Michkov became the first Philadelphia rookie to score 60 points in a season in 31 years

Matvey Michkov, a Russian hockey player and forward of the Philadelphia Hockey Club, scored an assist in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match against the New York Islanders, thereby becoming the first rookie of his club in 31 years to score 60 points in a season.

The meeting took place at the Wells Fargo Center arena, the home of the Russian team. The game ended in shootouts with a score of 4:3 in favor of Philadelphia. After this match, Michkov has 24 goals and 36 assists in 77 games. Thus, he became the eighth rookie in the club's history to reach the 60-point mark in his first NHL season.

In the table, Philadelphia is in eighth place with 75 points, while the Islanders are in sixth place with 80 points. The next game of the Russian team will take place on April 13, their opponents will be HC Ottawa Senators.

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The Russian hockey player was congratulated on the record by the TV channels of the National Media Group and Sergey Zhukov. The performer dedicated a clip to the hockey player's favorite song from the repertoire of the musical group with a modified text in honor of the record goal to the historical achievement.