{"id":17442,"date":"2026-07-26T04:31:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T23:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17442"},"modified":"2026-07-26T04:31:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T23:31:57","slug":"flyers-matvei-michkov-throws-down-disgusting-michigan-move-goal-in-charity-hockey-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17442","title":{"rendered":"Flyers Matvei Michkov throws down disgusting Michigan move goal in charity hockey game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Is there anything better than a highlight-reel hockey goal in the middle of summer?<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Yeah, how about a slick Michigan move tally that comes to us courtesy of <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_7436591\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nhl\/philadelphia-flyers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> forward Matvei Michkov.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">It was not a great 2025-26 season for Michkov, who, somewhat infamously, showed up to camp out of shape and had a hard time getting up to speed.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/michkov-michigan.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/michkov-michigan.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/michkov-michigan.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/michkov-michigan.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/michkov-michigan.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Matvei Michkov\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Flyers forward Matvei Michkov&#8217;s highlight reel goal in a charity game is going viral.<\/span> <span>(Photo by Len Redkoles\/NHLI via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">This year, he has been working out over in his native Russia and took part in a charity hockey game there called the Match of the Year, which was organized by NHLers Artemi Panarin and Mikhail Sergachev. It even featured <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_7436592\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nhl\/washington-capitals\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Capitals<\/a> star Alex Ovechkin.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_7436593\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">But it was Michkov who stole the show with a slick Michigan move, or lacrosse-style goal.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Matvei Mich-igan-kov.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_7436594\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/nhl-reveals-new-star-format-way-sounds-like-could-winner\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>NHL REVEALS THAT A NEW ALL-STAR FORMAT IS ON THE WAY, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD BE A WINNER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Somewhere, John Tortorella&#8217;s eye is twitching with rage after that.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Michkov is known to take any chance he can get to put the puck on his blade like that, and that was one of the smoother attempts he has made.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">I mean, sure, it was in a charity game, but still, it takes a serious set of hands to pull off that kind of move.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">This past season, Michkov had 51 points in 81 games, which isn&#8217;t bad, but was a bit of a drop-off from his rookie campaign.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/matvei-michkov.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/matvei-michkov.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/matvei-michkov.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/matvei-michkov.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/matvei-michkov.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Matvei Michkov\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The Flyers will be hoping for a bit more from Michkov in 2026-27 as the franchise moves out of the rebuild phase.<\/span> <span>(Photo by Mitchell Leff\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_7436595\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST SPORTS NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">When the Flyers made a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_7436597\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/stanley-cup-playoffs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">surprise playoff run<\/a>, Michkov found himself sitting out a pair of games, and only registered one point.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a 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in the fold.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Matthew Reigle is a writer for OutKick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is there anything better than a highlight-reel hockey goal in the middle of summer? 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