\/p>\n League-wide, among forwards with 1,000 minutes, Michkov cracks the top 100 in points per 60 minutes with 2.41. With 32 teams in the league, and three players on a line, he comes in right at the bottom of that arbitrary \u201cfirst line caliber\u201d of production based on his efficiency in those minutes. Assists per 60 lifts him into the top 80, and third on the Flyers behind Trevor Zegras and Travis Konecny. Most surprisingly, even his On-Ice Expected Goals Against per 60 is in the top 20 in the NHL for forwards. His being lower in the lineup and not killing penalties surely has an impact there, as does Noah Cates being his center, but it\u2019s impressive to show so well on both ends of the ice as a young, still developing winger who wasn\u2019t ever touted as a guy who was going to get behind the puck on defense.<\/p>\n Making the playoffs would be a huge boost of confidence for Michkov. One of the first things he mentioned upon signing with the Flyers was his desire to win and bring Stanley Cups back to Philadelphia<\/a>, and he\u2019s doing his part despite a lot of background noise\u2013 self-inflicted or otherwise. There\u2019s no doubt he feels at least some responsibility to turn the team around given the fanfare and expectations around his draft day and eventual signing. It\u2019s a nice luxury to have such a high upside and efficient point producer playing more of a depth role on a playoff-bound team. Should he stay hot, he could do some damage against Pittsburgh. In eight career games against the Penguins, Michkov has three goals and four assists, and we\u2019ll be facing at least four more if the Flyers take care of business the rest of the week.<\/p>\n \t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-04-13-at-12.11.46-PM-1024x916.jpg\")
<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-04-13-at-12.18.16-PM-1024x916.jpg\")
<\/p>\n