In the penultimate game of the 2024 preseason, the Philadelphia Flyers were outplayed by the Boston Bruins in a 4-1 loss at TD Garden on Tuesday evening.

He may only be 19 years old, but Matvei Michkov has the ability to immediately transform the Flyers’ recently ineffective power play.

Matvei Michkov put on his superhero cape once again, scoring the game-tying and game-winning goals in the Philadelphia Flyers’ 3-2 overtime win over the Boston Bruins at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday night.

The Flyers defeated the Boston Bruins in overtime, 3-2, in preseason action at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday.

But 36 saves is still 36 saves, and Samuel Ersson looked cool and confident in a preseason shutout. The 24-year-old goalie is still one of the top two or three most important players on the roster, especially considering how much he struggled in the second half last season.

The Matvei Michkov hype train is rolling through Philadelphia ahead of next week’s start to the NHL regular season. Of course it is. Michkov is one of the highest-rated prospects in all of hockey and he has the potential to bring life to a Flyers team that hasn’t had much in recent years.

For the first time in front of a Wells Fargo Center crowd, Matvei Michkov showed the skill and energy that's bringing so much promise to the Flyers.

Matvei Michkov, superstar in the making, buried a short-range wrister with 1:08 remaining in overtime, leading the Flyers to a 3-2 win over the Bruins Saturday night at Wells Fargo Center. For Michkov,

Though it’s still only the pre-season, it’s safe to say Matvei Michkov is fitting in just fine in the NHL. Across his three appearances for the Philadelphia Flyers, the 19-year-old Russian has already recorded three goals and six points.