Hello there, Matvei Michkov. After taking time away from hockey during the 4 Nations Face-Off — “I needed the pause, especially for the head,” he said through a team translator last Saturday — Michkov has looked rejuvenated and refreshed on and off the ice since the NHL season restarted Feb.

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.

PHILADELPHIA — Why, yes, the suggestion that Philadelphia Flyers rookie Matvei Michkov, who struggled for ... “I’m hoping he feels refreshed,” coach John Tortorella said.

PITTSBURGH ― Flyers coach John Tortorella wouldn’t call it a luxury. He just wants his guys to have confidence in their games. But it’s hard to argue how effective two of the Flyers lines have been lately,

Michkov scored a goal and added two assists in a 6-3 victory over the Oilers on Saturday. The trio of Michkov, Owen Tippett (two goals) and Sean Couturier (one goal, two assists) had their way ...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba ― The Flyers always seem to do well against the NHL’s top team. Saturday night in Canada was no different. Facing the Winnipeg Jets, the league’s No. 1 team who had won 11 of their past 12 games,

Matvei Michkov and Sean Couturier each had a goal ... Leon Draisaitl scored his league-leading 41st goal of the season for Edmonton. John Klingberg and Mattias Ekholm also scored for the Oilers.